Patents by Inventor Thomas Francis Overman

Thomas Francis Overman 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).

  • Network centric power flow control
    Patent number: 8315743
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are present for sending power to a number of loads. A plurality of nodes and a number of lines connected to the plurality of nodes are selected to send electrical power from a number of sources to a number of loads based on a capacity to send the electrical power through the plurality of nodes and the number of lines. The plurality of nodes is configured into a circuit to carry the electrical power from the number of sources to the number of loads using the plurality nodes. The plurality of nodes are controlled to send the electrical power through the circuit to the number of loads using a number of agent processes associated with the plurality of nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ronald Ward Sackman, John Leo Meier, Thomas Francis Overman, Scott Arthur Moody
  • Network Centric Power Flow Control
    Publication number: 20110204719
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are present for sending power to a number of loads. A plurality of nodes and a number of lines connected to the plurality of nodes are selected to send electrical power from a number of sources to a number of loads based on a capacity to send the electrical power through the plurality of nodes and the number of lines. The plurality of nodes is configured into a circuit to carry the electrical power from the number of sources to the number of loads using the plurality nodes. The plurality of nodes are controlled to send the electrical power through the circuit to the number of loads using a number of agent processes associated with the plurality of nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Ronald Ward Sackman, John Leo Meier, Thomas Francis Overman, Scott Arthur Moody