Patents by Inventor Glen Phillip McGillan

Glen Phillip McGillan 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: 11731469
    Abstract: A method performed by an electronic device to monitor one or more wheels of a vehicle. The method includes receiving first accelerometer measurements of a first accelerometer mounted on the vehicle's first wheel when the vehicle is moving during an interval of time, determining based on the first accelerometer measurements a first path followed by the first accelerometer when the vehicle is moving during the interval of time, receiving second accelerometer measurements of a second accelerometer mounted on a vehicle's second wheel when the vehicle is moving during the interval of time, determining, based on the second accelerometer measurements, a second path followed by the second accelerometer when the vehicle is moving during the interval of time, and determining based on a comparison of the first path with the second path that at least one of the vehicle's first wheel and the vehicle's second wheel is misaligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Samsara, Inc.
    Inventor: Glen Phillip McGillan
  • Patent number: 11338627
    Abstract: A method of monitoring one or more wheels of a vehicle is described. The method includes receiving first accelerometer measurements of a first accelerometer mounted on the vehicle's first wheel when the vehicle is moving during an interval of time, determining based on the first accelerometer measurements a first path followed by the first accelerometer when the vehicle is moving during the interval of time, determining based on the first path that the vehicle's first wheel is out of balance with respect to an axle of the vehicle's first wheel, and responsive to determining that the vehicle's first wheel is out of balance, transmitting to a user device a first alert that the vehicle's first wheel is out of balance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Samsara Networks Inc.
    Inventor: Glen Phillip McGillan
  • Publication number: 20180225891
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for connecting a device to an automotive diagnostic port of a vehicle. The method includes the steps of sampling a signal on each pin of a plurality of pins of the automotive diagnostic port to generate a signal map corresponding with the automotive diagnostic port, selecting a configuration from a list of configurations for the automotive diagnostic port based on the signal map, establishing communication with the vehicle via the automotive diagnostic port based on the selected configuration. The method may be performed by a system that includes at least one of a device connected to the automotive diagnostic port of a vehicle, a mobile device, and/or a server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Nicholas Philip Lambourne, Ian Andrew Adam Kozlovich, Glen Phillip McGillan