Patents by Inventor Will Schmautz

Will Schmautz 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).

  • Power flow control subsystem having multiple configurations
    Patent number: 10938210
    Abstract: A power flow control subsystem having multiple configurations is described. The subsystem is three-way configurable: as a transportable configuration, as a deployable configuration, and as a transmission line configuration. The transportable configuration includes a collection of impedance injection modules and at least one bypass module carried on a wheeled vehicle such as a trailer. The deployable configuration is an assembly of the collection of impedance injection modules and at least one bypass module, operable to perform power flow operations. The transmission line configuration includes connection of a deployable configuration to a phase of a high voltage transmission line for performing power flow control. The deployable configuration may be open or closed frame. The deployable configurations may be mounted on one or more wheeled vehicles in a mobile subsystem, or semi-permanently mounted at a ground site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Smart Wires Inc.
    Inventors: John Parks, Bryce Puchta, Ali Farahani, Ted Bloch-Rubin, Mark Sanders, Will Schmautz, Casey Heier
  • Containerized power flow control systems
    Patent number: 10770870
    Abstract: A containerized power flow control system is described, for attachment to a power transmission line or substation. The system includes at least one container that is transportable by road, rail, sea or air. A plurality of identical impedance injection modules is operable while mounted in the container, wherein each of the modules is configurable to inject a pre-determined power control waveform into the power line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Smart Wires Inc.
    Inventors: Ali Farahani, Ted Bloch-Rubin, Casey Heier, Tarek Khoury, Mark Sanders, Will Schmautz
  • Power Flow Control Subsystem Having Multiple Configurations
    Publication number: 20200251899
    Abstract: A power flow control subsystem having multiple configurations is described. The subsystem is three-way configurable: as a transportable configuration, as a deployable configuration, and as a transmission line configuration. The transportable configuration includes a collection of impedance injection modules and at least one bypass module carried on a wheeled vehicle such as a trailer. The deployable configuration is an assembly of the collection of impedance injection modules and at least one bypass module, operable to perform power flow operations. The transmission line configuration includes connection of a deployable configuration to a phase of a high voltage transmission line for performing power flow control. The deployable configuration may be open or closed frame. The deployable configurations may be mounted on one or more wheeled vehicles in a mobile subsystem, or semi-permanently mounted at a ground site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: John Parks, Bryce Puchta, Ali Farahani, Ted Bloch-Rubin, Mark Sanders, Will Schmautz, Casey Heier
  • Containerized Power Flow Control Systems
    Publication number: 20190348822
    Abstract: A containerized power flow control system is described, for attachment to a power transmission line or substation. The system includes at least one container that is transportable by road, rail, sea or air. A plurality of identical impedance injection modules is operable while mounted in the container, wherein each of the modules is configurable to inject a pre-determined power control waveform into the power line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Ali Farahani, Ted Bloch-Rubin, Casey Heier, Tarek Khoury, Mark Sanders, Will Schmautz
  • Containerized power flow control systems
    Patent number: 10396533
    Abstract: A containerized power flow control system is described, for attachment to a power transmission line or substation. The system includes at least one container that is transportable by road, rail, sea or air. A plurality of identical impedance injection modules is operable while mounted in the container, wherein each of the modules is configurable to inject a pre-determined power control waveform into the power line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Smart Wires Inc.
    Inventors: Ali Farahani, Ted Bloch-Rubin, Casey Heier, Tarek Khoury, Mark Sanders, Will Schmautz
  • Containerized Power Flow Control Systems
    Publication number: 20190260189
    Abstract: A containerized power flow control system is described, for attachment to a power transmission line or substation. The system includes at least one container that is transportable by road, rail, sea or air. A plurality of identical impedance injection modules is operable while mounted in the container, wherein each of the modules is configurable to inject a pre-determined power control waveform into the power line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Ali Farahani, Ted Bloch-Rubin, Casey Heier, Tarek Khoury, Mark Sanders, Will Schmautz