ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,688, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Helmerich & Payne Technologies LLC (Tulsa, Okla.).
"Systems and techniques for power management" was invented by Todd W. Benson (Dallas) and Richard Kulavik (Frisco, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power controller may monitor a power required by each of a plurality of power loads coupled to a power distribution bus. The power loads can include a plurality of devices for oil and gas exploration or production. The devices can include a plurality of drilling rigs or equipment associated with one or more of the drilling rigs. The power controller may monitor the power supplied by each of a...