Patents by Inventor Michael D. McInnis

Michael D. McInnis 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: 11038551
    Abstract: A system includes server that performs operations including obtaining, from sensors, measurements of physical parameters related to electrical power transmission and data transfer corresponding to a Broadband over Power Line (BPL) data links and a multi-use power interface configured to be electrically and communicatively coupled to a vehicle via the BPL data links. The operations also include receiving identification and location information, and a timestamp associated with a connector of the multi-use power interface, and then storing the measurements, the identification and location information, and the timestamp. The operations further include detecting a change of the connector, and identifying trends in parameters by comparing the measurements and the identification and location information to historical data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Timothy M. Mitchell, Everett D. Brown, Payal Shah, Shahram Nameni, Donald E. Dillenburg, Navpreet Singh, Michael D. McInnis
  • Patent number: 10848921
    Abstract: A method of tracking entry to and exit from a confined space includes a portable radio beacon placed proximate to but outside the confined space transmitting a first radio signal with an identifier that is associated with the confined space. A mobile device receives the first radio signal, measures a first real-time value of a first measure of received signal strength or quality, and transmits a second radio signal with the identifier and the first real-time value. A base station receives the second radio signal, measures a second real-time value of a second measure of received signal strength or quality, and transmits data including the identifier, and the first and second real-time values. A computer receives the data, determines proximity of the mobile device to the confined space from the identifier, and determines whether the mobile device is outside or inside the confined space from the real-time values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael D. McInnis, Ali Salour, David S. Pang, Daren Salstrom
  • Patent number: 10784925
    Abstract: A system includes a multi-use power interface configured to be electrically and communicatively coupled to a vehicle via Broadband over Power Line (BPL) data links. The system also includes sensors configured to collect power quality data and load management data for the BPL data links and the multi-use power interface. The multi-use power interface includes a user interface, a processor, and a memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the multi-use power interface to perform operations. The operations include receiving power quality data and load management data from the sensors. The operations also include determining, based on the received data, functional health statuses of the multi-use power interface and the BPL data links. The operations further include transmitting the functional health statuses, the power quality data, and the load management data to a data store, and indicating, in the user interface, the functional health statuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Timothy M. Mitchell, Everett D. Brown, Payal Shah, Shahram Nameni, Donald E. Dillenburg, Navpreet Singh, Michael D. McInnis
  • Publication number: 20200186198
    Abstract: A system includes server that performs operations including obtaining, from sensors, measurements of physical parameters related to electrical power transmission and data transfer corresponding to a Broadband over Power Line (BPL) data links and a multi-use power interface configured to be electrically and communicatively coupled to a vehicle via the BPL data links. The operations also include receiving identification and location information, and a timestamp associated with a connector of the multi-use power interface, and then storing the measurements, the identification and location information, and the timestamp. The operations further include detecting a change of the connector, and identifying trends in parameters by comparing the measurements and the identification and location information to historical data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Timothy M. Mitchell, Everett D. Brown, Payal Shah, Shahram Nameni, Donald E. Dillenburg, Navpreet Singh, Michael D. McInnis
  • Patent number: 10652888
    Abstract: A system for allocating wireless frequency spectrum is provided. The system may include one or more location tags attached on one or more foreign network devices and domestic network devices, one or more real-time location tracking system configured to detect the one or more location tags, and at least one control unit in communication with at least one domestic network device. The control unit may be configured to query one or more proximity policies associated with the foreign network devices and the domestic network devices, apply a modified network configuration to one or more of the domestic network devices when at least one associated proximity policy is discovered, and restore a default network configuration, or setting the modified network configuration as a new default network configuration, to the one or more of the domestic network devices when the discovered proximity policy is no longer effective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael D. McInnis, Payal Shah, Navpreet Singh
  • Patent number: 10615848
    Abstract: A system includes server that performs operations including obtaining, from sensors, measurements of physical parameters related to electrical power transmission and data transfer corresponding to a Broadband over Power Line (BPL) data links and a multi-use power interface configured to be electrically and communicatively coupled to a vehicle via the BPL data links. The operations also include receiving identification and location information, and a timestamp associated with a connector of the multi-use power interface, and then storing the measurements, the identification and location information, and the timestamp. The operations further include detecting a change of the connector, and identifying trends in parameters by comparing the measurements and the identification and location information to historical data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Timothy M. Mitchell, Everett D. Brown, Payal Shah, Shahram Nameni, Donald E. Dillenburg, Navpreet Singh, Michael D. McInnis
  • Publication number: 20200106481
    Abstract: A system includes server that performs operations including obtaining, from sensors, measurements of physical parameters related to electrical power transmission and data transfer corresponding to a Broadband over Power Line (BPL) data links and a multi-use power interface configured to be electrically and communicatively coupled to a vehicle via the BPL data links. The operations also include receiving identification and location information, and a timestamp associated with a connector of the multi-use power interface, and then storing the measurements, the identification and location information, and the timestamp. The operations further include detecting a change of the connector, and identifying trends in parameters by comparing the measurements and the identification and location information to historical data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Timothy M. Mitchell, Everett D. Brown, Payal Shah, Shahram Nameni, Donald E. Dillenburg, Navpreet Singh, Michael D. McInnis
  • Publication number: 20200106480
    Abstract: A system includes a multi-use power interface configured to be electrically and communicatively coupled to a vehicle via Broadband over Power Line (BPL) data links. The system also includes sensors configured to collect power quality data and load management data for the BPL data links and the multi-use power interface. The multi-use power interface includes a user interface, a processor, and a memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the multi-use power interface to perform operations. The operations include receiving power quality data and load management data from the sensors. The operations also include determining, based on the received data, functional health statuses of the multi-use power interface and the BPL data links. The operations further include transmitting the functional health statuses, the power quality data, and the load management data to a data store, and indicating, in the user interface, the functional health statuses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Timothy M. Mitchell, Everett D. Brown, Payal Shah, Redmond Nameni, Donald E. Dillenburg, Navpreet Singh, Michael D. McInnis
  • Patent number: 10432258
    Abstract: A system includes a multi-use power interface configured to be electrically and communicatively coupled to a vehicle via Broadband over Power Line (BPL) data links. The system also includes sensors configured to collect power quality data and load management data for the BPL data links and the multi-use power interface. The multi-use power interface includes a user interface, a processor, and a memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the multi-use power interface to perform operations. The operations include receiving power quality data and load management data from the sensors. The operations also include determining, based on the received data, functional health statuses of the multi-use power interface and the BPL data links. The operations further include transmitting the functional health statuses, the power quality data, and the load management data to a data store, and indicating, in the user interface, the functional health statuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Timothy M. Mitchell, Everett D. Brown, Payal Shah, Shahram Nameni, Donald E. Dillenburg, Navpreet Singh, Michael D. McInnis
  • Patent number: 10396860
    Abstract: A system and method is described for automated system health status determination, performance calibration, and configuration of a plurality of wireless identification (wireless ID) transceivers (or receivers) to prevent cross-receptions of wireless ID tags in adjacent wireless signal reception areas. Test wireless ID tags are positioned within the wireless signal reception area associated with each of the wireless ID antennas. The configuration parameters for each wireless ID transceiver are adjusted until only data from test wireless ID tags within the wireless signal reception area of the wireless ID antennas associated with that wireless ID transceiver are received by that wireless ID transceiver. Each wireless ID transceiver is configured with the configuration parameters that result in only data from the test wireless ID tags within the wireless signal reception area of the wireless ID antennas associated with that test wireless ID transceiver being received by that wireless ID transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Payal Shah, Navpreet Singh, Michael D. McInnis
  • Publication number: 20190103897
    Abstract: A system and method is described for automated system health status determination, performance calibration, and configuration of a plurality of wireless identification (wireless ID) transceivers (or receivers) to prevent cross-receptions of wireless ID tags in adjacent wireless signal reception areas. Test wireless ID tags are positioned within the wireless signal reception area associated with each of the wireless ID antennas. The configuration parameters for each wireless ID transceiver are adjusted until only data from test wireless ID tags within the wireless signal reception area of the wireless ID antennas associated with that wireless ID transceiver are received by that wireless ID transceiver. Each wireless ID transceiver is configured with the configuration parameters that result in only data from the test wireless ID tags within the wireless signal reception area of the wireless ID antennas associated with that test wireless ID transceiver being received by that wireless ID transceiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Payal Shah, Navpreet Singh, Michael D. McInnis
  • Publication number: 20180359753
    Abstract: A system for allocating wireless frequency spectrum is provided. The system may include one or more location tags attached on one or more foreign network devices and domestic network devices, one or more real-time location tracking system configured to detect the one or more location tags, and at least one control unit in communication with at least one domestic network device. The control unit may be configured to query one or more proximity policies associated with the foreign network devices and the domestic network devices, apply a modified network configuration to one or more of the domestic network devices when at least one associated proximity policy is discovered, and restore a default network configuration, or setting the modified network configuration as a new default network configuration, to the one or more of the domestic network devices when the discovered proximity policy is no longer effective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael D. McInnis, Payal Shah, Navpreet Singh
  • Patent number: 9841501
    Abstract: A method of locating a tagged movable asset comprises determining blink counts for receivers in a plurality of zones, and selecting one of the zones according to a comparison of the blink counts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ali Salour, Michael D. McInnis, Douglas D. Trimble
  • Patent number: 9697395
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for identifying parts with electromagnetic identification (EMID) tags are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a method involves receiving, with a first antenna(s) on a mobile EMID reader portal, a first signal(s) from an EMID tag(s). The method further involves transmitting, with a second antenna(s) on the mobile EMID reader portal, a second signal(s) to an access point(s). Also, the method involves transmitting, with the access point(s), a third signal(s) to an EMID processing system and a location processing system. In addition, the method involves determining, with the location processing system, the location of the mobile EMID reader portal. Additionally, the method involves transmitting, by the location processing system, the location of the mobile EMID reader portal to the EMID processing system. Further, the method involves associating, by the EMID processing system, the EMID tag(s) with the location of the mobile EMID reader portal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Sujith N. Mally, Michael D. McInnis
  • Publication number: 20160012263
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for identifying parts with electromagnetic identification (EMID) tags are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a method involves receiving, with a first antenna(s) on a mobile EMID reader portal, a first signal(s) from an EMID tag(s). The method further involves transmitting, with a second antenna(s) on the mobile EMID reader portal, a second signal(s) to an access point(s). Also, the method involves transmitting, with the access point(s), a third signal(s) to an EMID processing system and a location processing system. In addition, the method involves determining, with the location processing system, the location of the mobile EMID reader portal. Additionally, the method involves transmitting, by the location processing system, the location of the mobile EMID reader portal to the EMID processing system. Further, the method involves associating, by the EMID processing system, the EMID tag(s) with the location of the mobile EMID reader portal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Sujith N. Mally, Michael D. McInnis