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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
May. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Steven B. Leeb, Belmont, MA (US);
Leslie K. Norford, Lexington, MA (US);
Erik K. Saathoff, Cambridge, MA (US);
Adedayo O. Aderibole, Cambridge, MA (US);
Kevin Kircher, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/56 (2006.01); H04B 1/69 (2011.01); H04L 27/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/56 (2013.01); H04B 1/69 (2013.01); H04L 27/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described are power line communication (PLC) systems, devices and techniques which are reliable and suitable for use in control applications which can operate with relatively low data rates while complying with governing regulatory rules. Such systems, devices and techniques enable demand-side management of electrical loads in a building or facility or other environment.