Patents by Inventor Peter Michael Wright

Peter Michael Wright 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).

  • Electronic communications in intelligent electronic devices
    Patent number: 6973589
    Abstract: An intelligent electronic device (IED) is connected to interact with a power system to provide protection, control, and/or monitoring capabilities for the power system. The device includes a power system interface circuit for communicating with the power system and a processor coupled to the power system interface circuit. The device further includes memory storing software instructions performed by the processor for receiving electronic mail from a remote system through a communication link and for automatically transmitting electronic mail to the remote system through the communication link. The electronic mail may include information relating to operation of the power system or to operation of the intelligent electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Cooper Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Michael Wright, Henry W. Painchaud, David Weinbach
  • Electronic communications in intelligent electronic devices
    Publication number: 20020046246
    Abstract: An intelligent electronic device (IED) is connected to interact with a power system to provide protection, control, and/or monitoring capabilities for the power system. The device includes a power system interface circuit for communicating with the power system and a processor coupled to the power system interface circuit. The device further includes memory storing software instructions performed by the processor for receiving electronic mail from a remote system through a communication link and for automatically transmitting electronic mail to the remote system through the communication link. The electronic mail may include information relating to operation of the power system or to operation of the intelligent electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Peter Michael Wright, Henry W. Painchaud, David Weinbach