US 10,921,761 B2Granted

Power drop assembly with processor and memory

AssigneeHall Labs LLC

InventorsDavid R. Hall, Jerome Miles, Christopher Jones, Casey Webb, Justin Robinson

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Abstract

There is disclosed a power drop assembly which includes a housing and a reel positioned and rotatable within it. Preferably, the device determines, not only whether power is available, but how much power is available. Preferably, the power drop assembly also contains a processor and non-transitory storage medium, so that user settings and profiles as well as settings and profiles for the power drop assembly can be stored and run. Additionally, the power drop assembly preferably contains a wireless transceiver which connects to a home Wi-Fi network and then to a cloud account, user profiles and settings, and settings and profiles for the power drop assembly can be saved on the cloud account. In this way multiple users can use the power drop assembly without contradicting instructions or resetting the power drop assembly every time it is used.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A power drop assembly comprising:

a housing;
a reel positioned and rotatable within the housing;
a power cord connected at one end to the reel;
at least one power outlet attached to the power cord;
an electrical input;
a switch between the electrical input and the power cord, wherein the switch is adapted to connect and disconnect the electrical input and the power cord;
and
a controller in communication with the switch, wherein the switch receives instructions from the controller;
and
power throttling circuitry for controlling the amount of current passing through the power cord;
non-transitory storage medium for storing multiple user profiles and multiple user preferences within each user profile;
a processor;
wherein the processor manages the user preferences of each user profile to coordinate the user preferences to overcome any contradiction or interference between the user preferences of the multiple user profiles for controlling the amount of current passing through the power cord;
wherein the electrical input includes a female power output which is separate from the switch between the electrical input and the power cord and is configured to allow multiple power drop assemblies to be electrically connected in a daisy chain.

11 more elements

A power drop assembly comprising:

a housing;
a reel positioned and rotatable within the housing;
a power cord connected at one end to the reel;
at least one power outlet attached to the power cord;
an electrical input;
a switch between the electrical input and the power cord, wherein the switch is adapted to connect and disconnect the electrical input and the power cord;
and
a controller in communication with the switch, wherein the switch receives instructions from the controller;
power throttling circuitry for controlling the amount of current passing through the power cord;
a wireless transceiver connected to the controller;
a processor and non-transitory storage medium;
a cloud account for storing user and power drop information and settings;
a smart device connected to the controller;
non-transitory storage medium for storing user profiles and user preferences within each user profile;
a processor;
wherein the processor manages the user preferences of each user profile to coordinate the user preferences to overcome any contradiction or interference between the user preferences of the multiple user profiles for controlling the amount of current passing through the power cord;
wherein the controller allows or disallows current flow through the power cord according to calendar instructions;
wherein the electrical input, includes a female power output which is separate from the switch between the electrical input and the power cord and is configured to allow multiple power drop assemblies to be electrically connected in a daisy chain.

15 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/886,072Filed 1 Feb 2018 · us provisional application
Priority: 29 Jun 2017
Published: US 2019/0004486 A13 Jan 2019
Granted: 16 Feb 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification23 codes

G05B 15/02
Systems controlled by a computer: electric
B65H 75/4449
Constructional details: arrangements or adaptations to avoid movable contacts or rotary couplings, e.g. by the use of an expansion chamber for a…
B65H 75/446
Arrangements of the frame or housing: for releasably or permanently attaching the frame to a wall, on a floor or on a post or the like
B65H 75/4484
Arrangements or adaptations for driving the reel or the material: electronic arrangements or adaptations for controlling the winding or unwinding…