Patents by Inventor Keith Wayne McBee

Keith Wayne McBee 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).

  • Systems and methods for managing advanced metering infrastructure
    Patent number: 9967235
    Abstract: A system for maintaining and hosting an AMI command and control application is disclosed. The system includes an AMI command and control application module in a network compartment for measuring energy usage from customer meters, managing an AMI network, and executing connect/disconnect orders; and a plurality of firewalls to provide a security perimeter to the AMI command and control application module when the module is accessed by a vendor network or a utility network. The AMI command and control application module includes a VPN concentrator and a 6in4 router to provide a security perimeter between the AMI command and control application module and the AMI network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Florida Power & Light Company
    Inventors: Paul J. Ollukaren, Radhakrishnan Swaminathan, Susan Lynn King, Keith Wayne McBee, Julio C. Gutierrez, Manuel Rodriguez-Perez