Loudon Engineering  ·  loudon-engineering.com

Embedded systems engineering.
Expert analysis.

For companies building connected hardware, we bring thirty years of deep technical expertise. For legal teams litigating technology patents, we bring that same depth to court.

Built on evidence.

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For hardware builders

From schematic to silicon, built to last in the field.

IoT products live in harsh conditions, talk over unreliable networks, and run on tight power budgets. Loudon Engineering designs the hardware and firmware to handle all of it — cellular, GNSS, BLE, multi-layer PCB, power management — grounded in thirty years of embedded systems development.

For legal teams

Technical testimony that holds up under cross-examination.

Technology patent litigation requires an expert who understands the hardware at the level the inventors did. We provide independent claim mapping, prior art analysis, source code review, and expert reports — then stand behind them in deposition and at trial.

Services

Three practice areas. One foundation.

01

Expert Witness & Patent Analysis

Independent technical analysis for patent infringement and invalidity proceedings. We map claims to accused products or prior art at the level the technology actually operates — not at a surface reading. Expert reports, declarations, deposition testimony, and trial support.

Patent infringement Claim mapping Prior art Source code review Deposition Trial testimony
02

Electronic Design & IoT Hardware

Custom embedded hardware design from concept to production-ready gerbers. Specializing in connected devices: LTE-M, NB-IoT, GNSS positioning, BLE, multi-layer PCB design, RF layout, antenna integration, and power management for battery-operated field devices.

PCB design STM32 LTE / IoT GNSS BLE Altium Designer Power management
03

Firmware Design

Production-grade embedded firmware for microcontroller-based systems. RTOS integration, hardware abstraction layers, communication protocol implementation, and rigorous test methodology. We write firmware that ships reliably and can be maintained by your team after delivery.

Embedded C FreeRTOS STM32 HAL MQTT / CoAP TDD Spec-first
30+
Years embedded
systems development
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Practice areas:
engineering & legal
Both
Defense & prosecution
in patent matters

About

The hardware tells the truth. We know how to read it.

Loudon Engineering is a specialized practice built on thirty years of work at the intersection of embedded electronics and high-stakes technical analysis. The same discipline that goes into designing a robust IoT product — understanding a system at the level it actually operates — is what makes the difference in a patent dispute or a safety system failure investigation.

That depth comes from having done the work across a broad range of domains, not from reading about it.

Automotive safety systems

  • Firmware development for safety-critical systems
  • Testing and validation to automotive standards
  • Forensic analysis of system failures
  • Expert consulting on safety system failure causation

Electronic design & firmware

  • Automotive and IoT-enabled communications hardware
  • Environmental sensing and gas detection systems
  • Wireless: LTE, BLE, LoRa — PCB design through firmware
  • Multi-layer PCB design, RF layout, power management

Expert witness & legal support

  • Patent infringement analysis — both defense and prosecution
  • Patent validity and prior art analysis
  • Copyright and trademark technical disputes
  • Source code analysis and technical claim mapping

Based in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, with clients in automotive, industrial IoT, and consumer electronics across North America.

Contact

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Address

18530 Mack Avenue, Suite 560
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236

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