Patents
US 12689941 B2: Targeted parent selection for battery-powered devices
- Granted
- 2026-07-21
- Filed
- 2023-08-29 application 18457766
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Targeted parent selection for nodes within a network include, filtering, by a node in a mesh network using one or more first network optimization criteria, a set of potential parent nodes to generate a subset of potential parent nodes; selecting, by the node using one or more second network optimization criteria, a target parent node from the subset of potential parent nodes; and transmitting, by the node, a connection request to the target parent node.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-21 (ipgb20260721.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 2026-07-21 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imad Jamil | Beynes, FR | 30 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-21 | |
| Keith Wayne Barnes | Waseca, MN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-21 | ||
| Fabrice Monier | Bry sur Marne, FR | 54 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-21 | |
| Thomas F. Uhling | Spokane Valley, WA | 48 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-21 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04W | Wireless communication networks | H04W28/06 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-21 |
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 |
| 2023-08-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JAMIL, IMAD signed 2021-05-12 BARNES, KEITH WAYNE signed 2021-05-11 MONIER, FABRICE signed 2021-05-12 UHLING, THOMAS F. signed 2021-05-11 | ITRON, INC. LIBERTY LAKE, WA | 64740/270 | PASDL, file of 2026-08-13 |
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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