Patents by Inventor John C. Bahr

John C. Bahr 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: 20200077272
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to apparatus, software and methods for thwarting radio spoofing techniques by requiring and sending data from multiple radios positioned such that the receiving client can determine that it came from multiple spatially separated radios due to the Angle of Arrival of each radio's signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: John C. Bahr, David Daniel Smith
  • Publication number: 20200045534
    Abstract: A method for distributed wireless encryption includes (a) establishing, at a first wireless access point (WAP), a first encrypted wireless communication link between the first WAP and a first device, (b) receiving, at the first WAP, an encrypted data packet from the first device via the first encrypted wireless communication link, and (c) forwarding the encrypted data packet from the first WAP to a first node within the first local area network (LAN), without decrypting the encrypted data packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Darshak Thakore, John C. Bahr
  • Publication number: 20190341980
    Abstract: A method for wireless communication in a reflective environment includes (a) receiving first wireless signals at a first antenna assembly at least partially via a first reflective environment, (b) generating a first electrical signal from a first antenna element of the first antenna assembly in response to the first wireless signals, the first antenna element having a first polarization, (c) generating a second electrical signal from a second antenna element of the first antenna assembly in response to the first wireless signals, the second antenna element having a second polarization different from the first polarization, (d) shifting phase of at least one of the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal, and (e) after shifting phase, combining at least the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal to generate a combined electrical signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: John C. Bahr, Thomas J. Ellis
  • Publication number: 20190223067
    Abstract: A wireless transceiver includes an access point and a dynamic frequency selection unit. The access point is configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one Wi-Fi user equipment and monitor a target band for energy signatures of a radio frequency operation within the target band. The dynamic frequency selection unit is configured to (i) receive a detected energy signature from the target band, (ii) determine whether the detected energy signature corresponds to a known radio frequency operation within a vicinity of a location of the access point or represents a false positive, and (iii) control the operation of the access point within the target band based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventor: John C. Bahr
  • Publication number: 20190090140
    Abstract: Facilitating backhaul between multiples access points (APs) using ducts or other bounded passageways within a building, dwelling, etc. is contemplated. The backhaul may be utilized to facilitate exchange of data obtained by the APs through fronthaul with one or more clients. The data exchanged between the APs through backhaul may be referred to as ducthauling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventor: John C. Bahr
  • Publication number: 20190075469
    Abstract: A multiple access point system includes a wireless network including a first channel and a second channel. The system further includes a first access point and a second access point co-located within a single physical location environment, a wireless backhaul connecting the first and second access points to the wireless network, and a processor configured to (i) assign the first channel as a primary channel of the first access point and the second channel as a primary channel of the second access point, and (ii) assign the first channel as a secondary channel of the second access point and the second channel as a secondary channel of the second access point. The primary channel of the first access point does not overlap with the primary channel of the second access point, and the secondary channel of the second access point overlaps with the first access point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin Mahoney, John C. Bahr, Neeharika Allanki, Muffaddal Makati
  • Publication number: 20180213412
    Abstract: Steering clients between access points (APs) or other sources of wireless signaling is contemplated. The client steering may be used to supplant or augment roaming capabilities of the clients with independent steering decisions made at the APs such as by utilizing information shared between the APs to generate a steering threshold for use in assessing whether clients should be steered from one AP to another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Muffaddal Makati, John C. Bahr, Kevin E. Mahoney
  • Publication number: 20180206184
    Abstract: Coordinating access points (APs) used to facilitate network access is contemplated, such as but not necessary limited to facilitating coordination among a plurality of APs in a wireless local area network of a home or other location where the plurality of APs cooperate to facilitate interfacing signaling with another network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: John C. Bahr, Neeharika Allanki