Patents by Inventor Blaine B. Shelton

Blaine B. Shelton 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).

  • Patent number: 8472499
    Abstract: An adaptive multi-channel architecture for a wireless network is provided. A frequency hopping sequence generator module is compliant with a frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) communications protocol. The frequency hopping sequence generator module is capable of performing FHSS concurrently on a plurality of communications channels. A frequency replacement module is coupled to the frequency hopping sequence generator module. The frequency replacement module is configured to receive feedback data over a feedback channel and adaptively select a transmission channel from the plurality of communications channels using the feedback data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Haowei Bai, Randall H. Black, Blaine B. Shelton, Allalaghatta Pavan
  • Publication number: 20090154528
    Abstract: An adaptive multi-channel architecture for a wireless network is provided. A frequency hopping sequence generator module is compliant with a frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) communications protocol. The frequency hopping sequence generator module is capable of performing FHSS concurrently on a plurality of communications channels. A frequency replacement module is coupled to the frequency hopping sequence generator module. The frequency replacement module is configured to receive feedback data over a feedback channel and adaptively select a transmission channel from the plurality of communications channels using the feedback data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Haowei Bai, Randall H. Black, Blaine B. Shelton, Allalaghatta Pavan