Patents by Inventor Mike Schuler

Mike Schuler 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).

  • Method and apparatus for allocating electricity from a distributor
    Patent number: 8314511
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for allocating current (20) from a distributor (22), having a maximum rated current, among a plurality of load circuits (24), including a variable load circuit (24?) that benefits from a full load current allocation but is operable at a lower current allocation. The invention provides for measuring the instantaneous current reserve of the distributor (22) as the maximum rated current of the distributor (22) less the instantaneous current flowing from the distributor (22) to the plurality of load circuits (24), and limiting the instantaneous current of the variable load circuit (24?) to the full load current of the variable load circuit (24?) if the instantaneous current reserve is greater than zero, and the sum of the full load current of the variable load circuit (24?) plus the instantaneous current reserve, if the instantaneous current reserve is less than or equal to zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Inventor: Mike Schuler
  • Method and Apparatus for Allocating Electricity from a Distributor
    Publication number: 20100066170
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for allocating current (20) from a distributor (22), having a maximum rated current, among a plurality of load circuits (24), including a variable load circuit (24?) that benefits from a full load current allocation but is operable at a lower current allocation. The invention provides for measuring the instantaneous current reserve of the distributor (22) as the maximum rated current of the distributor (22) less the instantaneous current flowing from the distributor (22) to the plurality of load circuits (24), and limiting the instantaneous current of the variable load circuit (24?) to the full load current of the variable load circuit (24?) if the instantaneous current reserve is greater than zero, and the sum of the full load current of the variable load circuit (24?) plus the instantaneous current reserve, if the instantaneous current reserve is less than or equal to zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventor: Mike Schuler