Patents by Inventor Richard B. Bell

Richard B. Bell 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).

  • Circuit breaker - associated backpack unit for lower-link communication with a PC computer monitoring system and energy monitoring system using a plurality of such backpack units
    Patent number: 5420799
    Abstract: A PC computer monitors the energy consumed at a plurality of local stations placed behind the electrical meter of the utility company for individual billing of the local users, a bidirectional communication line being used between the PC computer and the plurality of local stations. A command from the PC computer causes the totalized energy to be stored at each station, and thereafter the PC computer derives individually the results for separate energy estimations and central billing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Clyde O. Peterson, Joseph C. Engel, Denis A. Mueller, Richard B. Bell, Robert L. Cather