Patents by Inventor Michael R. Brannan

Michael R. Brannan 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).

  • Determining tailored pricing for retail energy market
    Patent number: 8688506
    Abstract: A method of pricing energy includes determining a price for supplying energy to a consumer over a future term based on at least a forecasted cost of energy and a forecasted energy usage of the consumer. The method further includes automatically determining an updated price for supplying energy based on at least the forecasted energy usage of the consumer used in initially determining the price. The method further includes outputting the updated price for supplying energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Hudson Energy Services LLC
    Inventors: Deryl K. Brown, Michael R. Brannan, Daniel Marzuola, Charles D. Hewitt
  • AUTOMATICALLY REFRESHING TAILORED PRICING FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKET
    Publication number: 20090063369
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing product development processes are provided. A method for providing energy pricing includes receiving a pricing component. The method also includes automatically determining multiple prices for supplying energy. Each price may be determined for a different energy consumer and may be based at least on information about the consumer and the pricing component. The method further includes outputting the plurality of prices for supplying energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: HUDSON ENERGY SERVICES
    Inventors: Deryl K. Brown, Michael R. Brannan, Daniel Marzuola, Charles D. Hewitt
  • DETERMINING TAILORED PRICING FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKET
    Publication number: 20090063367
    Abstract: A method of pricing energy includes determining a price for supplying energy to a consumer over a future term based on at least a forecasted cost of energy and a forecasted energy usage of the consumer. The method further includes automatically determining an updated price for supplying energy based on at least the forecasted energy usage of the consumer used in initially determining the price. The method further includes outputting the updated price for supplying energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: HUDSON ENERGY SERVICES
    Inventors: Deryl K. Brown, Michael R. Brannan, Daniel Marzuola, Charles D. Hewitt