Patents by Inventor Bryson R. Bechtel

Bryson R. Bechtel 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).

  • One-way broadcast communication
    Patent number: 10419064
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for one-way communications are disclosed. A system includes a transmitter, a first receiver, and a second receiver. A transmitter transmits one or more messages on one or more channels according to a predetermined, pseudo-random channel hopping protocol. The receivers receive said transmissions according to the order of the pseudo-random channel hopping protocol. Methods for re-syncing the one-way system in the event of a power loss or other event causing desynchronization. Default waiting channels are established for the receivers once a certain number of channel detection periods according to the one-way communication protocol result in no detected signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Miralem Cosic, Shankar V. Achanta, Raymond W. Rice, Chen Zhu, Bryson R. Bechtel
  • ONE-WAY BROADCAST COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20180287658
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for one-way communications are disclosed. A system includes a transmitter, a first receiver, and a second receiver. A transmitter transmits one or more messages on one or more channels according to a predetermined, pseudo-random channel hopping protocol. The receivers receive said transmissions according to the order of the pseudo-random channel hopping protocol. Methods for re-syncing the one-way system in the event of a power loss or other event causing desynchronization. Default waiting channels are established for the receivers once a certain number of channel detection periods according to the one-way communication protocol result in no detected signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Miralem Cosic, Shankar V. Achanta, Raymond W. Rice, Chen Zhu, Bryson R. Bechtel