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Patent US7647207 - Method and system for tracking and reporting emissions - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsThe present invention relates to methods and systems of tracking enterprise gas emissions such as greenhouse gas emissions. The systems and methods relate to collecting or entering data relating to one or more emissions source of an enterprise or an enterprise location, calculating emissions totals,...http://www.google.com/patents/US7647207?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7647207 - Method and system for tracking and reporting emissionsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7647207 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/233,897Publication dateJan 12, 2010Filing dateSep 19, 2008Priority dateDec 9, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2679329A1, EP2135148A2, EP2135148A4, US7440871, US7853436, US7930144, US20070260405, US20090018884, US20100070404, US20100070423, US20100138190, WO2008109687A2, WO2008109687A3, WO2008109687A9Publication number12233897, 233897, US 7647207 B2, US 7647207B2, US-B2-7647207, US7647207 B2, US7647207B2InventorsRobert S. McConnell, Paul Hepperla, Daniel T. JohnsonOriginal AssigneeVerisae, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (98), Non-Patent Citations (78), Referenced by (10), Classifications (17), Legal Events (7) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and system for tracking and reporting emissionsUS 7647207 B2Abstract The present invention relates to methods and systems of tracking enterprise gas emissions such as greenhouse gas emissions. The systems and methods relate to collecting or entering data relating to one or more emissions source of an enterprise or an enterprise location, calculating emissions totals, and, according to certain embodiments, generating emissions reports.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/744,713 filed on May 4, 2007, which claims priority to U.S. Patent Application No. 60/893,261, filed Mar. 6, 2007, entitled �Emissions Tracking and Reporting,� and further is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/423,860, filed Jun. 13, 2006, entitled �Enterprise Energy Management System,� which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/768,957, filed Jan. 30, 2004, entitled �Enterprise Energy Management System,� which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,062,389 on Jun. 13, 2006, which claims priority to U.S. Patent Application No. 60/444,091, filed Jan. 31, 2003, entitled �Enterprise Energy Management,� all of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/744,713, filed May 4, 2007, is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/429,619, filed May 5, 2003, entitled �Refrigerant Loss Tracking and Repair,� which claims priority to U.S. Patent Application No. 60/432,120, filed Dec. 9, 2002, entitled �Refrigerant Loss Tracking and Repair,� both of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
Metric Tons of CO2 e=Metric Tons of Non-CO2 e GHG�GWP. The 1996 and 2001 GWP numbers are set forth in Table 1, which was published in the California Climate Action Registry General Reporting Protocol, discussed and incorporated above.
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