Patents by Inventor Keith D. Mecham

Keith D. Mecham 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: 20250016252
    Abstract: A high-impedance input configured to observe a signal without disrupting the signal, an analog-to-digital converter configured to digitize the signal, and a memory configured to store the digital signal are disclosed herein. Also disclosed is a method of comparing a signal to one or more signal signatures to identify a signaling protocol of the signal and decoding the signal into a stream of values based on the signaling protocol. Some embodiments disclose a method of additionally comparing the stream of values to one or more communication signatures to identify a communication protocol of the stream of values and decoding the stream of values into a message based on the communication protocol. Related devices, systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Keith D. Mecham, Ted R. Tracy, Tanmay S. Bhagwat, Daniel P. Hearn, Devin J. Vollmer