Patents by Inventor John Jay Knuth

John Jay Knuth 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).

  • Intelligent receptacle
    Patent number: 10309800
    Abstract: An intelligent receptacle (or receptacle device) enables individually monitoring and/or controlling consumption of utility service by one or more loads through a supply outlet that is associated with the receptacle device. A client device may enable a user to remotely control a provision of the utility service from the supply outlet through the receptacle device. Furthermore, a utility metering device may include a virtual metering device instance that is configured to collect utility consumption data associated with the supply outlet from the receptacle device and help calibration or synchronization of utility consumption readings of the receptacle device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Itron, Inc.
    Inventors: John Jay Knuth, Richard Nolan DeVries, Stephen Johnson
  • Intelligent Receptacle
    Publication number: 20170234698
    Abstract: An intelligent receptacle (or receptacle device) enables individually monitoring and/or controlling consumption of utility service by one or more loads through a supply outlet that is associated with the receptacle device. A client device may enable a user to remotely control a provision of the utility service from the supply outlet through the receptacle device. Furthermore, a utility metering device may include a virtual metering device instance that is configured to collect utility consumption data associated with the supply outlet from the receptacle device and help calibration or synchronization of utility consumption readings of the receptacle device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: John Jay Knuth, Richard Nolan DeVries, Stephen Johnson
  • Intelligent receptacle
    Patent number: 9677907
    Abstract: An intelligent receptacle (or receptacle device) enables individually monitoring and/or controlling consumption of utility service by one or more loads through a supply outlet that is associated with the receptacle device. A client device may enable a user to remotely control a provision of the utility service from the supply outlet through the receptacle device. Furthermore, a utility metering device may include a virtual metering device instance that is configured to collect utility consumption data associated with the supply outlet from the receptacle device and help calibration or synchronization of utility consumption readings of the receptacle device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Itron Inc
    Inventors: John Jay Knuth, Richard Nolan DeVries, Stephen Johnson
  • INTELLIGENT RECEPTACLE
    Publication number: 20140277783
    Abstract: An intelligent receptacle (or receptacle device) enables individually monitoring and/or controlling consumption of utility service by one or more loads through a supply outlet that is associated with the receptacle device. A client device may enable a user to remotely control a provision of the utility service from the supply outlet through the receptacle device. Furthermore, a utility metering device may include a virtual metering device instance that is configured to collect utility consumption data associated with the supply outlet from the receptacle device and help calibration or synchronization of utility consumption readings of the receptacle device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: ITRON, INC.
    Inventors: John Jay Knuth, Richard Nolan DeVries, Stephen Johnson