Patents by Inventor Michael John Hart

Michael John Hart 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: 20240324152
    Abstract: We describe a power converter cooling arrangement in which a base has a top plate of a thermally conductive material, and a bottom plate and side walls define a chamber. An inlet and outlet are in fluid communication with the chamber, and the chamber is flooded with a cooling fluid that flows between the inlet and outlet. A PCB of a power converter is mounted to, and thermally coupled with, the top plate, where the PCB receives a plurality of power modules (that are used in the power conversion). The base comprises a plurality of fluid channels for flowing cooling fluid therethrough. Each of the fluid channels is arranged to coincide with a location of one or more components mounted to the PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Simon David Hart, Tim Woolmer, Michael David Pantrey, Rajesh Kudikala, Daniel Rendell, Paul Donald Spendley, Timothy James Leopold Farmer, Adam Robert Neal, Antony John Webster
  • Patent number: 11936722
    Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication. One method, for processing a request received via a first mesh network using resources of a second mesh network, includes receiving, at a first node, a request that was generated by a requesting node of the first mesh network. The method further includes determining at the first node, based on configuration information about the second mesh network that is different from the first mesh network, that a second node of the second mesh network has an available computing resources level to process data related to the request. In accordance with the determining, the method additionally includes instructing the second node of the second mesh network to process the data related to the request to create requested data. And the requested data is provided to the requesting node of the first mesh network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: AERVIVO, INC.
    Inventor: Michael John Hart
  • Publication number: 20230318167
    Abstract: A radio device is provided that includes a housing having a lower surface, the housing including a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC). The radio device includes a plurality of millimeter wave (mmW) radios in electronic communication with the processor via the RFIC, the plurality of mmW radios detachably positioned at different locations on the housing of the radio device, each mmW radio of the plurality of mmW radios configured to establish a mmW connection with one or more nodes in a mesh network. The radio device includes a connection having a fastener positioned on the lower surface of the housing of the radio device. The radio device is removably coupled with a pole via the connection, the pole housing a second radio device including a cellular radio, the second radio device connects with the processor, via a connection to the RFIC included in the housing of the radio device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Stephen John Haynes, Michael John Hart, Kevin Ross
  • Publication number: 20220263893
    Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication. One method, for processing a request received via a first mesh network using resources of a second mesh network, includes receiving, at a first node, a request that was generated by a requesting node of the first mesh network. The method further includes determining at the first node, based on configuration information about the second mesh network that is different from the first mesh network, that a second node of the second mesh network has an available computing resources level to process data related to the request. In accordance with the determining, the method additionally includes instructing the second node of the second mesh network to process the data related to the request to create requested data. And the requested data is provided to the requesting node of the first mesh network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventor: Michael John Hart
  • Patent number: 11146625
    Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication. One method includes receiving, at a first node of a mesh network from a second node, a request for data associated with a security and automation system; determining, at the first node, that a third node associated with a plurality of neighboring nodes within the mesh network has an available computing resources level to process the data based on configuration information of the mesh network; and transmitting, from the first node to the third node, a message instructing the third node to process the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: AERVIVO, INC.
    Inventor: Michael John Hart
  • Patent number: 10868708
    Abstract: In a network including a plurality of network nodes interconnected via a plurality of primary links and a controller in communication with the plurality of network nodes, the controller is configured to provide an event profile to the plurality of network nodes, the event profile indicating routing changes to be implemented in a variety of link loss scenarios. Each of the plurality of nodes is configured to determine that a particular link loss event occurred, determine, based on the event profile, routing changes for the particular link loss event, and implement the determined routing changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Arunkumar Jayaraman, Peter Gelbman, Michael John Hart, Rajkumar Samuel
  • Patent number: 10764946
    Abstract: Techniques are described of forming a mesh network for wireless communication. One method includes broadcasting, from a first node connected to a core network, a beacon signal, receiving a connection establishment request from a second node in response to the broadcasted beacon signal; determining a radio resource availability associated with a plurality of radios of the first node based on the connection establishment request, and establishing a connection with the second node using a radio of the plurality of radios based on the radio resource availability. In some cases, the radio resource availability may include a number of active connections associated with one or more radios of the plurality of radios of the first node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Vivint Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Bjorn Ulf Anders Sihlbom, Michael John Hart, Stephen John Haynes, Jason Hruban, Andreas Wolfgang
  • Patent number: 10674558
    Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication. One method includes establishing, using a wired interface, a first connection with an access point having a dedicated connection with a core network, establishing, using a first radio of a plurality of radios, a first millimeter wave (mmW) connection with a first node of a mmW mesh network, and establishing, using a second radio of the plurality of radios, a second mmW connection with a second node of the mmW mesh network. In some cases, the method may additionally or alternatively, include establishing, using a third radio of the plurality of radios, a cellular connection with the first node or the second node of the mmW mesh network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Vivint Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael John Hart, Kevin Ross, Stephen John Haynes
  • Patent number: 10630348
    Abstract: An apparatus for wireless communication in a millimeter wave (mmW) mesh network is described. The apparatus may include a processor, memory in electronic communication with the processor, a radio component including a plurality of mmW radios in electronic communication with the processor, each mmW radio configured to establish a mmW connection with a node in the mmW mesh network, and a pole mount component coupled with a first section of the radio component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Vivint Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen John Haynes, Michael John Hart, Kevin Ross
  • Patent number: 10530851
    Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication. One method includes receiving, at a first node of a mesh network from a second node, a request for data associated with a security and automation system; determining, at the first node, that a third node associated with a plurality of neighboring nodes within the mesh network has an available computing resources level to process the data based on configuration information of the mesh network; and transmitting, from the first node to the third node, a message instructing the third node to process the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Vivint, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael John Hart
  • Publication number: 20180343685
    Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication. One method includes establishing, using a wired interface, a first connection with an access point having a dedicated connection with a core network, establishing, using a first radio of a plurality of radios, a first millimeter wave (mmW) connection with a first node of a mmW mesh network, and establishing, using a second radio of the plurality of radios, a second mmW connection with a second node of the mmW mesh network. In some cases, the method may additionally or alternatively, include establishing, using a third radio of the plurality of radios, a cellular connection with the first node or the second node of the mmW mesh network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Michael John Hart, Kevin Ross, Stephen John Haynes
  • Publication number: 20180332563
    Abstract: Techniques are described of forming a mesh network for wireless communication. One method includes broadcasting, from a first node connected to a core network, a beacon signal, receiving a connection establishment request from a second node in response to the broadcasted beacon signal; determining a radio resource availability associated with a plurality of radios of the first node based on the connection establishment request, and establishing a connection with the second node using a radio of the plurality of radios based on the radio resource availability. In some cases, the radio resource availability may include a number of active connections associated with one or more radios of the plurality of radios of the first node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Bjorn Ulf Anders Sihlbom, Michael John Hart, Stephen John Haynes, Jason Hruban, Andreas Wolfgang
  • Patent number: 10050838
    Abstract: Systems and methods, including procedures, for managing wireless point-to-multipoint networks supporting dynamic topologies with relaying, multi-hop or wireless bridging. A topology management protocol is embedded in a wireless MAC layer in a multi-hop point-to-multipoint network, enabling self-organizing dynamic topology management by using link level information to make decisions for relaying data. The topology management protocol provides for a first node to establish primary and alternate associations with other nodes based on a hub path cost associated with each of the other nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Michael John Hart, Peter Gelbman
  • Patent number: 10051587
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for maintaining, by a cloud controller, data representing a topology of a network of nodes; receiving, at the cloud controller from the first group of nodes, one or more requests to connect to the network; selecting, by the cloud controller, a first node in the first group of nodes that sent the request; and generating, by the cloud controller, instructions configured to cause the first node to communicate a timestamp of the first node to each neighboring node of the first node and to cause each neighboring node to communicate the timestamp of the first node to each other neighboring nodes of the neighboring node; and sending the instructions to the first node, thereby synchronizing the nodes in the network to the timestamp of the first node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Arunkumar Jayaraman, Rajkumar Samuel, Peter Paul Gelbman, Michael John Hart
  • Patent number: 9648547
    Abstract: Systems and methods, including procedures, for managing wireless point-to-multipoint networks supporting dynamic topologies with relaying, multi-hop or wireless bridging. A topology management protocol is embedded in a wireless MAC layer in a multi-hop point-to-multipoint network, enabling self-organizing dynamic topology management by using link level information to make decisions for relaying data. The topology management protocol provides for a first node to establish primary and alternate associations with other nodes based on a hub path cost associated with each of the other nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Michael John Hart, Peter Gelbman
  • Publication number: 20170126482
    Abstract: In a network including a plurality of network nodes interconnected via a plurality of primary links and a controller in communication with the plurality of network nodes, the controller is configured to provide an event profile to the plurality of network nodes, the event profile indicating routing changes to be implemented in a variety of link loss scenarios. Each of the plurality of nodes is configured to determine that a particular link loss event occurred, determine, based on the event profile, routing changes for the particular link loss event, and implement the determined routing changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Arunkumar Jayaraman, Peter Gelbman, Michael John Hart, Rajkumar Samuel
  • Publication number: 20170013572
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for maintaining, by a cloud controller, data representing a topology of a network of nodes; receiving, at the cloud controller from the first group of nodes, one or more requests to connect to the network; selecting, by the cloud controller, a first node in the first group of nodes that sent the request; and generating, by the cloud controller, instructions configured to cause the first node to communicate a timestamp of the first node to each neighboring node of the first node and to cause each neighboring node to communicate the timestamp of the first node to each other neighboring nodes of the neighboring node; and sending the instructions to the first node, thereby synchronizing the nodes in the network to the timestamp of the first node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Arunkumar Jayaraman, Rajkumar Samuel, Peter Paul Gelbman, Michael John Hart
  • Patent number: 8812043
    Abstract: The present application relates to a wireless communication system and related methods and apparatuses for transmitting a signal from a source apparatus to a destination apparatus, via at least one intermediate apparatus. In particular, the present invention relates to techniques which seek to improve the throughput of data in multi-hop communication systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Michael John Hart
  • Patent number: 8611814
    Abstract: The present application relates to a wireless communication system and related methods and apparatuses for transmitting a signal from a source apparatus to a destination apparatus, via at least one intermediate apparatus. In particular, the present invention relates to techniques which seek to improve the throughput of data in multi-hop communication systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Michael John Hart
  • Patent number: D856962
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: VIVINT, INC.
    Inventors: Michael John Hart, Stephen John Haynes, Kevin Ross, Björn Fjelddahl, Jerry Strandhav