Patents by Inventor Craig D. Conkling

Craig D. Conkling 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).

  • Patent number: 11147006
    Abstract: Techniques for establishing and controlling information sharing via a dynamic wireless mesh network for a group of vehicles comprise determining a set of communication parameters for the group of vehicles and, based on the set of communication parameters, establishing the dynamic wireless mesh network for the group of vehicles, wherein each vehicle in the group of vehicles is a node in the dynamic wireless mesh network, determining a set of routing rules for the dynamic wireless mesh network, controlling information sharing between the group of vehicles through the dynamic wireless mesh network using the set of routing rules, and selectively adjusting the set of routing rules in response to changes in the set of communication parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Gunmeet Sandhu, David M Caranci, Craig D Conkling, Venkatesh Natarajan, Steven G Malson, Michael J Minewiser
  • Publication number: 20210022064
    Abstract: Techniques for establishing and controlling information sharing via a dynamic wireless mesh network for a group of vehicles comprise determining a set of communication parameters for the group of vehicles and, based on the set of communication parameters, establishing the dynamic wireless mesh network for the group of vehicles, wherein each vehicle in the group of vehicles is a node in the dynamic wireless mesh network, determining a set of routing rules for the dynamic wireless mesh network, controlling information sharing between the group of vehicles through the dynamic wireless mesh network using the set of routing rules, and selectively adjusting the set of routing rules in response to changes in the set of communication parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Gunmeet Sandhu, David M. Caranci, Craig D. Conkling, Venkatesh Natarajan, Steven G. Malson, Michael J. Minewiser