Patents by Inventor Henry VanRensselaer Fletcher, III

Henry VanRensselaer Fletcher, III 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).

  • Wireless device association system
    Patent number: 9113234
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product for identifying sensor units. Identification information is received from a marker in a wireless signal generated by the marker at a wireless device. The marker is associated with an object. The identification information is sent from the wireless device to a computer system. The computer system associates the wireless device with the object using the identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Bradley J. Mitchell, Henry VanRensselaer Fletcher, III, Kevin S. Callahan
  • Thermoelectric energy harvesting system
    Patent number: 8975503
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a structure and an energy harvesting device. The structure is configured to have a first portion and a second. The energy harvesting device is formed as part of the structure. The energy harvesting device is configured to generate an electrical current when a difference in temperature occurs between the first portion and the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Bradley James Mitchell, Ty A. Larsen, Trevor Milton Laib, Kevin Scott Callahan, Henry VanRensselaer Fletcher, III
  • Sensor association system using wireless device information
    Patent number: 8963691
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product for identifying wireless devices. Information is received from a wireless device that is unidentified. An object associated with the wireless device is identified using a number of types of information in the information and the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Bradley James Mitchell, Trevor Milton Laib, Henry VanRensselaer Fletcher, III
  • Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting System
    Publication number: 20120291425
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a structure and an energy harvesting device. The structure is configured to have a first portion and a second. The energy harvesting device is formed as part of the structure. The energy harvesting device is configured to generate an electrical current when a difference in temperature occurs between the first portion and the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Bradley James Mitchell, Ty A. Larsen, Trevor Milton Laib, Kevin Scott Callahan, Henry VanRensselaer Fletcher, III
  • Wireless Device Association System
    Publication number: 20120026016
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product for identifying sensor units. Identification information is received from a marker in a wireless signal generated by the marker at a wireless device. The marker is associated with an object. The identification information is sent from the wireless device to a computer system. The computer system associates the wireless device with the object using the identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Bradley J. Mitchell, Henry VanRensselaer Fletcher, III, Kevin S. Callahan