Patents by Inventor Liam R. SILLS

Liam R. SILLS 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).

  • Hybrid communication
    Patent number: 11979188
    Abstract: Apparatus for providing communication between ground-based User Equipment (UE) and at least one core network and a method for providing wireless communication between ground-based User Equipment (UE) and at least one core network are disclosed. The apparatus for providing communication between ground-based User Equipment (UE) and at least one core network comprises a plurality of low earth orbit satellites each comprising at least one satellite-based optical transmitter element and at least one satellite-based optical receiver element for providing at least one optical communication link; and at least one aerial vehicle comprising at least one aerial vehicle based optical transmitter element and at least one aerial vehicle based optical receiver element for providing at least one optical communication link and at least one directional antenna for providing a wireless communication link to a ground-based station and/or mobile UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignees: Stratospheric Platforms Ltd., Surrey Satellite Technology Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Faulkner, Richard Holdaway, Liam R. Sills
  • HYBRID COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20220052758
    Abstract: Apparatus for providing communication between ground-based User Equipment (UE) and at least one core network and a method for providing wireless communication between ground-based User Equipment (UE) and at least one core network are disclosed. The apparatus for providing communication between ground-based User Equipment (UE) and at least one core network comprises a plurality of low earth orbit satellites each comprising at least one satellite-based optical transmitter element and at least one satellite-based optical receiver element for providing at least one optical communication link; and at least one aerial vehicle comprising at least one aerial vehicle based optical transmitter element and at least one aerial vehicle based optical receiver element for providing at least one optical communication link and at least one directional antenna for providing a wireless communication link to a ground-based station and/or mobile UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew FAULKNER, Richard HOLDAWAY, Liam R. SILLS