Patents by Inventor Christopher Mullis

Christopher Mullis 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).

  • System and method for reliable over-the-air firmware updates
    Patent number: 12547393
    Abstract: A system for over-the-air (OTA) firmware update includes an industrial device with firmware, a central server with an interface configured to collect and process data from a data source, a wireless network, wherein the at least one industrial device and the central server are configured to communicate via the wireless network, and an OTA prediction module, the OTA prediction module being configured via executable instructions to determine a probability rate for a successful OTA firmware update of the industrial device based on the data received from the data source, and deploy the OTA firmware update to the industrial device when the probability rate is equal to or above a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Daniel Feldman, Christopher Mullis, Christian Feininger
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RELIABLE OVER-THE-AIR FIRMWARE UPDATES
    Publication number: 20250028517
    Abstract: A system for over-the-air (OTA) firmware update includes an industrial device with firmware, a central server with an interface configured to collect and process data from a data source, a wireless network, wherein the at least one industrial device and the central server are configured to communicate via the wireless network, and an OTA prediction module, the OTA prediction module being configured via executable instructions to determine a probability rate for a successful OTA firmware update of the industrial device based on the data received from the data source, and deploy the OTA firmware update to the industrial device when the probability rate is equal to or above a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicants: Siemens Industry, Inc., Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Daniel Feldman, Christopher Mullis, Christian Feininger