Patents by Inventor Erik B. Fries

Erik B. Fries 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: 9794346
    Abstract: A method for monitoring systems of a vehicle may include determining relevant information used by at least one of a plurality of wireless networked computers based on at least a function performed by the at least one wireless networked computer with respect to an associated one of a multiplicity of components of the systems of the vehicle. The method may also include formulating a customized information message for the at least one of the plurality of wireless networked computers based on at least the relevant information used and the function performed by the at least one wireless networked computer. The method may further include transmitting the customized information message to the at least one of the plurality of wireless networked computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David Followell, Kevin Swearingen, Jeanne C. Maggiore, Bradley Mitchell, Erik B. Fries, Stephen G. Dame