Patents by Inventor Chandrasekhar Munukutla

Chandrasekhar Munukutla 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).

  • Adaptive antenna operation for UAVs using terrestrial cellular networks
    Patent number: 9918235
    Abstract: A steerable antenna, of a UAV, is used to optimize connectivity to a wireless network, such as to radio access network (RAN) of a cellular wireless network. In one implementation, the altitude of a UAV may be used to determine a direction in which to point the antenna of the UAV. In some implementations, additional factors, such as the travel direction of the UAV and/or the known location of base stations associated with the wireless cellular network, may alternatively or additionally be used to determine the direction of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Gerard Brennan, Taru Jain, Chandrasekhar Munukutla, Zhongting Shen
  • ADAPTIVE ANTENNA OPERATION FOR UAVS USING TERRESTRIAL CELLULAR NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20170150373
    Abstract: A steerable antenna, of a UAV, is used to optimize connectivity to a wireless network, such as to radio access network (RAN) of a cellular wireless network. In one implementation, the altitude of a UAV may be used to determine a direction in which to point the antenna of the UAV. In some implementations, additional factors, such as the travel direction of the UAV and/or the known location of base stations associated with the wireless cellular network, may alternatively or additionally be used to determine the direction of the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin Gerard Brennan, Taru Jain, Chandrasekhar Munukutla, Zhongting Shen