Patents by Inventor MATTHEW JAMES SAVARDA

MATTHEW JAMES SAVARDA 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: 11953529
    Abstract: Position sensing modules associated with a device are provided. The position sensing modules are configured to receive electrical characteristics associated with one or more switches of a device over a predetermined period of time, the one or more switches being configured to connect service to or disconnect service from a customer; calculate a match indicator for each phase of the device including the one or more switches, the match indicator indicating whether an electrical characteristic on a load-side of the device matches a same electrical characteristic on a line-side of the device for each phase of the device; and determine a position of the one or more switches based on the received electrical characteristics and the calculated match indicator for each phase of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Sensus Spectrum, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew James Savarda, Michael Ray Brown, Andrew James Bryce Dudding
  • Publication number: 20240103053
    Abstract: Position sensing and verification modules and a meter are provided. A module is configured to determine a position of one or more switch poles by measuring a current across the one or more switch poles. If a current is greater than or equal to a predetermined current threshold, the position is closed. If a current is less than the predetermined current threshold, the position is open. The module is configured to determine a line voltage with respect to a first reference value, determine a load voltage with respect to the first reference value, compare the line voltage to the load voltage to determine if the line voltage and the load voltage are within a predetermined threshold, and confirm the position of the one or more switch poles based on the comparison of the line voltage to the load voltage for the one or more line phases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew James Savarda, Michael Ray Brown, Andrew James Bryce Dudding
  • Patent number: 11385268
    Abstract: Bypass detection modules associated with a device are provided. The bypass detection module is configured to determine if one of more switches have been opened to remove service from a customer; monitor electrical characteristic associated with both a line side of the device and a load side of the device responsive to determining that one of more of the one or more switches have been opened to remove service from the customer; and determine a state of the device based on the monitored electrical characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Sensus Spectrum, LLC
    Inventors: James Edward Curry, Michael Ray Brown, Matthew James Savarda
  • Publication number: 20200284827
    Abstract: Bypass detection modules associated with a device are provided. The bypass detection module is configured to determine if one of more switches have been opened to remove service from a customer; monitor electrical characteristic associated with both a line side of the device and a load side of the device responsive to determining that one of more of the one or more switches have been opened to remove service from the customer; and determine a state of the device based on the monitored electrical characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: James Edward Curry, Michael Ray Brown, Matthew James Savarda
  • Publication number: 20200284826
    Abstract: Position sensing modules associated with a device are provided. The position sensing modules are configured to receive electrical characteristics associated with one or more switches of a device over a predetermined period of time, the one or more switches being configured to connect service to or disconnect service from a customer; calculate a match indicator for each phase of the device including the one or more switches, the match indicator indicating whether an electrical characteristic on a load-side of the device matches a same electrical characteristic on a line-side of the device for each phase of the device; and determine a position of the one or more switches based on the received electrical characteristics and the calculated match indicator for each phase of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: MATTHEW JAMES SAVARDA, MICHAEL RAY BROWN, ANDREW JAMES BRYCE DUDDING