Patents by Inventor Mark C. Webb

Mark C. Webb 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).

  • Apparatus and method for identifying ballistic impact to power transmission assets
    Patent number: 11183048
    Abstract: A method of identifying a ballistic impact on a power transmission asset is disclosed. The method includes the steps of deploying a sensor assembly at the power transmission asset; using the sensor assembly to receive and process data at the power transmission asset; using an algorithm to compare the processed data to known data and determine if a ballistic impact has occurred on the power transmission asset; and triggering an alarm if a ballistic impact has occurred and dispatching personnel to the power transmission asset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew John Phillips, James Wu, Drew Benton McGuire, J. Mark Major, Mark C. Webb
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING BALLISTIC IMPACT TO POWER TRANSMISSION ASSETS
    Publication number: 20180102042
    Abstract: A method of identifying a ballistic impact on a power transmission asset is disclosed. The method includes the steps of deploying a sensor assembly at the power transmission asset; using the sensor assembly to receive and process data at the power transmission asset; using an algorithm to compare the processed data to known data and determine if a ballistic impact has occurred on the power transmission asset; and triggering an alarm if a ballistic impact has occurred and dispatching personnel to the power transmission asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew John Phillips, James Wu, Drew Benton McGuire, J. Mark Major, Mark C. Webb