Michael L Braun

US Patent:

20100072122, Mar 25, 2010

Filed:

Nov 21, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/986358

Inventors:

Bernd Schaupp - Loveland CO, US
Juergen Skott - Loveland CO, US
Michael Braun - Loveland CO, US
Soeren Groth - Loveland CO, US

International Classification:

B01D 15/10
A47B 96/02
H05K 5/00
B01D 15/08

US Classification:

2101982, 24834603, 36167901, 210236

Abstract:

A supporting plate of a device is suggested. The device has at least one component and a housing for at least partly protecting the component. The supporting plate has at least one receiving element adapted for accepting the at least one component of the device in at least one of the following manners: in a form-closed manner, in a force-closed manner. The supporting plate is part of the housing.

US Patent:

20170206292, Jul 20, 2017

Filed:

Jan 19, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/410515

Inventors:

- Andover MA, US
Kevin Abram Heater - Fort Collins CO, US
Michael Louis Braun - Fort Collins CO, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/50

Abstract:

A system and methods for optimizing distribution network designs are disclosed. In some embodiments, the disclosed system detects placement of a component in a network design. In response, the disclosed system generates multiple design alternatives incorporating the component in different configurations and/or at different locations. The disclosed system determines in parallel a design goal metric associated with at least one design goal that is to be optimized for each of the design alternatives including the original design. The disclosed system then identifies a preferred network design based on the goal metrics. The goal metric of the preferred distribution network design indicates a higher level of optimization with respect to the at least one design goal compared to other of the design alternatives. By performing the optimization, the disclosed system ensures that the optimal configuration is selected and applied in the design.

US Patent:

20170193029, Jul 6, 2017

Filed:

Jan 4, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/398670

Inventors:

- Andover MA, US
Kevin Abram Heater - Fort Collins CO, US
Michael Louis Braun - Fort Collins CO, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

Abstract:

System and method for syncing and merging network changes to a distribution network are disclosed. In some embodiments, network changes made to a network outside of a Geographic Information System (GIS) can be synced to the GIS so that the GIS remains an enterprise's primary repository for network information. In some embodiments, the disclosed system enables comparing and merging of network states using a command-based technique that significantly reduces the number of possible merge conflicts.

US Patent:

20170195187, Jul 6, 2017

Filed:

Jan 4, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/398654

Inventors:

- Andover MA, US
Kevin Abram Heater - Fort Collins CO, US
Michael Louis Braun - Fort Collins CO, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/24

Abstract:

System and method for validating distribution network configuration changes in a client environment are disclosed. The system residing on a client device detects network configuration changes made by a user. The disclosed system, working with a locally stored model of the network, validates the network configuration changes against one or more validation rules that are also stored locally in the client device. When validating the network configuration changes, the disclosed system can perform a number of network engineering calculations to detect invalid network configuration changes. The disclosed system then provides graphical feedback in real time to inform the user of any invalid network configuration changes.

US Patent:

20170195188, Jul 6, 2017

Filed:

Jan 4, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/398611

Inventors:

- Andover MA, US
Kevin Abram Heater - Fort Collins CO, US
Michael Louis Braun - Fort Collins CO, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/24
H04L 29/08
H04L 12/26
G06F 17/50
G06F 3/0484

Abstract:

System and methods for creating a geospatial network model in a client environment are disclosed. The system residing on a client device receives Geographic Information System (GIS) data for a distribution network, which includes spatial information and non-spatial information (e.g., attributes) relating to features in the distribution network, from a remote GIS database. The system uses the spatial information in the GIS data to construct an undirected graph that is represented by a set of adjacency relationships between the features and utilizes the non-spatial information to traverse the undirected graph in order to construct a directed graph that is represented as a set of directed adjacency relationships between the features. The system stores the data structure corresponding to the directed graph in the form of an array or hashtable in the client device's cache memory for use in performing network analyses such as tracing analysis without accessing the GIS database.