Patents by Inventor Thomas Chapman Fix

Thomas Chapman Fix 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: 20110066296
    Abstract: A methodology and related system apparatus is provided to most efficiently and flexibly respond to abnormalities to reconfigure and restore service to end customers in commodity distribution systems to enhance the circuit reconfiguration in an electrical power distribution system. Methodology is also provided to appropriately allocate system resources of the distribution system to prevent the potential overloading of electrical power sources. In one illustrative arrangement, the methodology is characterized by resources at each node and communications of source allocation data or messages to other nodes to request and establish an appropriate allocation of system resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: S&C ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: William Christian Tracy Nelson, Kenneth James Biallas, Eddie W. Brasher, Thomas Chapman Fix
  • Patent number: 7860615
    Abstract: A methodology and related system apparatus is provided to most efficiently and flexibly respond to abnormalities to reconfigure and restore service to end customers in commodity distribution systems to enhance circuit reconfiguration in an electrical power distribution system. Methodology is also provided to appropriately allocate system resources of the distribution system to prevent the potential overloading of electrical power sources. In one illustrative arrangement, the methodology is characterized by resources at each node and communications of source allocation data or messages to other nodes to request and establish an appropriate allocation of system resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: S&C Electric Company
    Inventors: William Christian Tracy Nelson, Kenneth James Biallas, Eddie W. Brasher, Thomas Chapman Fix