Patents by Inventor Tim Dechant

Tim Dechant 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 mesh network protocol for underground mine and hazardous area communications
    Patent number: 9179475
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for forming and maintaining an ad hoc mesh network suitable for reliable voice and data communications in underground, industrial and other hazardous environments. This invention includes support for cooperative negotiation of dedicated transmission bandwidth for all fixed network nodes, determination of network time synchronization without a pre-determined time master, discovery and merging of adjacent ad hoc mesh networks, and routing techniques for voice, data and network status packets which react instantaneously to network topology changes. Furthermore this invention provides a reliable communication network for mobile nodes carried by personnel and sensor nodes that are fixed or mobile that supports voice, data and tracking/situation awareness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Innovative Wireless Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke Koleszar, Steve Harrison, Tim Dechant, Paul Carpenter, Paul Schmidt
  • Distributed Ad Hoc Mesh Network Protocol for Underground Mine and Hazardous Area Communications
    Publication number: 20120008542
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for forming and maintaining an ad hoc mesh network suitable for reliable voice and data communications in underground, industrial and other hazardous environments. This invention includes support for cooperative negotiation of dedicated transmission bandwidth for all fixed network nodes, determination of network time synchronization without a pre-determined time master, discovery and merging of adjacent ad hoc mesh networks, and routing techniques for voice, data and network status packets which react instantaneously to network topology changes. Furthermore this invention provides a reliable communication network for mobile nodes carried by personnel and sensor nodes that are fixed or mobile that supports voice, data and tracking/situation awareness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Luke Koleszar, Steve Harrison, Tim Dechant, Paul Carpenter, Paul Schmidt