White, Ii
Locke White, Ii, Blacksburg, VA US
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20140131951 | TASTE AND SMELL GAME - Games are disclosed with a plurality of sensory pieces and rules for playing the games utilizing at least some of the sensory pieces to determine a winner among participating players. The plurality of sensory pieces may include a plurality of flavor pieces, a plurality of scent pieces, or both. The flavor pieces and scent pieces may include both pleasant and unpleasant flavors and scents. | 05-15-2014 |
20140212548 | Beverage Bits - The present invention relates to the field of beverage supplements. Provided by aspects of the invention are compositions for and methods of enhancing the flavor of a beverage by suspending fruit particles in the beverage just prior to consumption. Suspended fruit particles enhance the consumer's drinking experience by refreshing the flavor of the beverage with each sip. Fruit particles can be distributed in a beverage at different levels by altering the physical properties and composition of the fruit pieces. In one embodiment, the fruit pieces can be dehydrated to different levels. Alternatively, or in addition, embodiments of the present invention provide dehydrated fruit matter, which can be coated or processed with edible material to provide fruit particles of different weights such that the particles suspend at different levels when added to a beverage. As the consumer drinks the beverage, a relatively even distribution of beverage bits will be consumed. | 07-31-2014 |
Mark White, Ii, Solana Beach, CA US
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20150054352 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING POWER LOSSES DUE TO INDUCTION HEATING IN WIRELESS POWER RECEIVERS - Systems, methods and apparatus are disclosed for detecting power losses due to induction heating in wireless power receivers. In one aspect, an apparatus for wireless power transfer comprises a power transfer component configured to transmit wireless power to a wireless power receiver at a power level sufficient to charge or power a load. The apparatus further comprises a communications receiver configured to receive a message from the wireless power receiver, the message comprising a group identifier. The apparatus further comprises a controller circuit operationally coupled to the power transfer component and the communications receiver and configured to determine a power loss value based on the group identifier, the power loss value indicative of power loss due to induction heating presented by one or more wireless power receivers that are members of a group associated with the group identifier. | 02-26-2015 |
Mark D. White, Ii, San Diego, CA US
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20150054453 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NON-COMPLIANT OBJECT DETECTION - An apparatus and method for lost power detection are described. In one implementation, an apparatus for wireless transferring power comprises a wireless power transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit power at a power level sufficient to power or charge a chargeable device. The apparatus further comprises a controller configured to determine a first and second power difference between a first and second power measurement and the second and a third power measurement of the power level provided by the wireless power transmitter at a first, second, and third sample time, respectively. The controller is further configured to determine a transmitter power difference between the first power difference and the second power difference. The controller is further configured to determine an absence or a presence of an object that affects consumption of power transmitted by the wireless power transmitter based at least on the transmitter power difference Δ_T. | 02-26-2015 |
20150054454 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOST POWER DETECTION - An apparatus and method for lost power detection are described. In one implementation, an apparatus for wirelessly transferring power comprises a wireless power transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit power at a first power level sufficient to power or charge a chargeable device. The apparatus further comprises a controller configured to obtain a first power measurement of the first power level. The controller is further configured to determine a first adjusted power measurement of the first power measurement based on one or more tolerance values of the wireless power transmitter. The controller is further configured to determine a second adjusted power measurement of a second power measurement of a second power level received by the chargeable device based on one or more tolerance values of the chargeable device. The controller is further configured to determine if a power difference between the first and second adjusted power measurements exceeds a threshold value. | 02-26-2015 |
Mark David White, Ii, Solana Beach, CA US
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20150280448 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS POWER RECEIVER COIL CONFIGURATION - Systems, methods and apparatus are disclosed for wirelessly receiving power. In one aspect, a coil is configured generate a voltage in response to magnetic field generated by a transmitter. The coil comprises a conductive material wound into at least three non-overlapping loop portions. The coil further includes a first loop portion, a second loop portion, and a third loop portion. The second and third loop portions at least partially enclosed by the first loop portion, the second and third loop portions non-circumscribing each other. | 10-01-2015 |
Melvin J. White, Ii, Germantown, MD US
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20090125351 | System and Method for Establishing Communications with an Electronic Meter - A system, device, and method of using a power line communication device that is communicatively connected to a low voltage power line to establish communications with one or more electronic utility meters is provided. In one embodiment the method includes setting an encryption key parameter to a first encryption key used by the one or more electronic utility meters, establishing communications via one or more low voltage power lines with at least some of the utility meters using the first encryption key, assessing the quality of communications with at least some of the utility meters, transmitting communications quality data to a remote computer system; receiving information of one or more assigned meters from the remote computer system; and storing information of the assigned meters in memory. | 05-14-2009 |
Melvin Joseph White, Ii, Germantown, MD US
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20090134996 | Power Line Communication System and Method of Operating the Same - A system for operating a power line communications system is provided. One embodiment is comprised of a plurality of network elements, which may take the form of repeaters, bypass devices, backhaul devices, wireless backhaul devices, enhanced bypass device, communication interface devices and others. In one embodiment, two groups of network elements in the same electrical distribution system are isolated except selected communication link. The network elements respond to requests for data and send out of limit notifications to a remote computer. | 05-28-2009 |
20100176968 | Power Line Communication Apparatus and Method of Using the Same - The present invention provides a communication device for use with a power line communication system. One embodiment of the present invention forms a communication device that comprises a first wireless modem, a controller, a second modem, and a sensor module. The controller operates the sensor module to take power line parameter measurements such as measurements of the voltage and/or current, which may be wirelessly transmitted to a remote device by the first modem. In addition, the controller may compare the measurements with thresholds and transmit notifications if a measurement is beyond a threshold. Data may be received from one or more user devices, such as utility meters or computers, by the second modem and wirelessly transmitted upstream by the first modem. | 07-15-2010 |
20110118888 | System, Device and Method for Managing a Power Distribution Network - A method, computer program product, and system for managing a power distribution network is provided. In one embodiment, the computer program product comprises a VARs management module configured to generate a command configured to cause a capacitor bank to connect to the power distribution network; a voltage management module configured to receive voltage data derived from a measurement of a power line of the power distribution network and to output an alert if the voltage data is beyond a threshold; a measurement module configured to generate a request for measurement data that comprises data of a measurement of one or more electrical parameters of the power distribution network; and a power outage management module configured to output data of a location of a power outage of the power distribution system. | 05-19-2011 |