Patents Assigned to Nikola Labs
  • Patent number: 11171688
    Abstract: Systems and methods can include a transponder configured to communicate wirelessly with a receiver and sensor module (RSM), wireless communicate with a high-speed network, and radio-frequency (RF) powering of RSM. The high-speed network can include a wired network such as USB or Ethernet, or wireless network such as a WiFi or cellular network. Additionally or alternatively, an antenna module can be configured to transmit radio-frequency (RF) power to a receiver configured to monitor a condition of a machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Nikola Labs
    Inventors: James Dvorsky, Roland Kyle Tallos, Jonathan Eric Turner, Brock Joseph DeLong, Ryan Somogye
  • Patent number: 11159205
    Abstract: Systems and methods can include a transponder configured to communicate wirelessly with a receiver and sensor module (RSM), wireless communicate with a high-speed network, and radio-frequency (RF) powering of RSM. The high-speed network can include a wired network such as USB or Ethernet, or wireless network such as a WiFi or cellular network. Additionally or alternatively, an antenna module can be configured to transmit radio-frequency (RF) power to a receiver configured to monitor a condition of a machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Nikola Labs
    Inventors: James Dvorsky, Roland Kyle Tallos, Jonathan Eric Turner, Brock Joseph DeLong, Ryan Somogye
  • Publication number: 20200326697
    Abstract: A system includes a wireless receiver and sensor module and a transponder. The wireless receiver and sensor module monitors a condition of a machine, and generate data that quantifies a machine condition. The transponder connects with the wireless receiver and sensor module to receive the data from the wireless receiver and sensor module. The transponder determines a sampling frequency for the wireless receiver and sensor module based on the machine condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Nikola Labs
    Inventors: Ryan Somogye, Jonathan Eric Turner, James Dvorsky
  • Publication number: 20200280343
    Abstract: Systems and methods can include a transponder configured to communicate wirelessly with a receiver and sensor module (RSM), wireless communicate with a high-speed network, and radio-frequency (RF) powering of RSM. The high-speed network can include a wired network such as USB or Ethernet, or wireless network such as a WiFi or cellular network. Additionally or alternatively, an antenna module can be configured to transmit radio-frequency (RF) power to a receiver configured to monitor a condition of a machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Nikola Labs
    Inventors: James Dvorsky, Roland Kyle Tallos, Jonathan Eric Turner, Brock Joseph DeLong, Ryan Somogye
  • Publication number: 20200251912
    Abstract: Systems and methods can include a transponder configured to communicate wirelessly with a receiver and sensor module (RSM), wirelessly communicate with a high-speed network, and radio-frequency (RF) powering of RSM. The high-speed network can include a wired network such as USB or Ethernet, or wireless network such as a Wi-Fi or cellular network. Additionally or alternatively, an antenna module can be configured to transmit radio-frequency (RF) power to a receiver configured to monitor a condition of a machine. A harmonic harvesting circuit design for harvesting unrectified AC power contained in the fundamental and harmonic at RF frequencies at the output of conventional rectifying circuits for storage and for powering of the entire RSM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicants: Nikola Labs, Ohio State Innovation Foundation
    Inventors: James Dvorsky, Chi-Chih Chen, Roland Kyle Tallos, Jonathan Eric Turner, Brock Joseph DeLong, Ryan Somogye
  • Patent number: 10707921
    Abstract: Systems and methods can include a transponder configured to communicate wirelessly with a receiver and sensor module (RSM), wireless communicate with a high-speed network, and radio-frequency (RF) powering of RSM. The high-speed network can include a wired network such as USB or Ethernet, or wireless network such as a WiFi or cellular network. Additionally or alternatively, an antenna module can be configured to transmit radio-frequency (RF) power to a receiver configured to monitor a condition of a machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Nikola Labs
    Inventors: James Dvorsky, Roland Kyle Tallos, Jonathan Eric Turner, Brock Joseph DeLong, Ryan Somogye
  • Publication number: 20200204213
    Abstract: Systems and methods can include a transponder configured to communicate wirelessly with a receiver and sensor module (RSM), wireless communicate with a high-speed network, and radio-frequency (RF) powering of RSM. The high-speed network can include a wired network such as USB or Ethernet, or wireless network such as a WiFi or cellular network. Additionally or alternatively, an antenna module can be configured to transmit radio-frequency (RF) power to a receiver configured to monitor a condition of a machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: Nikola Labs
    Inventors: James Dvorsky, Roland Kyle Tallos, Jonathan Eric Turner, Brock Joseph DeLong, Ryan Somogye
  • Patent number: 10663369
    Abstract: Systems and methods is described herein for detecting a water leak. In an example, a method for detecting a water leak can include receiving at a water monitoring system (WMS) one or more radio-frequency (RF) signals, converting the one or more RF signals to a direct-current (DC) voltage, storing the DC voltage at a storage element, configuring the WMS to monitor a water source for water, generating a control valve signal in response to detecting the water, and providing the control valve signal to a shutoff valve to cause the shutoff valve to cut-off the flow of the water to the water source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Nikola Labs LLC
    Inventor: James Dvorsky
  • Publication number: 20190319675
    Abstract: Systems and methods can include a transponder configured to communicate wirelessly with a receiver and sensor module (RSM), wireless communicate with a high-speed network, and radio-frequency (RF) powering of RSM. The high-speed network can include a wired network such as USB or Ethernet, or wireless network such as a WiFi or cellular network. Additionally or alternatively, an antenna module can be configured to transmit radio-frequency (RF) power to a receiver configured to monitor a condition of a machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Nikola Labs
    Inventors: James Dvorsky, Roland Kyle Tallos, Jonathan Eric Turner, Brock Joseph DeLong, Ryan Somogye