Patents by Inventor Sangram Patil
Sangram Patil 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).
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Patent number: 11849508Abstract: Example embodiments described herein relate to enhancing vehicle connectivity using a modular telematics control unit (TCU) that includes antennas, radios, and other components positioned internally within a housing configured to couple to a vehicle. The TCU may include a first cellular radio configured to establish a wireless connection with a first cellular network using a first cellular transmission antenna and a first cellular reception antenna and a second cellular radio configured to establish a wireless connection with a second cellular network using a second cellular transmission antenna and a second cellular reception antenna. The TCU also includes a Wi-Fi radio coupled to a set of antennas and configured to provide a Wi-Fi network for passenger devices located inside the vehicle when the housing is coupled to the vehicle and one or more Bluetooth low energy (BLE) radios coupled to an antenna.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Dieter Statezni, Sangram Patil, Sharon Wang
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Patent number: 11848487Abstract: Example embodiments described herein relate to a modular telematics control unit (TCU) with directional Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and techniques for using the modular TCU with directional BLE. A modular TCU may include a housing configured to couple to a vehicle and a set of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radios. Each BLE radio is coupled to a corresponding BLE antenna configured for omnidirectional operation. The set of BLE radios and BLE antennas are located within the housing. The modular TCU also includes a heat sink located within the housing and positioned proximate the BLE antennas such that the heat sink limits operation for each BLE antenna to a particular direction extending away from the housing. In some instances, a vehicle computing system may use BLE to detect a device and perform operations based on the location of the device relative to the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Dieter Statezni, Sangram Patil, Sharon Wang
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Publication number: 20220392789Abstract: An electronic device processing system includes a factory interface (FI), substrate carrier(s), a humidity sensor, an oxygen sensor, and an environmental control system coupled to the FI. A processor of the environmental control system is to cause inert gas to be provided to an FI chamber and inert gas exhausted from the FI chamber to be circulated back into the FI chamber. The processor is also to identify conditions to be satisfied before opening a door of the substrate carriers. The processor is to control the humidity level based on detection by the humidity sensor or the oxygen level based on detection by the oxygen sensor. If the one or more conditions are satisfied, the processor is to open the carrier door to enable passing of substrates between the FI chamber and the substrate carriers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Sushant S. Koshti, Dean C. Hruzek, Ayan Majumdar, John C. Menk, Helder T. Lee, Sangram Patil, Sanjay Rajaram, Douglas Baumgarten, Nir Merry
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Patent number: 11450539Abstract: Electronic device processing systems including environmental control of the factory interface are described. One electronic device processing system has a factory interface having a factory interface chamber, a load lock apparatus coupled to the factory interface, one or more substrate carriers coupled to the factory interface, and an environmental control system coupled to the factory interface and operational to monitor or control one of: relative humidity, temperature, an amount of oxygen, or an amount of inert gas within the factory interface chamber. In another aspect, purge of a carrier purge chamber within the factory interface chamber is provided. Methods for processing substrates are described, as are numerous other aspects.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Sushant S. Koshti, Dean C. Hruzek, Ayan Majumdar, John C. Menk, Helder T. Lee, Sangram Patil, Sanjay Rajaram, Douglas B. Baumgarten, Nir Merry
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Publication number: 20220278436Abstract: Example embodiments described herein relate to a modular telematics control unit (TCU) with directional Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and techniques for using the modular TCU with directional BLE. A modular TCU may include a housing configured to couple to a vehicle and a set of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radios. Each BLE radio is coupled to a corresponding BLE antenna configured for omnidirectional operation. The set of BLE radios and BLE antennas are located within the housing. The modular TCU also includes a heat sink located within the housing and positioned proximate the BLE antennas such that the heat sink limits operation for each BLE antenna to a particular direction extending away from the housing. In some instances, a vehicle computing system may use BLE to detect a device and perform operations based on the location of the device relative to the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Inventors: Dieter Statezni, Sangram Patil, Sharon Wang
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Patent number: 11395370Abstract: Example embodiments described herein relate to enhancing vehicle connectivity using a modular telematics control unit (TCU) that includes antennas, radios, and other components positioned internally within a housing configured to couple to a vehicle. The TCU may include a first cellular radio configured to establish a wireless connection with a first cellular network using a first cellular transmission antenna and a first cellular reception antenna and a second cellular radio configured to establish a wireless connection with a second cellular network using a second cellular transmission antenna and a second cellular reception antenna. The TCU also includes a Wi-Fi radio coupled to a set of antennas and configured to provide a Wi-Fi network for passenger devices located inside the vehicle when the housing is coupled to the vehicle and one or more Bluetooth low energy (BLE) radios coupled to an antenna.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Dieter Statezni, Sangram Patil, Sharon Wang
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Publication number: 20220185140Abstract: Example embodiments described herein involve a system including a high throughput signal transmitter adjacent to a charging port of an autonomous vehicle configured to transmit information to a high throughput signal receiver. The high throughput signal receiver may be positioned on an electrical charging apparatus. Further, the high throughput signal transmitter and the high throughput signal receiver may be in point to point communication. Finally, the high throughput signal transmitter and the high throughput signal receiver may be separated by a distance up to and including 1.5 meters.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Dieter Statezni, Sangram Patil
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Patent number: 11349187Abstract: Example embodiments described herein relate to a modular telematics control unit (TCU) with directional Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and techniques for using the modular TCU with directional BLE. A modular TCU may include a housing configured to couple to a vehicle and a set of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radios. Each BLE radio is coupled to a corresponding BLE antenna configured for omnidirectional operation. The set of BLE radios and BLE antennas are located within the housing. The modular TCU also includes a heat sink located within the housing and positioned proximate the BLE antennas such that the heat sink limits operation for each BLE antenna to a particular direction extending away from the housing. In some instances, a vehicle computing system may use BLE to detect a device and perform operations based on the location of the device relative to the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Dieter Statezni, Sangram Patil, Sharon Wang
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Patent number: 11282724Abstract: A factory interface for an electronic device processing system includes a factory interface chamber, an inert gas supply conduit, an exhaust conduit and an inert gas recirculation system. The inert gas supply conduit supplies an inert gas into the factory interface chamber. The exhaust conduit exhausts the inert gas from the factory interface chamber. The inert gas recirculation system recirculates the inert gas exhausted from the factory interface chamber back into the factory interface chamber.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Sushant S. Koshti, Dean C. Hruzek, Ayan Majumdar, John C. Menk, Helder T. Lee, Sangram Patil, Sanjay Rajaram, Douglas Baumgarten, Nir Merry
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Publication number: 20190362997Abstract: A factory interface for an electronic device processing system includes a factory interface chamber, an inert gas supply conduit, an exhaust conduit and an inert gas recirculation system. The inert gas supply conduit supplies an inert gas into the factory interface chamber. The exhaust conduit exhausts the inert gas from the factory interface chamber. The inert gas recirculation system recirculates the inert gas exhausted from the factory interface chamber back into the factory interface chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Sushant S. Koshti, Dean C. Hruzek, Ayan Majumdar, John C. Menk, Helder T. Lee, Sangram Patil, Sanjay Rajaram, Douglas Baumgarten, Nir Merry
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Patent number: 10192765Abstract: Electronic device processing systems including environmental control of the factory interface are described. One electronic device processing system has a factory interface having a factory interface chamber, a load lock apparatus coupled to the factory interface, one or more substrate carriers coupled to the factory interface, and an environmental control system coupled to the factory interface and operational to monitor or control one of: relative humidity, temperature, an amount of oxygen, or an amount of inert gas within the factory interface chamber. In another aspect, purge of a carrier purge chamber within the factory interface chamber is provided. Methods for processing substrates are described, as are numerous other aspects.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2014Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Sushant S. Koshti, Dean C. Hruzek, Ayan Majumdar, John C. Menk, Helder T. Lee, Sangram Patil, Sanjay Rajaram, Douglas Baumgarten, Nir Merry
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Publication number: 20180366355Abstract: Electronic device processing systems including environmental control of the factory interface are described. One electronic device processing system has a factory interface having a factory interface chamber, a load lock apparatus coupled to the factory interface, one or more substrate carriers coupled to the factory interface, and an environmental control system coupled to the factory interface and operational to monitor or control one of: relative humidity, temperature, an amount of oxygen, or an amount of inert gas within the factory interface chamber. In another aspect, purge of a carrier purge chamber within the factory interface chamber is provided. Methods for processing substrates are described, as are numerous other aspects.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Sushant S. Koshti, Dean C. Hruzek, Ayan Majumdar, John C. Menk, Helder T. Lee, Sangram Patil, Sanjay Rajaram, Douglas B. Baumgarten, Nir Merry
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Patent number: 10154398Abstract: A method and system for node selection in a multihop wireless sensor network is disclosed. The method includes: determining, at a source node, a leftover energy associated with each neighboring node of the source node and determining a secure value associated with each neighboring node of the source node. A potential candidate set is generated, which includes one or more nodes for which leftover energy is greater than an energy threshold. Thereafter, an actual candidate set is generated from the potential candidate, such that, secure value of each node in the actual candidate set is greater than a secure value threshold. Further, the actual candidate set is sorted based on a priority value determined based on the secure value. Finally, a node with the highest priority value in the actual candidate set is selected for receiving a data packet from the source node.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2016Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Wipro LimitedInventor: Shraddha Sangram Patil
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Publication number: 20180124547Abstract: A method and system for node selection in a multihop wireless sensor network is disclosed. The method includes: determining, at a source node, a leftover energy associated with each neighboring node of the source node and determining a secure value associated with each neighboring node of the source node. A potential candidate set is generated, which includes one or more nodes for which leftover energy is greater than an energy threshold. Thereafter, an actual candidate set is generated from the potential candidate, such that, secure value of each node in the actual candidate set is greater than a secure value threshold. Further, the actual candidate set is sorted based on a priority value determined based on the secure value. Finally, a node with the highest priority value in the actual candidate set is selected for receiving a data packet from the source node.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventor: Shraddha Sangram Patil
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Publication number: 20150045961Abstract: Electronic device processing systems including environmental control of the factory interface are described. One electronic device processing system has a factory interface having a factory interface chamber, a load lock apparatus coupled to the factory interface, one or more substrate carriers coupled to the factory interface, and an environmental control system coupled to the factory interface and operational to monitor or control one of: relative humidity, temperature, an amount of oxygen, or an amount of inert gas within the factory interface chamber. In another aspect, purge of a carrier purge chamber within the factory interface chamber is provided. Methods for processing substrates are described, as are numerous other aspects.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Inventors: Sushant S. Koshti, Dean C. Hruzek, Ayan Majumdar, John C. Menk, Helder T. Lee, Sangram Patil, Sanjay Rajaram, Douglas Baumgarten