Patents by Inventor Richard Lowenthal

Richard Lowenthal 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: 20110095723
    Abstract: A networked charging station for electric vehicles protects against overcurrent and ground fault conditions. Upon detecting an overcurrent condition or a ground fault condition, the networked charging station for electric vehicles de-energizes a charging point connection to prevent electric current from flowing between an electric vehicle and the networked charging station and suspends the charging session. The networked charging station clears the overcurrent condition or the ground fault condition upon receipt of an authorized request which is transmitted remotely. The authorized request can be received from the vehicle operator that is associated with the charging session or from an administrator of the charging station through a radio-frequency identifier (RFID) tag enabled device or through a text message or an email message. The networked charging station clears the overcurrent condition or the ground fault condition without a manual reset of a circuit breaker or a GFCI device respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Harjinder Bhade, Milton Tormey, David Baxter, Richard Lowenthal, Praveen Mandal
  • Patent number: 7906937
    Abstract: A networked charging station for electric vehicles protects against overcurrent and ground fault conditions. Upon detecting an overcurrent condition or a ground fault condition, the networked charging station for electric vehicles de-energizes a charging point connection to prevent electric current from flowing between an electric vehicle and the networked charging station and suspends the charging session. The networked charging station clears the overcurrent condition or the ground fault condition upon receipt of an authorized request which is transmitted remotely. The authorized request can be received from the vehicle operator that is associated with the charging session or from an administrator of the charging station through a radio-frequency identifier (RFID) tag enabled device or through a text message or an email message. The networked charging station clears the overcurrent condition or the ground fault condition without a manual reset of a circuit breaker or a GFCI device respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Coulomb Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Harjinder Bhade, Milton Tormey, David Baxter, Richard Lowenthal, Praveen Mandal
  • Publication number: 20100315197
    Abstract: Networked electric vehicle charging stations for charging electric vehicles are coupled with an electric vehicle charging station network server that performs authorization for charging session requests while the communication connection between the charging stations and the server are operating correctly. When the communication connection is not operating correctly, the networked electric vehicle charging stations enter into a local authorization mode to perform a local authorization process for incoming charging session requests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: James Solomon, Milton Tormey, Praveen Mandal, Richard Lowenthal, Harjinder Bhade, David Baxter
  • Publication number: 20100301809
    Abstract: A networked charging station for electric vehicles protects against overcurrent and ground fault conditions. Upon detecting an overcurrent condition or a ground fault condition, the networked charging station for electric vehicles de-energizes a charging point connection to prevent electric current from flowing between an electric vehicle and the networked charging station and suspends the charging session. The networked charging station clears the overcurrent condition or the ground fault condition upon receipt of an authorized request which is transmitted remotely. The authorized request can be received from the vehicle operator that is associated with the charging session or from an administrator of the charging station through a radio-frequency identifier (RFID) tag enabled device or through a text message or an email message. The networked charging station clears the overcurrent condition or the ground fault condition without a manual reset of a circuit breaker or a GFCI device respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Harjinder Bhade, Milton Tormey, David Baxter, Richard Lowenthal, Praveen Mandal
  • Publication number: 20100211643
    Abstract: An electric vehicle charging station network server which manages a plurality of charging stations receives subscriber notification message preferences for a subscriber (e.g., electric vehicle operator) which indicate one or more events of interest that the subscriber wishes to receive notification messages for. A set of one or more contact points associated with the subscriber is also received. The server authorizes the subscriber to use one of the plurality of charging stations. The server receives data associated with the subscriber from that one of the charging stations which indicates that a charging session has been established for an electric vehicle associated with the subscriber. The server detects an event of interest for the subscriber and transmits a notification message for that event to at least one of the set of contact points associated with the subscriber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Richard Lowenthal, Praveen Mandal, Milton Tormey, David Baxter, Harjinder Bhade, James Solomon, Srinivas Swarnapuri
  • Publication number: 20100211340
    Abstract: A system and method for managing a plurality of electric vehicles with a fleet management portal is described herein. In one embodiment, a machine implemented method for managing one or more fleets of electric vehicles includes monitoring one or more fleets of electric vehicles using a fleet management portal associated with a server. Next, the method includes monitoring a plurality of charge transfer devices using the fleet management portal. Next, the method includes receiving charging information from the charge transfer devices. Next, the method includes determining a charging status for each electric vehicle based on the charging information. Next, the method includes generating one or more reports having the charging status for each electric vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Richard Lowenthal, Milton Tormey, James Solomon
  • Publication number: 20100207588
    Abstract: An electrical vehicle charging station establishes a charging session with an electric vehicle which includes energizing a power receptacle in the charging station and receiving a charging cord at the power receptacle. While the charging session is established and responsive to detecting that a charging connection between the electric vehicle and the electric vehicle charging station has been unexpectedly disconnected, the power receptacle is de-energized to prevent electricity from flowing through the charging cord.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Richard Lowenthal, Milton Tormey, David Baxter, James Solomon
  • Publication number: 20100134067
    Abstract: Electric vehicle charging stations are coupled with a circuit sharing controller. Multiple electric vehicle charging stations are wired on the same electrical circuit. The circuit sharing controller implements a circuit sharing process that dynamically allocates electric current to charging stations on the same electrical circuit such that the capacity of the electrical circuit is not exceeded while permitting each of those charging stations to draw electric current through that electrical circuit for at least some amount of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: David Baxter, Carl F. Hagenmaier, JR., Milton T. Tormey, Richard Lowenthal
  • Publication number: 20100013436
    Abstract: A network-controlled charge transfer device for transferring charge between a local power grid and an electric vehicle is mounted to a street light. The charge transfer device includes the following: an electrical receptacle to receive an electrical connector for connection to the electric vehicle; an electric power line that couples the power grid to the electrical receptacle through a wiring box; a control device to switch the receptacle on and off; a current measuring device to measure current flowing through the electric power line; and a controller to operate the control device and to monitor output from the current measuring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Richard Lowenthal, David Baxter, Harjinder Bhade, Praveen Mandal, Milton T. Tormey
  • Publication number: 20090174365
    Abstract: A system for network-controlled charging of electric vehicles comprises charge transfer devices networked as follows: charge transfer devices and electric vehicle operators communicate via wireless communication links; charge transfer devices are connected by a local area network to a data control unit, which is connected to a server via a wide area network. The server stores consumer profiles and utility company power grid load data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Richard Lowenthal, Dave Baxter, Harjinder Bhade, Praveen Mandal
  • Patent number: 4876399
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel taxols useful as a chemotherapeutic agent. Moreover, the present invention is directed to the process of preparing taxols and various intermediates in said process. A key intermediate is this process is 2,5-dihydroxy-2-patchoulenes. Therefore the present invention is also related to said intermediate and the process for its preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1989
    Assignee: Research Corporation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Holton, Rouh-Rong Juo, Richard Lowenthal
  • Patent number: D613683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Coulomb Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David Baxter, Richard Lowenthal, Peter Muller, Brian Costello, Milton Tormey, Rodney Laird, Praveen Mandal, Harjinder Bhade
  • Patent number: D618168
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Coulomb Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David Baxter, Richard Lowenthal, Peter Muller, Brian Costello, Milton Tormey, Rodney Laird, Praveen Mandal, Harjinder Bhade