Patents by Inventor Adam Slade
Adam Slade has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240359515Abstract: A cable system for a truck trailer for reducing the number and/or size of wiring in a commercial trailer cable system from seven to four, three, or two, while also facilitating bidirectional communication with all connected electronic devices in the trailer. The cable system has a ground cable, a power cable, and zero, one or two additional communication cables that may carry analog and/or digital communications between the control circuit and components of the trailer such as turn signal lamps, brake lamps, backup cameras, environmental sensors, and the like. A transformer for increasing the voltage on the power cable is disclosed, allowing the power and ground cables to be smaller without reducing power delivered to the trailer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: GROTE INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: ADAM SLADE, SANKALP PAMPATTIWAR, CESAR PEREZ-BOLIVAR
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Patent number: 11993114Abstract: A cable system for a truck trailer for reducing the number and/or size of wiring in a commercial trailer cable system from seven to four, three, or two, while also facilitating bidirectional communication with all connected electronic devices in the trailer. The cable system has a ground cable, a power cable, and zero, one or two additional communication cables that may carry analog and/or digital communications between the control circuit and components of the trailer such as turn signal lamps, brake lamps, backup cameras, environmental sensors, and the like. A transformer for increasing the voltage on the power cable is disclosed, allowing the power and ground cables to be smaller without reducing power delivered to the trailer.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Grote Industries, Inc.Inventors: Adam Slade, Sankalp Pampattiwar, Cesar Perez-Bolivar
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Publication number: 20240123780Abstract: A cable system for a truck trailer with connectors having a main power connection, a ground connection, and one, two, or more communication cable connections. Connectors include at least a power and ground connection for electrically connecting an individual trailer to the cable system. A master control circuit may be included in the trailer nosebox, and the master control circuit configured to send commands to slave control circuits mounted within the connectors. The slave control circuits in the connectors are configured to receive a control command sent by the master control circuit that may include an address, mode identifiers, or other indications of which connectors in the cable system should take action, and what actions should be taken.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Grote Industries, Inc.Inventors: Sankalp Pampattiwar, Yogesh Kubal, Cesar Perez-Bolivar, Adam Slade
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Patent number: 11865884Abstract: A cable system for a truck trailer with connectors having a main power connection, a ground connection, and one, two, or more communication cable connections. Connectors include at least a power and ground connection for electrically connecting an individual trailer to the cable system. A master control circuit may be included in the trailer nosebox, and the master control circuit configured to send commands to slave control circuits mounted within the connectors. The slave control circuits in the connectors are configured to receive a control command sent by the master control circuit that may include an address, mode identifiers, or other indications of which connectors in the cable system should take action, and what actions should be taken.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Grote Industries, Inc.Inventors: Sankalp Pampattiwar, Yogesh Kubal, Cesar Perez-Bolivar, Adam Slade
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Publication number: 20230406054Abstract: A cable system for a truck trailer for reducing the number and/or size of wiring in a commercial trailer cable system from seven to four, three, or two, while also facilitating bidirectional communication with all connected electronic devices in the trailer. The cable system has a ground cable, a power cable, and zero, one or two additional communication cables that may carry analog and/or digital communications between the control circuit and components of the trailer such as turn signal lamps, brake lamps, backup cameras, environmental sensors, and the like. A transformer for increasing the voltage on the power cable is disclosed, allowing the power and ground cables to be smaller without reducing power delivered to the trailer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: Grote Industries, Inc.Inventors: Adam Slade, Sankalp Pampattiwar, Cesar Perez-Bolivar
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Patent number: 11697314Abstract: A cable system for a truck trailer for reducing the number and/or size of wiring in a commercial trailer cable system from seven to four, three, or two, while also facilitating bidirectional communication with all connected electronic devices in the trailer. The cable system has a ground cable, a power cable, and zero, one or two additional communication cables that may carry analog and/or digital communications between the control circuit and components of the trailer such as turn signal lamps, brake lamps, backup cameras, environmental sensors, and the like. A transformer for increasing the voltage on the power cable is disclosed, allowing the power and ground cables to be smaller without reducing power delivered to the trailer.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Grote Industries, Inc.Inventors: Adam Slade, Sankalp Pampattiwar, Cesar Perez-Bolivar
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Publication number: 20230182518Abstract: A cable system for a truck trailer with connectors having a main power connection, a ground connection, and one, two, or more communication cable connections. Connectors include at least a power and ground connection for electrically connecting an individual trailer to the cable system. A master control circuit may be included in the trailer nosebox, and the master control circuit configured to send commands to slave control circuits mounted within the connectors. The slave control circuits in the connectors are configured to receive a control command sent by the master control circuit that may include an address, mode identifiers, or other indications of which connectors in the cable system should take action, and what actions should be taken.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: Grote Industries, Inc.Inventors: Sankalp Pampattiwar, Yogesh Kubal, Cesar Perez-Bolivar, Adam Slade
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Publication number: 20230102039Abstract: A communication system that utilizes a light strip to carry data using the power and ground connections of the light strip. When used in the context of a truck and trailer, the system may include a sensor node configured to obtain status information about trailer components, and a data hub for collecting the information. The data about the trailer components may be transferred from the sensor node to the data hub using the power and/or ground connections of the light strip. The sensor node may communicate using the light strip by changing the current level of the light strip power connection, and these changes in the current level may be used by the data hub as a signal by which the data may be received.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: Grote Industries, Inc.Inventors: Adam Slade, Sankalp Pampattiwar, Cesar Perez-Bolivar
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Patent number: 11518205Abstract: A cable system for a truck trailer with connectors having a main power connection, a ground connection, and one, two, or more communication cable connections. Connectors include at least a power and ground connection for electrically connecting an individual trailer to the cable system. A master control circuit may be included in the trailer nosebox, and the master control circuit configured to send commands to slave control circuits mounted within the connectors. The slave control circuits in the connectors are configured to receive a control command sent by the master control circuit that may include an address, mode identifiers, or other indications of which connectors in the cable system should take action, and what actions should be taken.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Grote Industries, Inc.Inventors: Sankalp Pampattiwar, Yogesh Kubal, Cesar Perez-Bolivar, Adam Slade
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Patent number: 11220146Abstract: A nose box insert for a truck trailer nose box. The insert may include a baseplate and multiple electrical terminals for connecting a receptacle, such as a standard J-560 nose box receptacle, to wiring in a truck trailer. A control circuit may be included to control and detect and/or report outages of multiple trailer components including, but not limited to, LED lamps, trailer braking systems, environmental sensors, or other components. A communication circuit may be included in the control circuit and may be configured to establish at least one communication link with a remote device to allow the nose box insert to wirelessly report information to a remote device indicating operational aspects such as the location of the trailer, the status of the individual trailer components, or other relevant information.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Grote Industries, Inc.Inventors: Adam Slade, Kevin Cornelius
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Publication number: 20210354521Abstract: A cable system for a truck trailer for reducing the number and/or size of wiring in a commercial trailer cable system from seven to four, three, or two, while also facilitating bidirectional communication with all connected electronic devices in the trailer. The cable system has a ground cable, a power cable, and zero, one or two additional communication cables that may carry analog and/or digital communications between the control circuit and components of the trailer such as turn signal lamps, brake lamps, backup cameras, environmental sensors, and the like. A transformer for increasing the voltage on the power cable is disclosed, allowing the power and ground cables to be smaller without reducing power delivered to the trailer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: Grote Industries, Inc.Inventors: Adam Slade, Sankalp Pampattiwar, Cesar Perez-Bolivar
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Patent number: 10926594Abstract: A cable system for a truck trailer for reducing the number and/or size of wiring in a commercial trailer cable system from seven to four, three, or two, while also facilitating bidirectional communication with all connected electronic devices in the trailer. The cable system has a ground cable, a power cable, and zero, one or two additional communication cables that may carry analog and/or digital communications between the control circuit and components of the trailer such as turn signal lamps, brake lamps, backup cameras, environmental sensors, and the like. A transformer for increasing the voltage on the power cable is disclosed, allowing the power and ground cables to be smaller without reducing power delivered to the trailer.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Grote Industries, Inc.Inventors: Adam Slade, Sankalp Pampattiwar, Cesar Perez-Bolivar
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Patent number: 10863594Abstract: A lighting device, comprising: a circuit board; a receiver coil trace located on the circuit board and configured to receive transmitted power from a transmitting coil trace; a light-emitter located on the circuit board, configured to receive power from the receiver coil trace; and receiver electronics located on the circuit board, configured to receive power from the receiver coil trace and control operation of the light emitter.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Grote Industries, LLCInventors: Cesar Perez-Bolivar, Andrew Worley, Adam Slade, Peter Thompson, Paul Miller, Sankalp Pampattiwar
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Publication number: 20200361262Abstract: A nose box insert for a truck trailer nose box. The insert may include a baseplate and multiple electrical terminals for connecting a receptacle, such as a standard J-560 nose box receptacle, to wiring in a truck trailer. A control circuit may be included to control and detect and/or report outages of multiple trailer components including, but not limited to, LED lamps, trailer braking systems, environmental sensors, or other components. A communication circuit may be included in the control circuit and may be configured to establish at least one communication link with a remote device to allow the nose box insert to wirelessly report information to a remote device indicating operational aspects such as the location of the trailer, the status of the individual trailer components, or other relevant information.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: Grote Industries, Inc.Inventors: Adam Slade, Kevin Cornelius
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Publication number: 20200338941Abstract: A cable system for a truck trailer for reducing the number and/or size of wiring in a commercial trailer cable system from seven to four, three, or two, while also facilitating bidirectional communication with all connected electronic devices in the trailer. The cable system has a ground cable, a power cable, and zero, one or two additional communication cables that may carry analog and/or digital communications between the control circuit and components of the trailer such as turn signal lamps, brake lamps, backup cameras, environmental sensors, and the like. A transformer for increasing the voltage on the power cable is disclosed, allowing the power and ground cables to be smaller without reducing power delivered to the trailer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2019Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: Grote Industries, Inc.Inventors: Adam Slade, Sankalp Pampattiwar, Cesar Perez-Bolivar
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Patent number: 10688839Abstract: A nose box insert for a truck trailer nose box. The insert may include a baseplate and multiple electrical terminals for connecting a receptacle, such as a standard J-560 nose box receptacle, to wiring in a truck trailer. A control circuit may be included to control and detect and/or report outages of multiple trailer components including, but not limited to, LED lamps, trailer braking systems, environmental sensors, or other components. A communication circuit may be included in the control circuit and may be configured to establish at least one communication link with a remote device to allow the nose box insert to wirelessly report information to a remote device indicating operational aspects such as the location of the trailer, to the status of the individual trailer components, or other relevant information.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Grote Industries, Inc.Inventors: Adam Slade, Kevin Cornelius
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Publication number: 20200171900Abstract: A cable system for a truck trailer with connectors having a main power connection, a ground connection, and one, two, or more communication cable connections. Connectors include at least a power and ground connection for electrically connecting an individual trailer to the cable system. A master control circuit may be included in the trailer nosebox, and the master control circuit configured to send commands to slave control circuits mounted within the connectors. The slave control circuits in the connectors are configured to receive a control command sent by the master control circuit that may include an address, mode identifiers, or other indications of which connectors in the cable system should take action, and what actions should be taken.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: Grote Industries, Inc.Inventors: Sankalp Pampattiwar, Yogesh Kubal, Cesar Perez-Bolivar, Adam Slade
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Patent number: 10458627Abstract: A thin film sheet that includes a substrate, a first electrical connector, a second electrical connector, and one or more light sources and sensors electrically connected to the first and second electrical connectors within the thin film sheet. The first and second electrical connectors attach to the substrate and transmit power and/or information to and from the light sources and sensors, and the second electrical connector extends parallel to the first electrical connector.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Grote Industries, LLCInventors: Cesar Perez-Bolivar, Michael R. Henderson, Adam Slade, Jiabiao Ruan, Charles D. Polley
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Publication number: 20180100640Abstract: A thin film sheet that includes a substrate, a first electrical connector, a second electrical connector, and one or more light sources and sensors electrically connected to the first and second electrical connectors within the thin film sheet. The first and second electrical connectors attach to the substrate and transmit power and/or information to and from the light sources and sensors, and the second electrical connector extends parallel to the first electrical connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventors: Cesar PEREZ-BOLIVAR, Michael R. Henderson, Adam SLADE, Jiabiao RUAN, Charles D. POLLEY
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Publication number: 20180020513Abstract: A lighting device, comprising: a circuit board; a receiver coil trace located on the circuit board and configured to receive transmitted power from a transmitting coil trace; a light-emitter located on the circuit board, configured to receive power from the receiver coil trace; and receiver electronics located on the circuit board, configured to receive power from the receiver coil trace and control operation of the light emitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: Cesar Perez-Bolivar, Andrew Worley, Adam Slade, Peter Thompson, Paul Miller, Sankalp Pampattiwar