Patents by Inventor Joel Thomas Wojnar

Joel Thomas Wojnar 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).

  • Vehicle communication system
    Patent number: 11804899
    Abstract: A vehicle communication system includes an optical cable, a centralized hub device, and an antenna hub device. The centralized hub device is connected to a first end of the optical cable and is configured to receive radio frequency (RF) signals from multiple end devices. The centralized hub device is configured to convert the RF signals to respective optical carrier signals and transmit the optical carrier signals along the optical cable at different, non-overlapping wavelength bands of a combined optical signal. The antenna hub device is connected to a second end of the optical cable. The antenna hub device is configured to receive the combined optical signal and to convert the optical carrier signals thereof to RF signals, amplify the RF signals, and transmit the RF signals to one or more antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Joel Thomas Wojnar, Michael Gary Reinbold, Dennis M. Lewis
  • VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210250095
    Abstract: A vehicle communication system includes an optical cable, a centralized hub device, and an antenna hub device. The centralized hub device is connected to a first end of the optical cable and is configured to receive radio frequency (RF) signals from multiple end devices. The centralized hub device is configured to convert the RF signals to respective optical carrier signals and transmit the optical carrier signals along the optical cable at different, non-overlapping wavelength bands of a combined optical signal. The antenna hub device is connected to a second end of the optical cable. The antenna hub device is configured to receive the combined optical signal and to convert the optical carrier signals thereof to RF signals, amplify the RF signals, and transmit the RF signals to one or more antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Joel Thomas Wojnar, Michael Gary Reinbold, Dennis M. Lewis