Patents by Inventor John W. MacNeill

John W. MacNeill 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).

  • Method and apparatus of communication utilizing waveguide and wireless devices
    Patent number: 10374657
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example a communication device that includes first and second waveguide devices that provide communications via electromagnetic waves that propagate along a transmission medium without utilizing an electrical return path, where the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium. The communication device can include a housing supporting a first plurality of antennas and a second plurality of antennas. The communication device can include a support structure physically connecting the first and second waveguide devices with the housing. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: David M. Britz, John W. MacNeill, David DeVincentis, Robert Bennett, Paul Shala Henry, Irwin Gerszberg, Farhad Barzegar, Thomas M. Willis, III, Donald J. Barnickel
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS OF COMMUNICATION UTILIZING WAVEGUIDE AND WIRELESS DEVICES
    Publication number: 20190007096
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example a communication device that includes first and second waveguide devices that provide communications via electromagnetic waves that propagate along a transmission medium without utilizing an electrical return path, where the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium. The communication device can include a housing supporting a first plurality of antennas and a second plurality of antennas. The communication device can include a support structure physically connecting the first and second waveguide devices with the housing. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: David M. Britz, John W. MacNeill, David DeVincentis, Robert Bennett, Paul Shala Henry, Irwin Gerszberg, Farhad Barzegar, Thomas M. Willis, III, Donald J. Barnickel
  • Method and apparatus of communication utilizing waveguide and wireless devices
    Patent number: 10110274
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example a communication device that includes first and second waveguide devices that provide communications via electromagnetic waves that propagate along a transmission medium without utilizing an electrical return path, where the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium. The communication device can include a housing supporting a first plurality of antennas and a second plurality of antennas. The communication device can include a support structure physically connecting the first and second waveguide devices with the housing. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: David M. Britz, John W. MacNeill, David Devincentis, Robert Bennett, Paul Shala Henry, Irwin Gerszberg, Farhad Barzegar, Thomas M. Willis, III, Donald J. Barnickel
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS OF COMMUNICATION UTILIZING WAVEGUIDE AND WIRELESS DEVICES
    Publication number: 20180219579
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example a communication device that includes first and second waveguide devices that provide communications via electromagnetic waves that propagate along a transmission medium without utilizing an electrical return path, where the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium. The communication device can include a housing supporting a first plurality of antennas and a second plurality of antennas. The communication device can include a support structure physically connecting the first and second waveguide devices with the housing. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: David M. BRITZ, John W. MACNEILL, David DEVINCENTIS, Robert BENNETT, Paul Shala HENRY, Irwin GERSZBERG, Farhad BARZEGAR, Thomas M. WILLIS, III, Donald J. BARNICKEL
  • Communication device
    Patent number: D817914
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: David M. Britz, John W. MacNeill, David DeVincentis
  • Communication device
    Patent number: D868721
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: David M. Britz, John W. MacNeill, David DeVincentis