Patents by Inventor John Franklin Allen

John Franklin Allen 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).

  • Publication number: 20250054082
    Abstract: A method includes accessing historic five-minute electricity data for a predetermined number of previous days, determining, using the historic five-minute electricity data for the predetermined number of previous days, a maximum charge price for the predetermined number of previous days, and determining, using the historic five-minute electricity data for the predetermined number of previous days, a minimum discharge price for the predetermined number of previous days. The method further includes determining a current amount of charge of a battery, accessing live five-minute electricity data for a current day, and communicating one or more instructions to discharge a battery when a next live five-minute electricity price is greater than the determined minimum discharge price and the current amount of charge of the battery is greater than zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventor: John Franklin Allen, JR.
  • Patent number: 12159320
    Abstract: A method includes accessing historic five-minute electricity data for a predetermined number of previous days, determining, using the historic five-minute electricity data for the predetermined number of previous days, a maximum charge price for the predetermined number of previous days, and determining, using the historic five-minute electricity data for the predetermined number of previous days, a minimum discharge price for the predetermined number of previous days. The method further includes determining a current amount of charge of a battery, accessing live five-minute electricity data for a current day, and communicating one or more instructions to discharge a battery when a next live five-minute electricity price is greater than the determined minimum discharge price and the current amount of charge of the battery is greater than zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Hunt Energy Network, L.L.C.
    Inventor: John Franklin Allen, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12039558
    Abstract: A system includes an energy storage device geographically proximate a plurality of load centers. The energy storage device is coupled to one or more of the plurality of load centers for supplying energy to the load centers and is also coupled to an energy generation source for receiving energy from the energy generation source. The system also includes a control system that is operable to receive energy market data, monitor the plurality of load centers, the energy storage device, and the energy generation source, and control the charging and dispatching of the energy storage device based on the monitoring and the energy market data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Hunt Energy Network, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Daniel Gregory Price, John Franklin Allen, Victor Kuang-en Liu, Robert D. Maher
  • Publication number: 20220156775
    Abstract: A system includes an energy storage device geographically proximate a plurality of load centers. The energy storage device is coupled to one or more of the plurality of load centers for supplying energy to the load centers and is also coupled to an energy generation source for receiving energy from the energy generation source. The system also includes a control system that is operable to receive energy market data, monitor the plurality of load centers, the energy storage device, and the energy generation source, and control the charging and dispatching of the energy storage device based on the monitoring and the energy market data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel Gregory Price, John Franklin Allen, JR., Victor Kuang-en Liu, Robert D. Maher, III
  • Patent number: 11238474
    Abstract: A system includes an energy storage device geographically proximate a plurality of load centers. The energy storage device is coupled to one or more of the plurality of load centers for supplying energy to the load centers and is also coupled to an energy generation source for receiving energy from the energy generation source. The system also includes a control system that is operable to receive energy market data, monitor the plurality of load centers, the energy storage device, and the energy generation source, and control the charging and dispatching of the energy storage device based on the monitoring and the energy market data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: HUNT ENERGY ENTERPRISE, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Daniel Gregory Price, John Franklin Allen, Jr., Victor Kuang-En Liu, Robert D. Maher, III
  • Publication number: 20190385182
    Abstract: A system includes an energy storage device geographically proximate a plurality of load centers. The energy storage device is coupled to one or more of the plurality of load centers for supplying energy to the load centers and is also coupled to an energy generation source for receiving energy from the energy generation source. The system also includes a control system that is operable to receive energy market data, monitor the plurality of load centers, the energy storage device, and the energy generation source, and control the charging and dispatching of the energy storage device based on the monitoring and the energy market data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel Gregory Price, John Franklin Allen, JR., Victor Kuang-en Liu, Robert D. Maher, III