Patents by Inventor Naim Hilal

Naim Hilal 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 Detecting a Controller Area Network Connection On a Universal Serial Bus Port
    Publication number: 20240267254
    Abstract: A host electronic device that supports both Universal Serial Bus (USB) and Controller Area Network (CAN) connections is provided. The host electronic device drives at least one USB signal line and measures the voltage thereof. When the measured voltage indicates a USB connection from a peripheral device, the host electronic device determines that the peripheral device is a USB device. Otherwise, the host electronic device determines that the peripheral device is a CAN device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Omar Barake, Daniel Bernal Dotu, Naim Hilal, Michael Pirruccio
  • Methods and devices for detecting a controller area network connection on a universal serial bus port
    Patent number: 12057964
    Abstract: A host electronic device that supports both Universal Serial Bus (USB) and Controller Area Network (CAN) connections is provided. The host electronic device drives at least one USB signal line and measures the voltage thereof. When the measured voltage indicates a USB connection from a peripheral device, the host electronic device determines that the peripheral device is a USB device. Otherwise, the host electronic device determines that the peripheral device is a CAN device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventors: Omar Barake, Daniel Bernal Dotu, Naim Hilal, Michael Pirruccio
  • Methods and devices for routing controller area network traffic over a universal serial bus connection
    Patent number: 11817968
    Abstract: A host electronic device that supports both Universal Serial Bus (USB) and Controller Area Network (CAN) connections is provided. When the host electronic device detects connection from a peripheral electronic device that uses the CAN protocol, the host electronic device switches to USB-C alternate mode and routes CAN signals over sideband use signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventors: Omar Barake, Daniel Bernal Dotu, Naim Hilal, Michael Pirruccio