Patents by Inventor Ethan Owyang

Ethan Owyang 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).

  • Integrated wireless network and associated method
    Patent number: 8565758
    Abstract: An integrated wireless network and associated method are provided for facilitating wireless communication onboard an aircraft. The integrated wireless network includes a wireless distribution system including a wired interface and a plurality of wireless radios. The wireless distribution system may also include a combiner and one or more antennas, such as leaky feeder antenna(s), extending through the cabin compartment of the aircraft. The combiner may provide the combined wireless signals to the antenna for transmission. And, the combiner may deconstruct wireless signals received by the antenna and provide the deconstructed wireless signals to a respective wireless radio. The integrated wireless network of this embodiment also includes one or more wireless data concentrators having a plurality of wireless radios in communication with the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ethan Owyang, David T. Kirkland, Frank L. Whetten, Scott Edward Marston, Bradley J. Mitchell, Kenneth P. Kirchoff, Sudhakar S. Shetty
  • INTEGRATED WIRELESS NETWORK AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20110195656
    Abstract: An integrated wireless network and associated method are provided for facilitating wireless communication onboard an aircraft. The integrated wireless network includes a wireless distribution system including a wired interface and a plurality of wireless radios. The wireless distribution system may also include a combiner and one or more antennas, such as leaky feeder antenna(s), extending through the cabin compartment of the aircraft. The combiner may provide the combined wireless signals to the antenna for transmission. And, the combiner may deconstruct wireless signals received by the antenna and provide the deconstructed wireless signals to a respective wireless radio. The integrated wireless network of this embodiment also includes one or more wireless data concentrators having a plurality of wireless radios in communication with the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Ethan Owyang, David T. Kirkland, Frank L. Whetten, Scott Edward Marston, Bradley J. Mitchell, Kenneth P. Kirchoff, Sudhakar S. Shetty