Patents by Inventor Bradley Evans

Bradley Evans 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: 12643350
    Abstract: A method can include, wirelessly receiving tire information at a tire sensor device; acquiring sensor data with at least the tire sensor device; storing at least the tire information and sensor data in a tire profile data structure; periodically transmitting the tire profile data structure from the tire sensor device according to at least one wireless standard; and in response to changes in a state of the tire, updating the tire profile data structure; wherein the tire information identifies the tire. Corresponding devices and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.
    Inventors: Bradley Evans, Nicholas Stopher
  • Patent number: 12636917
    Abstract: A method can include wirelessly receiving sensor data from at least one vehicle system. By operation of vehicle processing circuits, a vehicle hazard event can be detected using at least the sensor data. In response to detecting the vehicle hazard event, event data for identifying the vehicle hazard event can be generated, time data for the detected vehicle hazard event can be determined, and geographic location data for the detected vehicle hazard event can be determined. By operation of vehicle wireless circuits, an event report can be wirelessly transmitted that includes event data and the geographic location data. Corresponding devices and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.
    Inventors: Bradley Evans, Nicholas Stopher
  • Publication number: 20250206080
    Abstract: A method can include wirelessly receiving and storing tire information in memory circuits. By operation of processing circuits, an initial tire firmness value can be determined for one or more tires using the stored tire information. By operation of communication circuits, an initial tire firmness value can be transmitted. Mode information can be received and stored in memory circuits. In response to mode information, processing circuits can determine a revised tire firmness value for one or more tires using at least the mode information. By operation of communication circuits, revised tire firmness values can be wirelessly transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley EVANS, Nicholas STOPHER
  • Publication number: 20250206079
    Abstract: A method can include, wirelessly receiving tire information at a tire sensor device; acquiring sensor data with at least the tire sensor device; storing at least the tire information and sensor data in a tire profile data structure; periodically transmitting the tire profile data structure from the tire sensor device according to at least one wireless standard; and in response to changes in a state of the tire, updating the tire profile data structure; wherein the tire information identifies the tire. Corresponding devices and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley EVANS, Nicholas Stopher
  • Patent number: 12311705
    Abstract: A method can include generating analog signals from at least one pressure sensor mounted within a tire; by operation of analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) circuits of the pressure sensor, converting the analog signals into initial tire data; transmitting the initial tire data from the pressure sensor according to a first wireless communication protocol; receiving the initial tire data at a first intermediate device according to the first wireless standard, the intermediate device being disposed outside of the tire; and storing the initial tire data in the first intermediate device. By operation of the first intermediate device, relayed tire data configured for reception by a central tire monitoring system can be transmitted. The relayed tire data can correspond to the initial tire data. Corresponding devices and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Stopher, Bradley Evans
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20250108670
    Abstract: A method can include wirelessly receiving sensor data from at least one vehicle system. By operation of vehicle processing circuits, a vehicle hazard event can be detected using at least the sensor data. In response to detecting the vehicle hazard event, event data for identifying the vehicle hazard event can be generated, time data for the detected vehicle hazard event can be determined, and geographic location data for the detected vehicle hazard event can be determined. By operation of vehicle wireless circuits, an event report can be wirelessly transmitted that includes event data and the geographic location data. 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
  • Publication number: 20250111778
    Abstract: A method can include by operation of wireless circuits of a vehicle, wirelessly receiving event data, including an event location; by operation of processing circuits of the vehicle, determining when the vehicle is within a predetermined proximity of the event location; in response to the vehicle being within proximity of the event location, automatically adjusting at least one system of the vehicle according to at least the event data. In response to the vehicle moving beyond the event location, the at least one system can be returned to a previous state or readjusted. Corresponding devices and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Bradley EVANS, Nicholas Stopher
  • Patent number: 12256172
    Abstract: A vehicle can be configured to include a body having a body bottom conjoined with a body sidewall and a body top forming a body cavity. The body top includes a body top opening and the body sidewall includes a body sidewall opening. The vehicle can include a payload housing having a payload bottom conjoined with a payload housing sidewall and a payload housing top forming a payload housing cavity, wherein the payload housing cavity is configured to hold at least one operating module for the vehicle. The vehicle can include at least one arm. The vehicle can include at least one interlocking arrangement of the body top opening or body side wall configured to removably secure the payload housing and the at least one arm to the body. Each of the body, the payload housing, and the at least one arm can be structured with additive manufactured material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC.
    Inventors: Jason Sebastian, Robyn Kincade, Catherine Henderson, Bradley Evans, Jacques Davignon, Ryan Fernandez, Jeff Dowell
  • Patent number: 12004259
    Abstract: A device for a system includes a wireless transceiver, a memory, and a microcontroller. The microcontroller is communicatively coupled to the wireless transceiver and the memory. The microcontroller is configured to receive, via the wireless transceiver, user configuration data in response to a user approaching the system. The microcontroller is configured to store the user configuration data in the memory. The microcontroller is configured to transmit the user configuration data to an interface processor of the system to configure the system based on the user configuration data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley Evans, Nicholas Stopher
  • Publication number: 20240109377
    Abstract: A method can include generating analog signals from at least one pressure sensor mounted within a tire; by operation of analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) circuits of the pressure sensor, converting the analog signals into initial tire data; transmitting the initial tire data from the pressure sensor according to a first wireless communication protocol; receiving the initial tire data at a first intermediate device according to the first wireless standard, the intermediate device being disposed outside of the tire; and storing the initial tire data in the first intermediate device. By operation of the first intermediate device, relayed tire data configured for reception by a central tire monitoring system can be transmitted. The relayed tire data can correspond to the initial tire data. Corresponding devices and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas STOPHER, Bradley EVANS
  • Patent number: 11778593
    Abstract: A method includes tracking a geographical location of a vehicle, accessing channel map data associating a channel condition value for each of a set of wireless channels with each of a set of geographical locations during a plurality of time periods of day, and based on the channel map data, the tracked geographical location of the vehicle, and a time of day associated with the vehicle, selecting one of the set of wireless channels for communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley Evans, Nicholas Stopher
  • Publication number: 20230237130
    Abstract: A method can include receiving user input values via a plurality of inputs of a motor vehicle and determining if each received user input value corresponds to an authenticated user value in a secure memory of the motor vehicle. For each received user input value corresponding to an authenticated user value, a certainty factor corresponding to the authenticated user value can be accessed from a secure memory. A certainty score can be generated from all accessed certainty factors. Each of a plurality of permissions for operating or accessing the motor vehicle can be enabled in response to a comparison between the certainty score and a certainty threshold assigned to each permission. Corresponding devices and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley EVANS, Nicholas STOPHER
  • Publication number: 20230188970
    Abstract: A device for a system includes a wireless transceiver, a memory, and a microcontroller. The microcontroller is communicatively coupled to the wireless transceiver and the memory. The microcontroller is configured to receive via the wireless transceiver, user configuration data in response to a user approaching the system. The microcontroller is configured to store the user configuration data in the memory. The microcontroller is configured to transmit the user configuration data to an interface processor of the system to configure the system based on the user configuration data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley EVANS, Nicholas STOPHER
  • 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: 20230154180
    Abstract: A vehicle can be configured to include a body having a body bottom conjoined with a body sidewall and a body top forming a body cavity. The body top includes a body top opening and the body sidewall includes a body sidewall opening. The vehicle can include a payload housing having a payload bottom conjoined with a payload housing sidewall and a payload housing top forming a payload housing cavity, wherein the payload housing cavity is configured to hold at least one operating module for the vehicle. The vehicle can include at least one arm. The vehicle can include at least one interlocking arrangement of the body top opening or body side wall configured to removably secure the payload housing and the at least one arm to the body. Each of the body, the payload housing, and the at least one arm can be structured with additive manufactured material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Sebastian, Robyn Kincade, Catherine Henderson, Bradley Evans, Jacques Davignon, Ryan Fernandez, Jeff Dowell
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20230055571
    Abstract: A method includes tracking a geographical location of a vehicle, accessing channel map data associating a channel condition value for each of a set of wireless channels with each of a set of geographical locations during a plurality of time periods of day, and based on the channel map data, the tracked geographical location of the vehicle, and a time of day associated with the vehicle, selecting one of the set of wireless channels for communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley EVANS, Nicholas STOPHER
  • Patent number: 11445476
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods track geographical locations of a wireless device and time associated with the wireless device. Embodiments access channel map data including a predicted channel condition value for each of multiple communication channels within each of a plurality of geographical locations during a plurality of time periods of day. Embodiments use the channel map data to select one of the multiple communication channels for communication in a second geographical location, based on a first geographical location of the wireless device and a time of day associated with the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley Evans, Nicholas Stopher
  • Publication number: 20200404623
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods track geographical locations of a wireless device and time associated with the wireless device. Embodiments access channel map data including a predicted channel condition value for each of multiple communication channels within each of a plurality of geographical locations during a plurality of time periods of day. Embodiments use the channel map data to select one of the multiple communication channels for communication in a second geographical location, based on a first geographical location of the wireless device and a time of day associated with the wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley Evans, Nicholas Stopher