Patents by Inventor Charles Edward Byrd, JR.

Charles Edward Byrd, JR. 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).

  • Systems and methods for providing mac-level wireless mesh networks incorporating long-range pathways
    Patent number: 12082309
    Abstract: In one aspect, a system for providing a wireless mesh network includes a plurality of wireless mesh nodes positioned relative to an outdoor area, with the wireless mesh nodes comprising a plurality of stationary nodes spaced apart from one another across the outdoor area and a plurality of mobile nodes configured to be moved across the outdoor area. Each of the nodes is formed from a respective wireless communication device, with each wireless communication device being configured to function as a Media Access Control (MAC) level device when communicating data across the wireless mesh network. Additionally, the wireless communication device forming each respective mobile node is configured to communicate data across the wireless mesh network using a short-range wireless communications protocol. Moreover, at least a portion the wireless communication devices forming the stationary nodes are configured to communicate data across the wireless mesh network using a long-range wireless communications protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Christopher A. Foster, Charles Edward Byrd, Jr., Hilgad Montelo Da Silva
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MAC-LEVEL WIRELESS MESH NETWORKS INCORPORATING LONG-RANGE PATHWAYS
    Publication number: 20220022284
    Abstract: In one aspect, a system for providing a wireless mesh network includes a plurality of wireless mesh nodes positioned relative to an outdoor area, with the wireless mesh nodes comprising a plurality of stationary nodes spaced apart from one another across the outdoor area and a plurality of mobile nodes configured to be moved across the outdoor area. Each of the nodes is formed from a respective wireless communication device, with each wireless communication device being configured to function as a Media Access Control (MAC) level device when communicating data across the wireless mesh network. Additionally, the wireless communication device forming each respective mobile node is configured to communicate data across the wireless mesh network using a short-range wireless communications protocol. Moreover, at least a portion the wireless communication devices forming the stationary nodes are configured to communicate data across the wireless mesh network using a long-range wireless communications protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher A. Foster, Charles Edward Byrd, JR., Hilgad Montelo Da Silva