This inventor holds 2 USPTO granted patents and 1 published patent application. Top assignee: Grid Net, Inc.. Active years: 2014-2016.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 2014-2016
Title: Ray Bell: Inventor in Utility Networking
Introduction
Ray Bell is an inventor based in Mill Valley, California. His work includes inventions related to utility networking and power outage notification. He is associated with Grid Net, Inc., and holds 2 patents.
Latest Patents
Bell’s patent “Policy Based Utility Networking” describes a policy-based residential networked meter, including an energy switch router device (ESRD). The device can support advanced metering, load control, energy services, accounting, and secure communications. It can also combine sensing, monitoring, recording, security, routing, and switching functions to measure and manage electrical service at a customer’s premises.
His patent “Power Outage Notification” addresses determining the scope of an outage. The method receives an outage message from a device and probes other associated devices to assess the outage. The message may include a power outage code and may arrive through a communication network’s control channel.
Career Highlights
Bell’s patent portfolio focuses on technologies for managing utility services and identifying power outages. His work connects metering and energy control with networked communications.
Collaborations
Bell is associated with Grid Net, Inc. His listed coworkers include Stephen Street and Will Bell.
Conclusion
Ray Bell’s inventions address practical challenges in utility networking, energy management, and outage assessment.
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