Patents by Inventor Michael T. Rothenberg

Michael T. Rothenberg 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: 11719729
    Abstract: A system for monitoring power flow at a premises can include a smart meter that measures coarse power flow data for the premises. The coarse power flow data characterizes power consumption and/or power generation. The system can also include a power data recorder having a first transceiver that communicates with the smart meter via a first protocol. The power data recorder can have a second transceiver that communicates with a node on a data mesh network via a second protocol. The smart meter transmits the coarse power flow data to a node on a meter mesh network in response to polling for the coarse power flow data, and the smart meter transmits the coarse power flow data to the power data recorder via the first protocol in response to detecting a fault condition or after a time interval has expired. The power data recorder encapsulates the coarse power flow data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
    Inventors: Christopher S Collins, Michael T Rothenberg, Adam D Meranda, Bryan M Kitchener
  • Publication number: 20220120794
    Abstract: A system for monitoring power flow at a premises can include a smart meter that measures coarse power flow data for the premises. The coarse power flow data characterizes power consumption and/or power generation. The system can also include a power data recorder having a first transceiver that communicates with the smart meter via a first protocol. The power data recorder can have a second transceiver that communicates with a node on a data mesh network via a second protocol. The smart meter transmits the coarse power flow data to a node on a meter mesh network in response to polling for the coarse power flow data, and the smart meter transmits the coarse power flow data to the power data recorder via the first protocol in response to detecting a fault condition or after a time interval has expired. The power data recorder encapsulates the coarse power flow data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher S Collins, Michael T Rothenberg, Adam D Meranda, Bryan M Kitchener
  • Patent number: 11201586
    Abstract: One example includes a test illumination system comprising a light source and a location controller configured to generate location data associated with a real-time location of the test illumination system. The test illumination system can be configured to move relative to a solar panel array in response to a solar testing protocol to provide illumination from the light source at a defined illumination time to each solar panel of the solar panel array in a sequence to provide a voltage amplitude. The system also includes a solar panel testing controller configured to correlate the location data of the test illumination system, the defined illumination time, and the voltage amplitude for each solar panel of the solar panel array in the sequence to determine an efficacy of each solar panel of the solar panel array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: INVENTUS HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Jay K Limbasiya, Hector K Lopez, Michael T Rothenberg
  • Publication number: 20210111870
    Abstract: An information processing system validates authorization of a removable storage device for accessing the system. For example, the system detects a removable storage device. A first content hash and a first set of device verification data are obtained from a validation token stored on the storage device. A second content hash is obtained based on hashing content currently stored on the storage device. A second set of device verification data is obtained from the storage device. The system denies the storage device access to the system based on at least one of the first and second content hashes failing to match and the first and second sets of device verification data failing to match. The system grants the storage device access to the system based on the first and second content hashes matching and the first and second sets of device verification data matching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Ryan V. Cooper, Jay K. Limbasiya, Michael T. Rothenberg
  • Publication number: 20210013832
    Abstract: One example includes a test illumination system comprising a light source and a location controller configured to generate location data associated with a real-time location of the test illumination system. The test illumination system can be configured to move relative to a solar panel array in response to a solar testing protocol to provide illumination from the light source at a defined illumination time to each solar panel of the solar panel array in a sequence to provide a voltage amplitude. The system also includes a solar panel testing controller configured to correlate the location data of the test illumination system, the defined illumination time, and the voltage amplitude for each solar panel of the solar panel array in the sequence to determine an efficacy of each solar panel of the solar panel array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Jay K. Limbasiya, Hector K. Lopez, Michael T. Rothenberg