Patents by Inventor George J. Guffey

George J. Guffey 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: 11777604
    Abstract: A system and method for updating and maintaining an onboard entertainment server on an aircraft includes a gate LiFi access point positioned in a gate area of an airport, the gate LiFi access point having a removable server. An aircraft LiFi receiver is positioned in the aircraft, the aircraft LiFi receiver and the removable server capable of line-of-sight transmission of updated data and a content loader receives the updated data in the onboard entertainment server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark W. Schwartz, George J. Guffey, Michael Kuehn
  • Publication number: 20210105070
    Abstract: A system and method for updating and maintaining an onboard entertainment server on an aircraft includes a gate LiFi access point positioned in a gate area of an airport, the gate LiFi access point having a removable server. An aircraft LiFi receiver is positioned in the aircraft, the aircraft LiFi receiver and the removable server capable of line-of-sight transmission of updated data and a content loader receives the updated data in the onboard entertainment server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark W. SCHWARTZ, George J. Guffey, Michael Kuehn
  • Publication number: 20200266892
    Abstract: A system for updating and maintaining an onboard server on a commercial passenger vehicle that includes a gate LiFi access point positioned in a loading area of a vehicle depot and a vehicle LiFi access point positioned on a surface of the vehicle. The gate LiFi access point and the vehicle LiFi access point are capable of line-of-sight transmission of updated data. A transmission link extends between the vehicle LiFi access point and the onboard server to transfer updated data to the onboard server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark W. SCHWARTZ, George J. Guffey, Michael Kuehn
  • Patent number: 10093379
    Abstract: The field of the invention relates to bicycle systems, especially to bicycle systems adapted for use with smartphones, to smartphones configured for use with bicycle systems, and to methods and to computer software for use with such bicycle systems or smartphones, and to servers configured to communicate with such bicycle systems or smartphones. According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a bicycle system including a bicycle, the bicycle system including a processor integral to the bicycle, the bicycle system further including a battery integral to the bicycle, wherein the processor is powerable by the battery, the bicycle system including a smartphone holder configurable to receive a smartphone and to connect the smartphone to the processor, wherein in use the smartphone holder is attachable to, and detachable from, the smartphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Konnectronix, Inc.
    Inventors: George Hines, Steven Fragassi, Gilberto Cavada, Tom O'Connor, Richard Page, Sharwari Kulkarni, George J Guffey, Will Capellaro, Michael Carrier, David Carlson, Corry Daus, Lee Kunvichet, Stephen Lingle, Andrew Last, Stanislav Dmitriyev, Reginald K. S. Ammons
  • Publication number: 20120165685
    Abstract: Certain examples provide a blood collection system including an operator user interface to allow an operator to configure the system for a blood collection procedure from a donor. The system also includes a donor display, separate from the operator user interface, arranged in the system to be within view of the donor who is to donate via the system. The donor display is to display information and instruction to the donor. The information and instruction include a first indicator regarding a progress of the blood collection procedure for the donor and a second indicator including a visual instruction to the donor regarding the blood collection procedure. The system includes a processor and a memory. The processor is to execute instructions stored in the memory to process input from and provide output to the operator user interface and the donor display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Marc N. Weasler, Art Marshall, George J. Guffey, Robert Carl Coon