Patents by Inventor Kevin J. Bennett

Kevin J. Bennett 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).

  • Patent number: 10965526
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for configuring a Network Element (NE) to transport data within a network. A system configured accordingly may include a Transport Automation Tool (TAT) which can initiate, at a server on a network, a communication channel with a NE on the network. The TAT can determine or receive a network plan providing information about a circuit to be initiated or decommissioned on the network. The network plan may include a first port on the NE which is to be connected via a cross-connect (or disconnected) to a second port on the NE. The TAT can then establish or remove, using the communication channel, the cross-connect on the NE such that the NE is added to or removed from a circuit design utilizing the NE as a transport NE within the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Bernie C. Lehman, James M. Adkins, III, Kevin J. Bennett
  • Publication number: 20170207959
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for configuring a Network Element (NE) to transport data within a network. A system configured accordingly may include a Transport Automation Tool (TAT) which can initiate, at a server on a network, a communication channel with a NE on the network. The TAT can determine or receive a network plan providing information about a circuit to be initiated or decommissioned on the network. The network plan may include a first port on the NE which is to be connected via a cross-connect (or disconnected) to a second port on the NE. The TAT can then establish or remove, using the communication channel, the cross-connect on the NE such that the NE is added to or removed from a circuit design utilizing the NE as a transport NE within the circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Bernie C. Lehman, James M. Adkins, III, Kevin J. Bennett
  • Publication number: 20110169450
    Abstract: A battery includes an on-board microprocessor-controlled MOSFET-switched cell monitoring and protection system which provides over-charge protection, low-voltage protection, thermal-runaway protection and cell balancing. The output voltage of the battery is fully regulated and user adjustable. Internal switching provides for switching the battery on or off from a control interface on the battery housing or from a remotely located switch. The battery preferably incorporates lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) power cells, although the monitoring and protection circuitry is also applicable to lithium ion and other cell chemistries. The battery includes a charging input connection separate from the voltage output connection which allows for charging the battery at a voltage considerably higher than the output voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Coy A. Hudnall, William E. Bowman, Kevin J. Bennett