Patents by Inventor Frank Shelton

Frank Shelton 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).

  • Publication number: 20220417761
    Abstract: A spectrum access system (SAS) includes a transceiver that receives information indicating a path loss from an interior location to an exterior location in response to a base station being installed at the interior location. The SAS also includes a processor to determine an aggregate interference level for an incumbent proximate the exterior location based on the path loss. An edge router executes instances of a packet core network. The edge router instantiates containers for a connectivity or digital automation enabler and routes customer network traffic without leaving the customer network. A domain proxy receives a request to allocate carriers to a base station and determines whether a frequency separation between the carriers is larger than a bandwidth allocated to an incumbent. The request is rejected if the frequency separation is less than the bandwidth and granted if the frequency separation is greater than or equal to the bandwidth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Mohammad KHAWER, Shkumbin HAMITI, Stephan LITJENS, Frank SHELTON
  • Patent number: 6520558
    Abstract: A hinge assembly mounts a hard tonneau cover on a vehicle having a storage area. The assembly has a moveable hinge portion adapted for mounting on the tonneau cover and a stationary hinge portion adapted for mounting to the vehicle. A guided member co-acts with a guiding member for pivotally mounting the tonneau cover to the vehicle about an axis of rotation between a closed position. The guiding member positions the axis of rotation of the tonneau cover forwardly of an upper edge of the storage area allowing the forward edge of the tonneau cover to lift thereby minimizing damage to the peripheral seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Decoma Exterior Trim Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Katterloher, Willi Sitkei, Brad Armstrong, Frank Shelton