Patents by Inventor Robert Alexander Phillips

Robert Alexander Phillips 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).

  • Smart Trailer System
    Publication number: 20260028077
    Abstract: A smart trailer system coupled to a trailer of a vehicle includes a sensor configured to measure a parameter of the trailer, a sensor interface board electrically coupled to the sensor and configured to retrieve the measured parameter, and a master controller communicatively coupled to the sensor interface board via a data bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2025
    Publication date: January 29, 2026
    Inventors: Adam Bean, Timothy Ronald Jackson, Douglas Chambers, Ruben Chicas, Robert Alexander Phillips, Thomas Begin
  • Smart trailer system
    Patent number: 12459587
    Abstract: A smart trailer system coupled to a trailer of a vehicle includes a sensor configured to measure a parameter of the trailer, a sensor interface board electrically coupled to the sensor and configured to retrieve the measured parameter, and a master controller communicatively coupled to the sensor interface board via a data bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: Phillips Connect Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Adam Bean, Timothy Ronald Jackson, Douglas Chambers, Ruben Chicas, Robert Alexander Phillips, Thomas Begin
  • VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20250128555
    Abstract: A gateway device of a trailer includes a processing circuit configured to enable bi-directional communication between electrical devices at the trailer and an electrical system of the tractor; and a housing encompassing the processing circuit and coupled to an underside of the trailer, the housing including a terminal configured to be electrically coupled to an electrical socket at a front side of the trailer via a single cable that passes through a kingpin plate at the underside of the trailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: James Epler, Robert Alexander Phillips, Daniel William Forthoffer, Clifford Creech, Gil Israel Winograd
  • Smart Trailer System
    Publication number: 20240199153
    Abstract: A smart trailer system coupled to a trailer of a vehicle includes a sensor configured to measure a parameter of the trailer, a sensor interface board electrically coupled to the sensor and configured to retrieve the measured parameter, and a master controller communicatively coupled to the sensor interface board via a data bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2024
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Adam Bean, Timothy Ronald Jackson, Douglas Chambers, Ruben Chicas, Robert Alexander Phillips, Thomas Begin
  • Smart trailer system
    Patent number: 11912359
    Abstract: A smart trailer system coupled to a trailer of a vehicle includes a sensor configured to measure a parameter of the trailer, a sensor interface board electrically coupled to the sensor and configured to retrieve the measured parameter, and a master controller communicatively coupled to the sensor interface board via a data bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Phillips Connect Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Adam Bean, Timothy Ronald Jackson, Douglas Chambers, Ruben Chicas, Robert Alexander Phillips, Thomas Begin
  • SMART TRAILER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230041140
    Abstract: A smart trailer system coupled to a trailer of a vehicle includes a sensor configured to measure a parameter of the trailer, a sensor interface board electrically coupled to the sensor and configured to retrieve the measured parameter, and a master controller communicatively coupled to the sensor interface board via a data bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Adam Bean, Timothy Ronald Jackson, Douglas Chambers, Ruben Chicas, Robert Alexander Phillips, Thomas Begin
  • Smart trailer system
    Patent number: 11479312
    Abstract: A smart trailer system coupled to a trailer of a vehicle includes a sensor configured to measure a parameter of the trailer, a sensor interface board electrically coupled to the sensor and configured to retrieve the measured parameter, and a master controller communicatively coupled to the sensor interface board via a data bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Phillips Connect Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Bean, Timothy Ronald Jackson, Douglas Chambers, Ruben Chicas, Robert Alexander Phillips, Thomas Begin
  • SMART TRAILER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210046987
    Abstract: A smart trailer system coupled to a trailer of a vehicle includes a sensor configured to measure a parameter of the trailer, a sensor interface board electrically coupled to the sensor and configured to retrieve the measured parameter, and a master controller communicatively coupled to the sensor interface board via a data bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Adam Bean, Timothy Ronald Jackson, Douglas Chambers, Ruben Chicas, Robert Alexander Phillips, Thomas Begin
  • SMART TRAILER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210046988
    Abstract: A smart trailer system coupled to a trailer of a vehicle includes a sensor configured to measure a parameter of the trailer, a sensor interface board electrically coupled to the sensor and configured to retrieve the measured parameter, and a master controller communicatively coupled to the sensor interface board via a data bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Adam Bean, Timothy Ronald Jackson, Douglas Chambers, Ruben Chicas, Robert Alexander Phillips, Thomas Begin
  • Smart trailer system
    Patent number: 10858053
    Abstract: A smart trailer system coupled to a trailer of a vehicle includes a sensor configured to measure a parameter of the trailer, a sensor interface board electrically coupled to the sensor and configured to retrieve the measured parameter, and a master controller communicatively coupled to the sensor interface board via a data bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Phillips Connect Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Adam Bean, Timothy Ronald Jackson, Douglas Chambers, Ruben Chicas, Robert Alexander Phillips, Thomas Begin
  • SMART LOCKER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190362579
    Abstract: A smart locker system includes a plurality of compartments configured to accommodate different types of packages, a cooling system coupled to one or more of the plurality of compartments, and configured to cool the one or more of the plurality of compartments, and a controller configured to individually control a locked and unlocked state of each of the plurality of compartments, and to control the cooling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: Robert Alexander Phillips
  • SMART TRAILER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190111984
    Abstract: A smart trailer system coupled to a trailer of a vehicle includes a sensor configured to measure a parameter of the trailer, a sensor interface board electrically coupled to the sensor and configured to retrieve the measured parameter, and a master controller communicatively coupled to the sensor interface board via a data bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Adam Bean, Timothy Jackson, Douglas Chambers, Ruben Chicas, Robert Alexander Phillips, Thomas Begin
  • SMART TRAILER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180099712
    Abstract: A smart trailer system coupled to a trailer of a vehicle includes a sensor configured to measure a parameter of the trailer, a sensor interface board electrically coupled to the sensor and configured to retrieve the measured parameter, and a master controller communicatively coupled to the sensor interface board via a data bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Adam Bean, Timothy Ronald Jackson, Douglas Chambers, Ruben Chicas, Robert Alexander Phillips, Thomas Begin