Patents by Inventor Kent D. Colling

Kent D. Colling 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).

  • Distributed ad hoc network protocol using synchronous shared beacon signaling
    Patent number: 8385322
    Abstract: A method for forming a protocol structure for use in an ad hoc, distributed, scaleable wireless sensor node network which enables nodes to join the network autonomously without there being a designated, permanent central time reference and for enabling such nodes to synchronize timing with each other and with other nodes in the network. The method involves discovering the active channel changing sequence used by the network, synchronizing communications of a new node with the remainder of the nodes in the network and scanning communications channels to detect merging clusters of nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Innovative Wireless Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent D. Colling, Paul R. Carpenter, Luke Koleszar, Paul E. Schmidt
  • Distributed Ad Hoc Network Protocol Using Synchronous Shared Beacon Signaling
    Publication number: 20100226342
    Abstract: A method for forming a protocol structure for use in an ad hoc, distributed, scaleable wireless sensor node network which enables nodes to join the network autonomously without there being a designated, permanent central time reference and for enabling such nodes to synchronize timing with each other and with other nodes in the network. The method involves discovering the active channel changing sequence used by the network, synchronizing communications of a new node with the remainder of the nodes in the network and scanning communications channels to detect merging clusters of nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Kent D. Colling, Paul R. Carpenter, Luke Koleszar, Paul E. Schmidt