Patents
US 12550041 B2: Network protocol for battery powered devices within a wireless network
- Granted
- 2026-02-10
- Filed
- 2023-04-06 application 18296850
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A network system implements a network protocol for devices and nodes within a wireless network. A first node within a subtree of nodes in the wireless network performs a method including receiving a discovery request from a second node included in the wireless network, determining that an address associated with the second node is not included in a first address list that includes addresses of nodes along a node path between the first node and a root node of the subtree of nodes, and sending, in response to the determining, a response to the discovery request.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-10 (ipgb20260210.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITRON, INC. 476 patents | US company or organization | Liberty Lake, WA | ITRON, INC. Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state ITRON, INC. SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas F. Uhling | Spokane Valley, WA | 48 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-10 | |
| Keith Wayne Barnes | Waseca, MN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-10 | ||
| Howard Neal Brace | Waseca, MN | 12 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-10 | |
| Imad Jamil | Beynes, FR | 30 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-10 | |
| Fabrice Monier | Bry sur Marne, FR | 54 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04W | Wireless communication networks | H04W40/246 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-15 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ITRON, INC. signed 2025-09-12 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION CHARLOTTE, NC | 72870/873 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-04-06 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | UHLING, THOMAS F. signed 2021-04-26 BARNES, KEITH WAYNE signed 2021-04-26 BRACE, HOWARD NEAL signed 2021-04-26 JAMIL, IMAD signed 2021-04-30 MONIER, FABRICE signed 2021-04-28 | ITRON, INC. LIBERTY LAKE, WA | 63250/21 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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