Patents by Inventor Kurt Kelty

Kurt Kelty 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).

  • Consumer-sited power management system and method
    Patent number: 7752145
    Abstract: A system and method provide emergency back-up power for communications, security and other systems of an electric power consumer, and for peak-shifting of the electrical load so that electricity is generated and stored when demand is low, and the stored power is used when demand is high. Embodiments include providing an electric power management device having a battery and a communication system at the premises of a consumer of electricity, and connecting the power management device to an electric power provider. The battery is charged at an off-peak time when a demand for electricity is low, as determined by the electric power provider; and discharged to provide electricity to the consumer at a time when the demand for electricity is high, as determined by the electric power provider. The charging and discharging is controlled by the electric power provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Kurt Kelty
  • Electric vehicle communication interface
    Patent number: 7698078
    Abstract: A method of communicating with an electric vehicle wherein the method includes a step of installing a communication device in the electric vehicle. The method also includes establishing a connection from the vehicle to a network. The methodology also includes controlling and monitoring a battery in the electric vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Tesla Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Kelty, Marc Tarpenning, Scott Kohn
  • Electric Vehicle Communication Interface
    Publication number: 20090021385
    Abstract: A method of communicating with an electric vehicle wherein the method includes a step of installing a communication device in the electric vehicle. The method also includes establishing a connection from the vehicle to a network. The methodology also includes controlling and monitoring a battery in the electric vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: TESLA MOTORS, INC.
    Inventors: Kurt Kelty, Marc Tarpenning, Scott Kohn
  • Electric vehicle communication interface
    Publication number: 20080312782
    Abstract: A method of communicating with an electric vehicle wherein the method includes a step of installing a communication device in the electric vehicle. The method also includes establishing a connection from the vehicle to a network. The methodology also includes controlling and monitoring a battery in the electric vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Gene Berdichevsky, Kurt Kelty, Jeffrey Brian Straubel, Marc Tarpenning, Colin Kenneth Campbell
  • Consumer-sited power management system and method
    Publication number: 20070200433
    Abstract: A system and method provide emergency back-up power for communications, security and other systems of an electric power consumer, and for peak-shifting of the electrical load so that electricity is generated and stored when demand is low, and the stored power is used when demand is high. Embodiments include providing an electric power management device having a battery and a communication system at the premises of a consumer of electricity, and connecting the power management device to an electric power provider. The battery is charged at an off-peak time when a demand for electricity is low, as determined by the electric power provider; and discharged to provide electricity to the consumer at a time when the demand for electricity is high, as determined by the electric power provider. The charging and discharging is controlled by the electric power provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventor: Kurt Kelty