Patents by Inventor Melvin James Bullen

Melvin James Bullen 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).

  • Publication number: 20240022404
    Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention, a non-hackable digital identity, including a method of service registration including high resolution digital images of retinas, mapping blood flow, creating arterial and venal circulation system maps, storing the retinal image in memory as a binary large image, consisting of pixels, creating and encrypting a retinal key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Tommie Andrè Andreassen Nepstad, Jesse Vikjart Erland, Melvin James Bullen
  • Patent number: 11489082
    Abstract: Embodiments provide solar panels and methods of assembly thereof, permitting operation of a photovoltaic material with reduced degradation. As one example, a solar panel comprises one or more solar cells that include perovskite, the one or more solar cells encapsulated by a film and housed in a glass exterior that is hermetically sealed to maintain a vacuum in an interior of the solar panel of 10?7 Pascal or less throughout a lifetime of the solar panel. In this way, degradation of the solar panel due to water ingress can be avoided, thereby increasing an operational lifetime of perovskite-based solar panels and reducing manufacturing costs as compared to silicon-based counterparts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: EPIC BATTERY INC.
    Inventor: Melvin James Bullen
  • Patent number: 11201475
    Abstract: Apparatuses and systems enable power transfer from one or more energy sources to one or more loads. The input power from the energy sources may be unregulated, and the output power to the loads is managed. The power transfer is based on a dynamic implementation of Jacobi's Law (also known as the Maximum Power Theorem). In some embodiments, the energy sources are selectively coupled and decoupled from the power transfer circuitry. In some embodiments, the loads are selectively coupled and decoupled from the power transfer circuitry. Power transfer to the loads is dynamically controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Apparent Labs, LLC
    Inventors: David A. Besser, Stefan Matan, Melvin James Bullen
  • Publication number: 20210036174
    Abstract: Embodiments provide solar panels and methods of assembly thereof, permitting operation of a photovoltaic material with reduced degradation. As one example, a solar panel comprises one or more solar cells that include perovskite, the one or more solar cells encapsulated by a film and housed in a glass exterior that is hermetically sealed to maintain a vacuum in an interior of the solar panel of 10?7 Pascal or less throughout a lifetime of the solar panel. In this way, degradation of the solar panel due to water ingress can be avoided, thereby increasing an operational lifetime of perovskite-based solar panels and reducing manufacturing costs as compared to silicon-based counterparts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: EPIC BATTERY INC.
    Inventor: Melvin James BULLEN
  • Patent number: 10587221
    Abstract: Described herein are apparatuses, systems, and methods for a modular solar battery (MSB). The MSB may include a solar shell that includes a solar cell, a rechargeable battery that is charged by the solar cell, and control circuitry coupled to the solar cell and/or the rechargeable battery. The MSB may be in the form of a commercial battery. The control circuitry may include circuitry for solar power optimization, information sharing, battery charging, and/or battery health monitoring. The control circuitry may include a communication circuit to communicate information about the MSB to an external device. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: EPIC BATTERY INC.
    Inventor: Melvin James Bullen
  • Patent number: 10457148
    Abstract: Described herein are apparatuses, systems, and methods for a solar car. The exterior of the solar car is comprised of smoothly curved and continuous photovoltaic cells. The exterior car parts, e.g., roof, doors, hood, trunk and so forth, may include integrated photovoltaic cells, all manufactured in the shape of the corresponding car parts. The photovoltaic cells are meta-encapsulated in an edgeless manner, and may utilize superconducting anodes. A first encapsulate may be polychlorotrifluoroethylene, an extreme water barrier. A second encapsulate, e.g., silicone, may be a water barrier and shock absorber. A third encapsulate may be UV stabilized polycarbonate or low iron glass. A street legal solar car may be constructed upon an electric car chassis. A competition solar car has one or more hyper-efficient electric motors, that may utilize superconducting wire in their armatures. Superconducting wire may also be used in the vehicle chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: EPIC BATTERY INC.
    Inventor: Melvin James Bullen
  • Publication number: 20190089160
    Abstract: Apparatuses and systems enable power transfer from one or more energy sources to one or more loads. The input power from the energy sources may be unregulated, and the output power to the loads is managed. The power transfer is based on a dynamic implementation of Jacobi's Law (also known as the Maximum Power Theorem). In some embodiments, the energy sources are selectively coupled and decoupled from the power transfer circuitry. In some embodiments, the loads are selectively coupled and decoupled from the power transfer circuitry. Power transfer to the loads is dynamically controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: David A. Besser, Stefan MATAN, Melvin James Bullen
  • Patent number: 10158233
    Abstract: Apparatuses and systems enable power transfer from one or more energy sources to one or more loads. The input power from the energy sources may be unregulated, and the output power to the loads is managed. The power transfer is based on a dynamic implementation of Jacobi's Law (also known as the Maximum Power Theorem). In some embodiments, the energy sources are selectively coupled and decoupled from the power transfer circuitry. In some embodiments, the loads are selectively coupled and decoupled from the power transfer circuitry. Power transfer to the loads is dynamically controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: XSLENT Energy Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: David A. Besser, Stefan Matan, Jr., Melvin James Bullen
  • Publication number: 20180294771
    Abstract: Described herein are apparatuses, systems, and methods for a modular solar battery (MSB). The MSB may include a solar shell that includes a solar cell, a rechargeable battery that is charged by the solar cell, and control circuitry coupled to the solar cell and/or the rechargeable battery. The MSB may be in the form of a commercial battery. The control circuitry may include circuitry for solar power optimization, information sharing, battery charging, and/or battery health monitoring. The control circuitry may include a communication circuit to communicate information about the MSB to an external device. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventor: Melvin James BULLEN
  • Publication number: 20180244160
    Abstract: Described herein are apparatuses, systems, and methods for a solar car. The exterior of the solar car is comprised of smoothly curved and continuous photovoltaic cells. The exterior car parts, e.g., roof, doors, hood, trunk and so forth, may include integrated photovoltaic cells, all manufactured in the shape of the corresponding car parts. The photovoltaic cells are meta-encapsulated in an edgeless manner, and may utilize superconducting anodes. A first encapsulate may be polychlorotrifluoroethylene, an extreme water barrier. A second encapsulate, e.g., silicone, may be a water barrier and shock absorber. A third encapsulate may be UV stabilized polycarbonate or low iron glass. A street legal solar car may be constructed upon an electric car chassis. A competition solar car has one or more hyper-efficient electric motors, that may utilize superconducting wire in their armatures. Superconducting wire may also be used in the vehicle chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Melvin James BULLEN
  • Publication number: 20180248061
    Abstract: Described herein are apparatuses, systems, and methods for a photovoltaic device including a perovskite solar cell with a longer usable lifetime than prior perovskite solar cells. In various embodiments, the photovoltaic device may include a perovskite cell that is at least partially encapsulated by two different encapsulant layers. Such a device may be referred to as a meta-encapsulated perovskite cell. A first encapsulant layer may be on the perovskite cell and may fully or partially encapsulate the perovskite cell. A second encapsulant layer may be on the first encapsulant layer and may fully or partially encapsulate the perovskite cell and/or the first encapsulant layer. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Melvin James BULLEN
  • Publication number: 20160181808
    Abstract: Apparatuses and systems enable power transfer from one or more energy sources to one or more loads. The input power from the energy sources may be unregulated, and the output power to the loads is managed. The power transfer is based on a dynamic implementation of Jacobi's Law (also known as the Maximum Power Theorem). In some embodiments, the energy sources are selectively coupled and decoupled from the power transfer circuitry. In some embodiments, the loads are selectively coupled and decoupled from the power transfer circuitry. Power transfer to the loads is dynamically controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: David A. Besser, Stefan Matan, JR., Melvin James Bullen
  • Patent number: 8531152
    Abstract: A personal solar appliance (PSA) is presented that collects and stores solar energy. A method of charging a battery from a solar cell according to some embodiments is presented that includes applying power from a bootstrap circuit when the battery has a very low state of charge or the solar cell has output below a threshold; and applying power from a maximum power point circuit when the battery and the solar cell provide power above the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Solar Components LLC
    Inventors: David Blau, Melvin James Bullen
  • Patent number: 7958388
    Abstract: A storage system that may include one or more memory sections, one or more switches, and a management system. The memory sections include memory devices and a section controller capable of detecting faults with the memory section and transmitting messages to the management system regarding detected faults. The storage system may include a management system capable of receiving fault messages from the section controllers and removing from service the faulty memory sections. Additionally, the management system may determine routing algorithms for the one or more switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Parallel Iron LLC
    Inventors: Melvin James Bullen, Steven Louis Dodd, William Thomas Lynch, David James Herbison
  • Patent number: 7941595
    Abstract: A storage system that may include one or more memory devices, a memory interface device corresponding to one or more of the memory devices, which are organized in sections, and a section controller. In this system, a data request for the data may be received over a communications path by a section controller. The section controller determines the addresses in the memory devices storing the requested data, transfers these addresses to those memory devices storing the requested data, and transfers an identifier to the memory interface device. The memory device, in response, reads the data and transfers the data to its corresponding memory interface device. The memory interface device then adds to the data the identifier it received from the section controller and forwards the requested bits towards their destination, such that the data need not pass through the section controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Ring Technology Enterprises of Texas, LLC
    Inventors: Melvin James Bullen, Steven Louis Dodd, William Thomas Lynch, David James Herbison
  • Publication number: 20110006727
    Abstract: A personal solar appliance (PSA) is presented that collects and stores solar energy. A method of charging a battery from a solar cell according to some embodiments is presented that includes applying power from a bootstrap circuit when the battery has a very low state of charge or the solar cell has output below a threshold; and applying power from a maximum power point circuit when the battery and the solar cell provide power above the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: David Blau, Melvin James Bullen
  • Publication number: 20110005576
    Abstract: A personal solar appliance (PSA) is presented that collects and stores solar energy. The PSA may be resilient enough to suffer all the knocks of extended human use and to have extensive exposure to the elements. Further, the PSA may be waterproof and provide thermal cooling. As such, some embodiments of the PSA includes a base with ventilation holes; a heat sink coupled to the base; a solar cell mounted to the heat sink opposite the base; a printed circuit board mounted to the heat sink opposite the solar cell; and a battery mounted to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Melvin James Bullen, Bruno Richet
  • Patent number: 7707351
    Abstract: A storage system that may include one or more memory devices, a memory interface device corresponding to one or more of the memory devices, which are organized in sections, and a section controller. In this system, a data request for the data may be received over a communications path by a section controller. The section controller determines the addresses in the memory devices storing the requested data, transfers these addresses to those memory devices storing the requested data, and transfers an identifier to the memory interface device. The memory device, in response, reads the data and transfers the data to its corresponding memory interface device. The memory interface device then adds to the data the identifier it received from the section controller and forwards the requested bits towards their destination, such that the data need not pass through the section controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Ring Technology Enterprises of Texas, LLC
    Inventors: Melvin James Bullen, Steven Louis Dodd, William Thomas Lynch, David James Herbison
  • Patent number: D609464
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Solar Components LLC
    Inventor: Melvin James Bullen
  • Patent number: D630162
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Solar Components, LLC
    Inventor: Melvin James Bullen