Patents by Inventor Benjamin L. GARDINER

Benjamin L. GARDINER 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).

  • Patent number: 11595821
    Abstract: A device for detecting nefarious communication signals in a vehicle includes a detection support logic, a nefarious logic, a filtering circuit, and a microcontroller. The device receives a measurement signal from the detection support logic. The device determines a characteristic of an alternating current (AC) signal during communication at a first time on a wiring harness of the vehicle based on the measurement signal. The device determines the characteristic of the AC signal at a second time based on the measurement signal. The device determines that the characteristic measured during the first time differs from the characteristic measured during the second time. The device transmits a blocking signal to the nefarious logic to filter a frequency band of a communication conductor of the wiring harness in response to the determination that the characteristic measured during the first time differs from the characteristic measured during the second time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
    Inventors: Thomas J. Hayes, Benjamin L. Gardiner
  • Publication number: 20220272540
    Abstract: A device for detecting nefarious communication signals in a vehicle includes a detection support logic, a nefarious logic, a filtering circuit, and a microcontroller. The device receives a measurement signal from the detection support logic. The device determines a characteristic of an alternating current (AC) signal during communication at a first time on a wiring harness of the vehicle based on the measurement signal. The device determines the characteristic of the AC signal at a second time based on the measurement signal. The device determines that the characteristic measured during the first time differs from the characteristic measured during the second time. The device transmits a blocking signal to the nefarious logic to filter a frequency band of a communication conductor of the wiring harness in response to the determination that the characteristic measured during the first time differs from the characteristic measured during the second time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas J. HAYES, Benjamin L. GARDINER