Patents by Inventor Amin Farbod

Amin Farbod 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).

  • Resource allocation and outage control for renewable energy WLAN infrastructure mesh node
    Patent number: 8483111
    Abstract: A mesh node of an infrastructure wireless local area network ‘WLAN’ is coupled to a battery which is coupled to a device that is able to harness energy from a source of renewable energy. Energy management of the mesh node includes conducting simulations of a system comprising the mesh node, the device, and the battery in its current state of charge, determining an admissible load for the mesh node from the simulations, and withholding communication services by the mesh node for one or more periods of time a cumulative duration of which is related to power consumption of the mesh node when handling the admissible load. The simulations involve meteorological data related to the source of renewable energy in the vicinity of the mesh node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: McMaster University
    Inventors: Terence Douglas Todd, Amin Farbod, Amir Antoun Renne Sayegh
  • Resource Allocation and Outage Control for Renewable Energy WLAN Infrastructure Mesh Node
    Publication number: 20120057514
    Abstract: A mesh node of an infrastructure wireless local area network ‘WLAN’ is coupled to a battery which is coupled to a device that is able to harness energy from a source of renewable energy. Energy management of the mesh node includes conducting simulations of a system comprising the mesh node, the device, and the battery in its current state of charge, determining an admissible load for the mesh node from the simulations, and withholding communication services by the mesh node for one or more periods of time a cumulative duration of which is related to power consumption of the mesh node when handling the admissible load. The simulations involve meteorological data related to the source of renewable energy in the vicinity of the mesh node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Terence Douglas Todd, Amin Farbod, Amir Antoun Renne Sayegh
  • Resource allocation and outage control for renewable energy WLAN infrastructure mesh node
    Patent number: 7944869
    Abstract: A mesh node of an infrastructure wireless local area network ‘WLAN’ is coupled to a battery which is coupled to a device that is able to harness energy from a source of renewable energy. Energy management of the mesh node includes conducting simulations of a system comprising the mesh node, the device, and the battery in its current state of charge, determining an admissible load for the mesh node from the simulations, and withholding communication services by the mesh node for one or more periods of time a cumulative duration of which is related to power consumption of the mesh node when handling the admissible load. The simulations involve meteorological data related to the source of renewable energy in the vicinity of the mesh node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: McMaster University
    Inventors: Terence Douglas Todd, Amin Farbod, Amir Antoun Renne Sayegh
  • Resource allocation and outage control for renewable energy WLAN infrastructure mesh node
    Publication number: 20090154384
    Abstract: A mesh node of an infrastructure wireless local area network ‘WLAN’ is coupled to a battery which is coupled to a device that is able to harness energy from a source of renewable energy. Energy management of the mesh node includes conducting simulations of a system comprising the mesh node, the device, and the battery in its current state of charge, determining an admissible load for the mesh node from the simulations, and withholding communication services by the mesh node for one or more periods of time a cumulative duration of which is related to power consumption of the mesh node when handling the admissible load. The simulations involve meteorological data related to the source of renewable energy in the vicinity of the mesh node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Terence Douglas Todd, Amin Farbod, Amir Antoun Renne Sayegh