Patents by Inventor Joe E. Fude

Joe E. Fude has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Energy storage device control based on commands from an electrical power distribution system
    Patent number: 10101712
    Abstract: In a method of controlling energy consumption from an electrical power distribution system by energy storage devices, a first electrical load range for a first period in the future is communicated to the electrical power distribution system using a controller comprising a processor. A plurality of commands from the electrical power distribution system are received during the first period using the controller. A rate of electrical energy consumption by the group of energy storage devices is adjusted during the first period to a value within the first electrical load range responsive to each of the commands using the controller. A portion of the energy consumed by the group of energy storage devices is then stored in energy storage mediums of the devices during the first period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Steffes Corporation
    Inventors: Paul J. Steffes, Thomas P. Steffes, Austin P. Zeller, Joe E. Fude
  • ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE CONTROL
    Publication number: 20130096728
    Abstract: In a method of controlling energy consumption from an electrical power distribution system by energy storage devices, a first electrical load range for a first period in the future is communicated to the electrical power distribution system using a controller comprising a processor. A plurality of commands from the electrical power distribution system are received during the first period using the controller. A rate of electrical energy consumption by the group of energy storage devices is adjusted during the first period to a value within the first electrical load range responsive to each of the commands using the controller. A portion of the energy consumed by the group of energy storage devices is then stored in energy storage mediums of the devices during the first period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: STEFFES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul J. Steffes, Thomas P. Steffes, Austin P. Zeller, Joe E. Fude