Patents by Inventor Benjamin Wayne Willis

Benjamin Wayne Willis 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).

  • Method for reducing power consumption in node devices of a condition monitoring system
    Patent number: 8768265
    Abstract: This disclosure describes examples of condition monitoring systems with node devices that can adjust the power level of a radio. Embodiments of the node device can dynamically vary the power level for the radio in response to communication with other node devices. In one example, the node devices measure the strength of a signal received from the other node devices. The node devices can, in response to this value, vary the power level of the radio to optimize power consumption and extend the battery life for the node device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dwayne Andrew Folden, Robert Paul Stachow, Jr., Brandon James Rank, Benjamin Wayne Willis, Trevor Shaun Kavanaugh
  • METHOD FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN NODE DEVICES OF A CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130137378
    Abstract: This disclosure describes examples of condition monitoring systems with node devices that can adjust the power level of a radio. Embodiments of the node device can dynamically vary the power level for the radio in response to communication with other node devices. In one example, the node devices measure the strength of a signal received from the other node devices. The node devices can, in response to this value, vary the power level of the radio to optimize power consumption and extend the battery life for the node device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dwayne Andrew Folden, Robert Paul Stachow, JR., Brandon James Rank, Benjamin Wayne Willis, Trevor Shaun Kavanaugh