Patents by Inventor Christopher A. BOEHM

Christopher A. BOEHM 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).

  • Vehicle access and fleet management control via Bluetooth beacons
    Patent number: 12094343
    Abstract: A Bluetooth plus radio frequency identification (RFID) beacon for use vehicle fleet management and geofencing system, wherein the beacon comprises a housing, and a circuit board disposed within the housing. The circuit board comprises a Bluetooth communication circuitry portion containing a unique media access control (MAC) address, and an RFID circuitry portion integrated with the Bluetooth communication circuitry portion such that the RFID circuitry portion is associated with the Bluetooth circuitry MAC address whereby the Bluetooth beacon can be identified, via the MAC address, by an RFID reader communicating with the RFID circuitry portion using the MAC address of the Bluetooth communication circuitry portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Boehm, Marian-Andrei Bungeanu, Radu Selea, Robert Gabriel Stanciu, Ionut-Gabriel Bungeanu
  • VEHICLE ACCESS AND FLEET MANAGEMENT CONTROL VIA BLUETOOTH BEACONS
    Publication number: 20230040437
    Abstract: A Bluetooth plus radio frequency identification (RFID) beacon for use vehicle fleet management and geofencing system, wherein the beacon comprises a housing, and a circuit board disposed within the housing. The circuit board comprises a Bluetooth communication circuitry portion containing a unique media access control (MAC) address, and an RFID circuitry portion integrated with the Bluetooth communication circuitry portion such that the RFID circuitry portion is associated with the Bluetooth circuitry MAC address whereby the Bluetooth beacon can be identified, via the MAC address, by an RFID reader communicating with the RFID circuitry portion using the MAC address of the Bluetooth communication circuitry portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher A. BOEHM, Marian-Andrei BUNGEANU, Radu SELEA, Robert Gabriel STANCIU, Ionut-Gabriel BUNGEANU