Patents by Inventor Paul W. Donahue

Paul W. Donahue 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).

  • Publication number: 20180299917
    Abstract: Systems and methods dynamically assess energy efficiency by obtaining a minimum energy consumption of a system, receiving in a substantially continuous way a measurement of actual energy consumption of the system, and comparing the minimum energy consumption to the measurement of actual energy consumption to calculate a substantially continuous energy performance assessment. The system further provides at least one of a theoretical minimum energy consumption based at least in part on theoretical performance limits of system components, an achievable minimum energy consumption based at least in part on specifications for high energy efficient equivalents of the system components, and the designed minimum energy consumption based at least in part on specifications for the system components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Michel Roger Kamel, Paul W. Donahue
  • Publication number: 20180143037
    Abstract: A system for analyzing energy usage measures one or more parameters indicative of energy usage for a plurality of sub-circuits, where the sampling rate for the measuring is substantially continuous, and automatically transmits information related to at least one of the measured parameters at a rate that enables monitoring of current energy usage. The system further detects a significant change in a measured parameter, determines whether the significant change in the measured parameter is caused by a change in energy usage, and automatically transmits information related to the significant change in the measured parameter caused by the change in energy usage after detecting the significant change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Michel Roger Kamel, Paul W. Donahue
  • Patent number: 9909901
    Abstract: A system for analyzing energy usage measures one or more parameters indicative of energy usage for a plurality of sub-circuits, where the sampling rate for the measuring is substantially continuous, and automatically transmits information related to at least one of the measured parameters at a rate that enables monitoring of current energy usage. The system further detects a significant change in a measured parameter, determines whether the significant change in the measured parameter is caused by a change in energy usage, and automatically transmits information related to the significant change in the measured parameter caused by the change in energy usage after detecting the significant change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: MELROK, LLC
    Inventors: Michel Roger Kamel, Paul W. Donahue
  • Patent number: 9727068
    Abstract: Systems and methods dynamically assess energy efficiency by obtaining a minimum energy consumption of a system, receiving in a substantially continuous way a measurement of actual energy consumption of the system, and comparing the minimum energy consumption to the measurement of actual energy consumption to calculate a substantially continuous energy performance assessment. The system further provides at least one of a theoretical minimum energy consumption based at least in part on theoretical performance limits of system components, an achievable minimum energy consumption based at least in part on specifications for high energy efficient equivalents of the system components, and the designed minimum energy consumption based at least in part on specifications for the system components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: MELROK, LLC
    Inventors: Michel Roger Kamel, Paul W. Donahue
  • Publication number: 20160326911
    Abstract: An attachment assembly for attaching a center structure to an outer structure at least partially circumscribing the center structure, the attachment assembly having a bushing provided within the center structure or the outer structure, the bushing defining a first through passage, a bushing adapter slidably mounted within the first through passage and defining a second through passage, a threaded passage provided on the other of the center structure or the outer structure and a bolt passing through the first through passage and the second through passage and threaded into the threaded passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Apostolos Pavlos Karafillis, Christopher Dale Mathias, Kyle Earl Roland Henry, Dylan James Fitzpatrick, Dennis Robert Jonassen, Paul W. Donahue
  • Publication number: 20160323736
    Abstract: An encryption key is used to decode messages sent to control devices, such as devices connected by the Internet of Things. For security, at least a portion of the encryption key is send to a receiving device via a first communication technology and a remaining portion of the encryption key is sent to the receiving device via a second communication technology different or disparate from the first communication technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Paul W. Donahue, Michel Roger Kamel, Shad L. Nygren
  • Publication number: 20160033986
    Abstract: Systems and methods use a platform to send communications and instructions to one or more distributed resources on the grid or microgrid or facility to direct a flow of power from one or more power sources to one or more energy consuming devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Michel Roger Kamel, Paul W. Donahue, Jeffrey Alan Dankworth
  • Publication number: 20160028275
    Abstract: A system for analyzing energy usage measures one or more parameters indicative of energy usage for a plurality of sub-circuits, where the sampling rate for the measuring is substantially continuous, and automatically transmits information related to at least one of the measured parameters at a rate that enables monitoring of current energy usage. The system further detects a significant change in a measured parameter, determines whether the significant change in the measured parameter is caused by a change in energy usage, and automatically transmits information related to the significant change in the measured parameter caused by the change in energy usage after detecting the significant change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Michel Roger Kamel, Paul W. Donahue
  • Publication number: 20160028231
    Abstract: A system for analyzing energy usage measures one or more parameters indicative of energy usage for a plurality of sub-circuits, where the sampling rate for the measuring is substantially continuous, and automatically transmits information related to at least one of the measured parameters at a rate that enables monitoring of current energy usage. The system further detects a significant change in a measured parameter, determines whether the significant change in the measured parameter is caused by a change in energy usage, and automatically transmits information related to the significant change in the measured parameter caused by the change in energy usage after detecting the significant change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Michel Roger Kamel, Paul W. Donahue
  • Patent number: 9052216
    Abstract: A system to aggregate, filter, and share data for analysis receives first data from a first sensor, system, or server where the first data has a first protocol. The system samples the first data at a first sampling rate to generate first digital data, where the first sampling rate is substantially continuous. Further, the system transmits at a reporting rate that is decoupled from the first second sampling rate at least the first digital data over a network having a third protocol that is different from the first protocol. The network can be accessed by wired or wireless access and includes one or more servers in cloud configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: eXcorda, LLC
    Inventors: Michel Roger Kamel, Paul W. Donahue
  • Patent number: 9014996
    Abstract: A system to aggregate, filter, and share energy data for analysis receives first data associated with a first electrical circuit where the first data has a first protocol. The system samples the first data at a first sampling rate to generate first digital data where the first sampling rate is substantially continuous. Further, the system transmits at a reporting rate that is decoupled from the first sampling rate at least the first digital data over a network having a third protocol that is different from the first protocol. The network can be accessed by wired or wireless access and includes one or more servers in cloud configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: eXcorda, LLC
    Inventors: Michel Roger Kamel, Paul W. Donahue
  • Publication number: 20140379156
    Abstract: Systems and methods dynamically measure, ascertain, and compare a local facility load with local renewable energy generation in substantially real time and determine whether excess energy exists from the local distributed renewable energy resource. Further, systems and methods forecast the available excess energy from the local distributed renewable energy resources for acquisition to third parties and control a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller to deliver increments of the available excess renewable energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Michel Roger Kamel, Paul W. Donahue, Jeffrey Alan Dankworth
  • Publication number: 20140371935
    Abstract: Systems and methods dynamically measure, ascertain, and compare a local facility load with local renewable energy generation in substantially real time and determine whether excess energy exists from the local distributed renewable energy resource. Further, systems and methods forecast the available excess energy from the local distributed renewable energy resource that can be managed and controlled in increments. The increments can be fed to the grid for purchase, stored in a regional energy store, stored in a local energy store, or shed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Michel Roger Kamel, Paul W. Donahue, Jeffrey Alan Dankworth
  • Publication number: 20140371936
    Abstract: Systems and methods dynamically measure, ascertain, and compare a local facility load with local renewable energy generation in substantially real time and determine whether excess energy exists from the local distributed renewable energy resource. Further, systems and methods forecast the available excess energy from the local distributed renewable energy resources for acquisition to third parties. A pulse width modulation (PWM) controller permits delivery of acquired increments of the available excess renewable energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Michel Roger Kamel, Paul W. Donahue, Jeffrey Alan Dankworth
  • Publication number: 20140303935
    Abstract: A system to analyze data and control devices that receives at a cloud-based server sensor data associated with a sensor. The sensor data conforms to a data protocol compatible with the cloud-based server. The system also receives dynamic data from a cloud-based source(s), accesses attributes of an asset related to the sensor, analyzes by the cloud-based server the sensor data, the dynamic data, and the attributes of the asset, generates a control signal based at least in part on an analysis of the sensor data, the dynamic data and the attributes of the asset, and transmits the control signal over a network to control the asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Michel Roger Kamel, Paul W. Donahue
  • Publication number: 20140292533
    Abstract: A system to aggregate, filter, and share energy data for analysis receives first data associated with a first electrical circuit where the first data has a first protocol. The system samples the first data at a first sampling rate to generate first digital data where the first sampling rate is substantially continuous. Further, the system transmits at a reporting rate that is decoupled from the first sampling rate at least the first digital data over a network having a third protocol that is different from the first protocol. The network can be accessed by wired or wireless access and includes one or more servers in cloud configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Michel Roger Kamel, Paul W. Donahue
  • Publication number: 20140297210
    Abstract: A system to aggregate, filter, and share data for analysis receives first data from a first sensor, system, or server where the first data has a first protocol. The system samples the first data at a first sampling rate to generate first digital data, where the first sampling rate is substantially continuous. Further, the system transmits at a reporting rate that is decoupled from the first second sampling rate at least the first digital data over a network having a third protocol that is different from the first protocol. The network can be accessed by wired or wireless access and includes one or more servers in cloud configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Michel Roger Kamel, Paul W. Donahue
  • Publication number: 20140222665
    Abstract: Systems and methods dynamically assess energy efficiency by obtaining a minimum energy consumption of a system, receiving in a substantially continuous way a measurement of actual energy consumption of the system, and comparing the minimum energy consumption to the measurement of actual energy consumption to calculate a substantially continuous energy performance assessment. The system further provides at least one of a theoretical minimum energy consumption based at least in part on theoretical performance limits of system components, an achievable minimum energy consumption based at least in part on specifications for high energy efficient equivalents of the system components, and the designed minimum energy consumption based at least in part on specifications for the system components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: EXPANERGY, LLC
    Inventors: Michel Roger Kamel, Paul W. Donahue
  • Publication number: 20140222231
    Abstract: Systems and methods dynamically assess energy efficiency by obtaining a minimum energy consumption of a system, receiving in a substantially continuous way a measurement of actual energy consumption of the system, and comparing the minimum energy consumption to the measurement of actual energy consumption to calculate a substantially continuous energy performance assessment. The system further provides at least one of a theoretical minimum energy consumption based at least in part on theoretical performance limits of system components, an achievable minimum energy consumption based at least in part on specifications for high energy efficient equivalents of the system components, and the designed minimum energy consumption based at least in part on specifications for the system components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: EXPANERGY, LLC
    Inventors: Michel Roger Kamel, Paul W. Donahue
  • Publication number: 20140222486
    Abstract: Systems and methods dynamically assess energy efficiency by obtaining a minimum energy consumption of a system, receiving in a substantially continuous way a measurement of actual energy consumption of the system, and comparing the minimum energy consumption to the measurement of actual energy consumption to calculate a substantially continuous energy performance assessment. The system further provides at least one of a theoretical minimum energy consumption based at least in part on theoretical performance limits of system components, an achievable minimum energy consumption based at least in part on specifications for high energy efficient equivalents of the system components, and the designed minimum energy consumption based at least in part on specifications for the system components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: EXPANERGY, LLC
    Inventors: Michel Roger Kamel, Paul W. Donahue