Patents by Inventor Stephen David Paul

Stephen David Paul 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).

  • Powerline communication controller for communications between a vehicle and a trailer
    Patent number: 11618291
    Abstract: A communication interface that facilitates communications over powerlines between a trailer and a vehicle. The communication interface includes a housing having first contact and a second contact accessible from an exterior of the housing. The first contact is electrically coupled to the second contact via a powerline that connects an electrical system of the vehicle with an electrical system of the trailer. The communication interface includes a powerline communication controller having a first set of terminals coupled to a first connector and a second set of terminals coupled to the powerline. The powerline communication controller is configured to receive a first signal from a device of the trailer that indicates a condition regarding a defined region of the trailer. The powerline communication controller is configured to generate, based on the first signal, a second signal representative of the condition, and introduce the second signal onto the first power signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Paccar Inc
    Inventors: Christopher S. Balton, Charles Wayne Reinhardt Swart, Stephen David Paul, Tracy Dylan Powell, Wayne M. Winch
  • POWERLINE COMMUNICATION CONTROLLER FOR COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A VEHICLE AND A TRAILER
    Publication number: 20210229510
    Abstract: A communication interface that facilitates communications over powerlines between a trailer and a vehicle. The communication interface includes a housing having first contact and a second contact accessible from an exterior of the housing. The first contact is electrically coupled to the second contact via a powerline that connects an electrical system of the vehicle with an electrical system of the trailer. The communication interface includes a powerline communication controller having a first set of terminals coupled to a first connector and a second set of terminals coupled to the powerline. The powerline communication controller is configured to receive a first signal from a device of the trailer that indicates a condition regarding a defined region of the trailer. The powerline communication controller is configured to generate, based on the first signal, a second signal representative of the condition, and introduce the second signal onto the first power signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher S. Balton, Charles Wayne Reinhardt Swart, Stephen David Paul, Tracy Dylan Powell, Wayne M. Winch