Patents by Inventor Paul Stuart Bates

Paul Stuart Bates 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).

  • Energy management application server and processes
    Patent number: 8606407
    Abstract: An energy management gateway is provided. The energy management gateway includes a memory, a processor coupled to the memory, a building management system (BMS) interface executed by the processor and an energy management system interface executed by the processor. The BMS interface is configured to receive a first message, the first message being structured according to an industrial protocol. The energy management interface is configured to translate the first message into a second message structured according to an energy management protocol different from the industrial protocol, the second message including a query comprising at least one command and a set of qualifiers, the query being addressed to at least one first endpoint and to provide the second message to a first domain member of a first domain including the at least one first endpoint, the first domain member being a device other than the at least one first endpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Buildings, LLC
    Inventors: William Anthony White, III, Stefano D'Agostino, Paul Stuart Bates
  • ENERGY MANAGEMENT GATEWAYS AND PROCESSES
    Publication number: 20120323368
    Abstract: An energy management gateway is provided. The energy management gateway includes a memory, a processor coupled to the memory, a building management system (BMS) interface executed by the processor and an energy management system interface executed by the processor. The BMS interface is configured to receive a first message, the first message being structured according to an industrial protocol. The energy management interface is configured to translate the first message into a second message structured according to an energy management protocol different from the industrial protocol, the second message including a query comprising at least one command and a set of qualifiers, the query being addressed to at least one first endpoint and to provide the second message to a first domain member of a first domain including the at least one first endpoint, the first domain member being a device other than the at least one first endpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: William Anthony White, III, Stefano D'Agostino, Paul Stuart Bates