Patents by Inventor Nick Waite

Nick Waite 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).

  • Electric vehicle station equipment for grid-integrated vehicles
    Patent number: 9754300
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus transferring power between the grid and an electric vehicle are disclosed. The apparatus may include at least one vehicle communication port for interfacing with electric vehicle equipment (EVE) and a processor coupled to the at least one vehicle communication port to establish communication with the EVE, receive EVE attributes from the EVE, and transmit electric vehicle station equipment (EVSE) attributes to the EVE. Power may be transferred between the grid and the electric vehicle by maintaining EVSE attributes, establishing communication with the EVE, and transmitting the EVSE maintained attributes to the EVE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: University of Delaware
    Inventors: Willett Kempton, Fouad Kiamilev, Rodney McGee, Nick Waite
  • ELECTRIC VEHICLE STATION EQUIPMENT FOR GRID-INTEGRATED VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20110202418
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus transferring power between the grid and an electric vehicle are disclosed. The apparatus may include at least one vehicle communication port for interfacing with electric vehicle equipment (EVE) and a processor coupled to the at least one vehicle communication port to establish communication with the EVE, receive EVE attributes from the EVE, and transmit electric vehicle station equipment (EVSE) attributes to the EVE. Power may be transferred between the grid and the electric vehicle by maintaining EVSE attributes, establishing communication with the EVE, and transmitting the EVSE maintained attributes to the EVE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: University of Delaware
    Inventors: Willett Kempton, Fouad Kiamilev, Rodney McGee, Nick Waite