Patents by Inventor Alan Merlock

Alan Merlock 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).

  • Publication number: 20250108779
    Abstract: A method can include, by operation of a vehicle system, receiving tire profile data for each of a plurality of tires of the vehicle, calculating a target pressure for at least one tire using at least the tire profile data, establishing a wireless connection with a device separate from the vehicle system, and wirelessly transmitting the target pressure to the other device. Corresponding devices and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley EVANS, Nicholas Stopher, Thomas Lemense, Alan Merlock
  • Patent number: 11678257
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices implement supplemental scanning for establishing network connections in wireless networks. Methods include sending a request to a wireless device, the request including a plurality of scanning parameters, the plurality of scanning parameters identifying a plurality of requested wireless network parameters. Methods also include receiving a reply from the wireless device, the reply including a result of one or more scanning operations performed based on the plurality of scanning parameters. Methods further include selecting, using one or more processors, one or more network connection operations based, at least in part, on the result of the one or more scanning operations, the one or more network connection operations identifying a timing relative to a plurality of wireless projection packets. Methods additionally include performing, using the one or more processors, the one or more network connection operations based, at least in part, on the identified timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Alan Merlock, Greg Gangitano, Kenneth Lap-Yu Ma, Bradley Evans
  • Publication number: 20230061086
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices implement supplemental scanning for establishing network connections in wireless networks. Methods include sending a request to a wireless device, the request including a plurality of scanning parameters, the plurality of scanning parameters identifying a plurality of requested wireless network parameters. Methods also include receiving a reply from the wireless device, the reply including a result of one or more scanning operations performed based on the plurality of scanning parameters. Methods further include selecting, using one or more processors, one or more network connection operations based, at least in part, on the result of the one or more scanning operations, the one or more network connection operations identifying a timing relative to a plurality of wireless projection packets. Methods additionally include performing, using the one or more processors, the one or more network connection operations based, at least in part, on the identified timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Alan Merlock, Greg Gangitano, Kenneth Lap-Yu Ma, Bradley Evans