Patents by Inventor Mark M. Neill

Mark M. Neill 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).

  • Methods and systems for requesting compliance with a requirement over a network
    Patent number: 9118207
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that can be used to broadcast or otherwise send load shed and other requirements over a network to recipients. One exemplary embodiment involves sending a first broadcast message to a first group of recipients. The first broadcast message requests compliance with a requirement but does not require a synchronous reply from the first group of recipients. The first group of recipients are each configured to automatically comply with the requirement in response to receiving the first broadcast message. The exemplary embodiment further involves determining, for example, based on actual load determination, to send a second broadcast message to a second group of recipients different from the first group of recipients and sending the second broadcast message to the second group of recipients, the second broadcast message requesting compliance with the requirement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Landis+Gyr Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Shudark, Mark M. Neill, David A. Bishop
  • Methods and Systems for Requesting Compliance With a Requirement Over a Network
    Publication number: 20130197921
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that can be used to broadcast or otherwise send load shed and other requirements over a network to recipients. One exemplary embodiment involves sending a first broadcast message to a first group of recipients. The first broadcast message requests compliance with a requirement but does not require a synchronous reply from the first group of recipients. The first group of recipients are each configured to automatically comply with the requirement in response to receiving the first broadcast message. The exemplary embodiment further involves determining, for example, based on actual load determination, to send a second broadcast message to a second group of recipients different from the first group of recipients and sending the second broadcast message to the second group of recipients, the second broadcast message requesting compliance with the requirement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Cellnet Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Shudark, Mark M. Neill, David A. Bishop