Patents by Inventor Kenneth E. Cockerham

Kenneth E. Cockerham 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).

  • Electrical cogeneration system and method
    Patent number: 8957546
    Abstract: An electrical cogeneration system and AC coupling method for efficiently distributing power from multiple AC sources. The system includes a main AC source, an AC generator, a solar panel, and an automatic transfer switch. The main AC source and the AC generator are connected to the transfer switch. The system also includes a DC/AC inverter, which is in communication with the solar panel. The transfer switch and the inverter are both connected to a common AC load panel where the power provided by the solar panel, the AC generator, and the main AC source is used to satisfy a common electrical load. The system further includes a system control device that is in communication with the inverter and the transfer switch and is capable of selectively determining power input to the AC load panel. An AC coupling method for distributing power from multiple AC sources is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Nixon Power Services, LLC
    Inventors: Mark W. Brennan, Kenneth E. Cockerham
  • Electrical cogeneration system and method
    Patent number: 8742620
    Abstract: An electrical cogeneration system and AC coupling method for efficiently distributing power from multiple AC sources. The system includes a main AC source, an AC generator, a solar panel, and an automatic transfer switch. The main AC source and the AC generator are connected to the transfer switch. The system also includes a DC/AC inverter, which is in communication with the solar panel. The transfer switch and the inverter are both connected to a common AC load panel where the power provided by the solar panel, the AC generator, and the main AC source is used to satisfy a common electrical load. The system further includes a system control device that is in communication with the inverter and the transfer switch and is capable of selectively determining power input to the AC load panel. An AC coupling method for distributing power from multiple AC sources is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Geneva Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Mark W. Brennan, Kenneth E. Cockerham
  • ELECTRICAL COGENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140015324
    Abstract: An electrical cogeneration system and AC coupling method for efficiently distributing power from multiple AC sources. The system includes a main AC source, an AC generator, a solar panel, and an automatic transfer switch. The main AC source and the AC generator are connected to the transfer switch. The system also includes a DC/AC inverter, which is in communication with the solar panel. The transfer switch and the inverter are both connected to a common AC load panel where the power provided by the solar panel, the AC generator, and the main AC source is used to satisfy a common electrical load. The system further includes a system control device that is in communication with the inverter and the transfer switch and is capable of selectively determining power input to the AC load panel. An AC coupling method for distributing power from multiple AC sources is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: MARK W. BRENNAN, Kenneth E. Cockerham