Patents by Inventor Donald Kauffman

Donald Kauffman 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).

  • IN-FLIGHT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20070111725
    Abstract: An in-flight communications system and method suitable for discrete use by, e.g., an Air Marshal, includes a personal digital assistant (PDA) device having wireless communications capabilities, an aircraft cabin wireless local area network (LAN) within which the PDA device can operate, a communications management unit (CMU) associated with the wireless LAN and operable to send and receive data via ACARS, and an operations center operable to receive data that is generated by the PDA, transmitted over the wireless LAN and passed to the operations center via ACARS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Donald Kauffman, Edward Anderson
  • IN-FLIGHT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20060252422
    Abstract: An in-flight communications system and method suitable for discrete use by, e.g., an Air Marshal, includes a personal digital assistant (PDA) device having wireless communications capabilities, an aircraft cabin wireless local area network (LAN) within which the PDA device can operate, a communications management unit (CMU) associated with the wireless LAN and operable to send and receive data via ACARS, and an operations center operable to receive data that is generated by the PDA, transmitted over the wireless LAN and passed to the operations center via ACARS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2003
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Donald Kauffman, Edward Anderson