Patents by Inventor Charles Hicks

Charles Hicks 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).

  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING COMMUNICATION FRAMES OVER LORA MESH NETWORKS IN REAL TIME
    Publication number: 20260059031
    Abstract: Devices within a LoRa mesh telecommunications network include a specially programmed microcontroller that is specially configured to wirelessly relay or retransmit communication frames in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2025
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Applicant: Stonewall Defense, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Hicks, Ryan Quinn, Nicholas Campbell, Richard H. Newkirk
  • Water treatment control system
    Patent number: 7319921
    Abstract: A water filter system comprising a control system, communication means, piping, actuators, sensors and valves. The control system utilizes a communication bus for controlling and monitoring water flow through the piping via control of the actuators and valves. The communication bus comprises a two-wire network in a loop configuration coupling the various actuators and valves to the control system. The control system includes a display and programmable control logic for monitoring and controlling the actuators and valves. In one embodiment, the communication bus adheres to a Actuator Sensor-Interface (AS-I) standard. The control system is further coupled to other control systems in a water treatment plant and a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Inventors: Fred R. Underwood, Charles Hicks
  • Water treatment control system
    Publication number: 20030220717
    Abstract: A water filter system comprising a control system, communication means, piping, actuators, sensors and valves. The control system utilizes a communication bus for controlling and monitoring water flow through the piping via control of the actuators and valves. The communication bus comprises a two-wire network in a loop configuration coupling the various actuators and valves to the control system. The control system includes a display and programmable control logic for monitoring and controlling the actuators and valves. In one embodiment, the communication bus adheres to a Actuator Sensor-Interface (AS-I) standard. The control system is further coupled to other control systems in a water treatment plant and a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Fred R. Underwood, Charles Hicks