Patents by Inventor Lee W. McKnight

Lee W. McKnight 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: 11272400
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel tools and systems for controlling narrow band data (e.g., data communication and telecommunications) pathways through selective engagement with one or more narrow band platforms of an omni-grid system. These methods further comprise enhanced compression methods suitable to structure the data for controlled data flow in an omni-grid system. In particular, the tools and the systems of the present invention provide improved transmission to off-grid environments (e.g., stronger, faster, and stable with less latency, jitter, and/or packet loss under difficult/harsh signal conditions), including in the context of an urban environment where one may be off the grid temporarily due to an emergency, in educational settings, as well as for use in geographically remote locations not in proximity to physical network infrastructure (e.g., for Internet of Things data access).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: imCon International Inc
    Inventors: Dan Horn, Gregory S. Garson, John R. Loud, Timothy Kelly, Jackin Alix Bien Aime, Mathe Eliel Kasereka, Lee W. McKnight
  • Publication number: 20200059826
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel tools and systems for controlling narrow band data (e.g., data communication and telecommunications) pathways through selective engagement with one or more narrow band platforms of an omni-grid system. These methods further comprise enhanced compression methods suitable to structure the data for controlled data flow in an omni-grid system. In particular, the tools and the systems of the present invention provide improved transmission to off-grid environments (e.g., stronger, faster, and stable with less latency, jitter, and/or packet loss under difficult/harsh signal conditions), including in the context of an urban environment where one may be off the grid temporarily due to an emergency, in educational settings, as well as for use in geographically remote locations not in proximity to physical network infrastructure (e.g., for Internet of Things data access).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Dan Horn, Gregory S. Garson, John R. Loud, Timothy Kelly, Jackin Alix Bien Aime, Mathe Eliel Kasereka, Lee W. McKnight
  • Publication number: 20070233827
    Abstract: A system and method for the ad hoc distribution of resources within a wireless grid for coordinating dynamic resource sharing. The architecture of the present invention comprises four primary modules: a resource descriptor that specifies the language for defining the resources; a service agent that facilitates interactions between the requesting devices and available resources; a resource manager that defines the methods by which the resources are shared, used, managed, and paid for; and a session manager that handles the establishment of sessions between mobile devices in a manner that does not require a centralized name service or directory. The combination of these modules allow for the rapid development of applications based on the wireless grid technologies using these common building blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventor: Lee W. McKnight