Patents by Inventor Richard Nolan DeVries

Richard Nolan DeVries 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).

  • Intelligent receptacle
    Patent number: 10309800
    Abstract: An intelligent receptacle (or receptacle device) enables individually monitoring and/or controlling consumption of utility service by one or more loads through a supply outlet that is associated with the receptacle device. A client device may enable a user to remotely control a provision of the utility service from the supply outlet through the receptacle device. Furthermore, a utility metering device may include a virtual metering device instance that is configured to collect utility consumption data associated with the supply outlet from the receptacle device and help calibration or synchronization of utility consumption readings of the receptacle device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Itron, Inc.
    Inventors: John Jay Knuth, Richard Nolan DeVries, Stephen Johnson
  • Intelligent Receptacle
    Publication number: 20170234698
    Abstract: An intelligent receptacle (or receptacle device) enables individually monitoring and/or controlling consumption of utility service by one or more loads through a supply outlet that is associated with the receptacle device. A client device may enable a user to remotely control a provision of the utility service from the supply outlet through the receptacle device. Furthermore, a utility metering device may include a virtual metering device instance that is configured to collect utility consumption data associated with the supply outlet from the receptacle device and help calibration or synchronization of utility consumption readings of the receptacle device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: John Jay Knuth, Richard Nolan DeVries, Stephen Johnson
  • Intelligent receptacle
    Patent number: 9677907
    Abstract: An intelligent receptacle (or receptacle device) enables individually monitoring and/or controlling consumption of utility service by one or more loads through a supply outlet that is associated with the receptacle device. A client device may enable a user to remotely control a provision of the utility service from the supply outlet through the receptacle device. Furthermore, a utility metering device may include a virtual metering device instance that is configured to collect utility consumption data associated with the supply outlet from the receptacle device and help calibration or synchronization of utility consumption readings of the receptacle device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Itron Inc
    Inventors: John Jay Knuth, Richard Nolan DeVries, Stephen Johnson
  • Managing overlapping messages in a network environment
    Patent number: 9480033
    Abstract: A system and method manages a stream of data to receive a data packet among a set of potentially colliding data packets. The stream of data is monitored with a first detector level to recognize a potential first data packet having a bit sequence that matches a known bit sequence. In response to a recognition of a potential first data packet by the first detector level, the stream of data is monitored with a second detector level to recognize a potential second data packet having a bit sequence that matches a known bit sequence while the first detector level is engaged with the potential first data packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Itron, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott L. Cumeralto, Richard Nolan DeVries
  • Managing Overlapping Messages in a Network Environment
    Publication number: 20150139218
    Abstract: A system and method manages a stream of data to receive a data packet among a set of potentially colliding data packets. The stream of data is monitored with a first detector level to recognize a potential first data packet having a bit sequence that matches a known bit sequence. In response to a recognition of a potential first data packet by the first detector level, the stream of data is monitored with a second detector level to recognize a potential second data packet having a bit sequence that matches a known bit sequence while the first detector level is engaged with the potential first data packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Scott L. Cumeralto, Richard Nolan DeVries
  • INTELLIGENT RECEPTACLE
    Publication number: 20140277783
    Abstract: An intelligent receptacle (or receptacle device) enables individually monitoring and/or controlling consumption of utility service by one or more loads through a supply outlet that is associated with the receptacle device. A client device may enable a user to remotely control a provision of the utility service from the supply outlet through the receptacle device. Furthermore, a utility metering device may include a virtual metering device instance that is configured to collect utility consumption data associated with the supply outlet from the receptacle device and help calibration or synchronization of utility consumption readings of the receptacle device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: ITRON, INC.
    Inventors: John Jay Knuth, Richard Nolan DeVries, Stephen Johnson