Patents by Inventor Derrick Trottier

Derrick Trottier 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).

  • Method, system and media for wireless process control of mobile equipment
    Patent number: 8626376
    Abstract: A system for wireless process control comprises at least a first wireless network, which is used to communicate real-time instructions and data between one or more pieces of mobile equipment to at least one other piece of mobile equipment. In one variant, a second wireless network is provided, using a different radio frequency band, to concurrently communicate the same or substantially the same real-time instructions and data as are communicated over the first wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Suncor Energy Inc.
    Inventors: Derrick Trottier, Jamie Haggett
  • METHOD, SYSTEM AND MEDIA FOR WIRELESS PROCESS CONTROL OF MOBILE EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20110053624
    Abstract: A system for wireless process control comprises at least a first wireless network, which is used to communicate real-time instructions and data between one or more pieces of mobile equipment to at least one other piece of mobile equipment. In one variant, a second wireless network is provided, using a different radio frequency band, to concurrently communicate the same or substantially the same real-time instructions and data as are communicated over the first wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Suncor Energy Inc.
    Inventors: Derrick Trottier, Jamie Haggett