ABOUT US

T. David Petite

SIPCO LLC was formed by renowned inventor, and successful entrepreneur David Petite. Mr. Petite is a passionate and highly recognized inventor in the energy and communications industries, with over 30 issued U.S. patents to his name dating from the early to mid 1990s. A list of some of his patented inventions can be found at patentgenius.com.

T. David Petite, the founder of SIPCO, LLC and INTUSIQ, is a highly recognized inventor in the worldwide energy and communications community. Mr. Petite has over 30 U.S. issued patents to his name beginning in the early 1990s and has harnessed his talents as an inventor and entrepreneur into several highly successful business ventures.

Mr. Petite began his career in wireless enabled devices when he created a personalized security system in which a portable transmitter could be carried and activated by an individual in need of assistance by transmitting data specifically relating to that person. Mr. Petite’s subsequent work in wireless networking, remote control and activation and monitoring of wireless enabled devices developed into a myriad of applications, and his technology has been applied to a variety of sectors including the health care, financial institution, security and utility industries.

Mr. Petite founded StatSignal Systems, Inc. in the early 1990s, which patented and introduced wireless mesh technology to the utility and health care industries. Today, Mr. Petite is recognized as one of the first key inventors of wireless ad hoc networks, otherwise known as Wireless Mesh Technology. The technology he created is being used throughout the industry, including the development of the widely adopted Smart Meter.

Recently recognized by the Georgia State Senate for “his innovations in wireless technology and his incredible career in engineering and invention,” Mr. Petite remains active in his contributions to the industry.

Mr. Petite is an Atlanta native and son of a Chippewa Chief from the Wisconsin tribe. He continues to extol and embrace his treasured family heritage and is the founder of the Native American Intellectual Property Enterprise Council, a  non-profit organization that provides direct support and education to and for Native American inventors, Tribes and Native Owned Businesses. Mr. Petite was also recently selected to serve on the Professional Awards Selection Committee of the American Indian Science Engineering Society. Both SIPCO, LLC and INTUSIQ are privately held, certified Native American Owned Businesses.

Mr. Petite currently resides in Atlanta with his wife, the former Candida Stevens, of Gloucestershire, England.

Candida Petite

Mrs. Candida Petite is the COO of SIPCO LLC. She started the company with her husband Mr. T. David Petite in 2003.

Mrs. Petite's career has been focused around the energy industry and technology licensing. In 1987 she graduated from Warwick University in the UK as an electrical engineer. She then joined South Western Electricity, where she took on the role of project manager developing renewable generation power plants, including wind and wood projects. She developed and ran 2 new businesses for South Western Electricity, one in peak load management and the other the first green commercial electricity trading program.

In 1996 Southern Company acquired South Western Electricity and she was transferred to Atlanta to provide knowledge transfer on the UK deregulated markets. There she led the development plans for a major retail play in the deregulated markets.

In 2000 she led a private placement group that acquired GoodCents from Southern Company. GoodCents was the largest national energy efficiency licensing company for 200+ utilities nationwide at its peak.

After selling GoodCents, she joined T. David Petite at StatSignal Systems as the Business Development manager and COO. In late 2003, they created SIPCO, a patent and technology licensing and development company further deploying the wireless networking technology developed by Mr. Petite at StatSignal Systems.  Subsequently, they developed a very successful licensing and consulting company with approximately 30 licensees in Smart Grid, Home Automation and Entertainment, Home Appliances, Soil Monitoring, Industrial Controls and Building Automation. Under their Essential Wireless MeshTM brand the company provides its patent licenses, technology support and business development services to its customers.

For more information about our portfolio of products, licensing, contracts and partnerships, please contact Candida directly >>