Patents by Inventor Ronald Lee Thompson

Ronald Lee Thompson 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 DEVICE AND LOAD CENTER INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220294192
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing defining an exterior shape of the electronic device, a processor, a power supply structured to receive line power and to convert the line power for use by the electronic device, a storage unit structured to store data, and a number of data interfaces structured to receive a data connection. The electronic device has a particular form factor that is compatible with positions in a circuit breaker receiving area of a load center. The electronic device is structured to provide the functionality of at least one of a set-top box, a network data interface, a telephone base station, a security system hub and a home controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: David Austin Eldridge, Maximilian Abel Mueller, Ronald Lee Thompson
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND LOAD CENTER INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20190372314
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing defining an exterior shape of the electronic device, a processor, a power supply structured to receive line power and to convert the line power for use by the electronic device, a storage unit structured to store data, and a number of data interfaces structured to receive a data connection. The electronic device has a particular form factor that is compatible with positions in a circuit breaker receiving area of a load center. The electronic device is structured to provide the functionality of at least one of a set-top box, a network data interface, a telephone base station, a security system hub and a home controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: DAVID AUSTIN ELDRIDGE, MAXIMILIAN ABEL MUELLER, RONALD LEE THOMPSON
  • Testing and monitoring of an electrical connection
    Patent number: 10374369
    Abstract: A system and method for testing of electrical connections, conductors, and loads prior to energizing those connections is disclosed. For example, an interlocking socket can comprise a receptacle designed to be coupled to a connector of a load. The interlocking socket can comprise a microprocessor coupled to the receptacle, the microcontroller operable for testing one or more faults in the connector, a conductor, or the load coupled to the connector. In another example, a microprocessor can be coupled to a switch comprising a conductor, where the microprocessor is operable for testing one or more faults in the conductor or a load coupled to the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: David Austin Eldridge, Maximilian Abel Mueller, Ronald Lee Thompson, Charles John Luebke
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND LOAD CENTER INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170085062
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing defining an exterior shape of the electronic device, a processor, a power supply structured to receive line power and to convert the line power for use by the electronic device, a storage unit structured to store data, and a number of data interfaces structured to receive a data connection. The electronic device has a particular form factor that is compatible with positions in a circuit breaker receiving area of a load center. The electronic device is structured to provide the functionality of at least one of a set-top box, a network data interface, a telephone base station, a security system hub and a home controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: DAVID AUSTIN ELDRIDGE, MAXIMILIAN ABEL MUELLER, RONALD LEE THOMPSON
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND LOAD CENTER INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170025829
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing defining an exterior shape of the electronic device, a processor, a power supply structured to receive line power and to convert the line power for use by the electronic device, a storage unit structured to store data, and a number of data interfaces structured to receive a data connection. The electronic device has a particular form factor that is compatible with positions in a circuit breaker receiving area of a load center. The electronic device is structured to provide the functionality of at least one of a set-top box, a network data interface, a telephone base station, a security system hub and a home controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Austin Eldridge, Maximilian Abel Mueller, Ronald Lee Thompson
  • Electronic device and load center including the same
    Patent number: 9548594
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing defining an exterior shape of the electronic device, a processor, a power supply structured to receive line power and to convert the line power for use by the electronic device, a storage unit structured to store data, and a number of data interfaces structured to receive a data connection. The electronic device has a particular form factor that is compatible with positions in a circuit breaker receiving area of a load center. The electronic device is structured to provide the functionality of at least one of a set-top box, a network data interface, a telephone base station, a security system hub and a home controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Austin Eldridge, Maximilian Abel Mueller, Ronald Lee Thompson
  • Testing and monitoring of an electrical connection
    Publication number: 20160178682
    Abstract: A system and method for testing of electrical connections, conductors, and loads prior to energizing those connections is disclosed. For example, an interlocking socket can comprise a receptacle designed to be coupled to a connector of a load. The interlocking socket can comprise a microprocessor coupled to the receptacle, the microcontroller operable for testing one or more faults in the connector, a conductor, or the load coupled to the connector. In another example, a microprocessor can be coupled to a switch comprising a conductor, where the microprocessor is operable for testing one or more faults in the conductor or a load coupled to the conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: David Austin Eldridge, Maximilian Abel Mueller, Ronald Lee Thompson, Charles John Luebke