Patents by Inventor Kevin Kemps Jones

Kevin Kemps Jones 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 optimizing solar device operations
    Patent number: 11429130
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining data indicating an amount of energy stored by a battery of a sensor device; receiving data related to at least one condition in an area in which the sensor device is located; determining a reporting interval based on the data indicating the amount of energy stored by the battery of the sensor device and the data related to at least one condition in the area in which the sensor device is located; transmitting data indicating the reporting interval to the sensor device; and receiving a plurality of measurement reports transmitted from the sensor device according to the reporting interval. The energy consumed by the sensor device can be dynamically modified by dynamically modifying the reporting interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.
    Inventors: Kevin Kemps Jones, Christopher William Bruhn
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING PREDICTED AND OBSERVED SOLAR IRRADIANCE TO OPTIMIZE SOLAR PANEL PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20210281213
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining a value corresponding to a current amount of power output from a solar panel; determining a value corresponding to an expected amount of power output from the solar panel; comparing the value corresponding to the current amount of power output from the solar panel and the value corresponding to the expected amount of power output from the solar panel of the device; and cleaning the solar panel responsive to determining, based on the comparing, that the value corresponding to the current amount of power output from the solar panel is less than the value corresponding to the expected amount of power output from the solar panel by at least a first threshold value
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin Kemps Jones, Christopher William Bruhn
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING SOLAR DEVICE OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20210216093
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining data indicating an amount of energy stored by a battery of a sensor device; receiving data related to at least one condition in an area in which the sensor device is located; determining a reporting interval based on the data indicating the amount of energy stored by the battery of the sensor device and the data related to at least one condition in the area in which the sensor device is located; transmitting data indicating the reporting interval to the sensor device; and receiving a plurality of measurement reports transmitted from the sensor device according to the reporting interval. The energy consumed by the sensor device can be dynamically modified by dynamically modifying the reporting interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin Kemps Jones, Christopher William Bruhn