Patents by Inventor Michael J. Minewiser

Michael J. Minewiser 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: 11246019
    Abstract: Techniques for controlling communication amongst a group of vehicles include determining whether a cellular network is unavailable or a user input indicative of a switchover request has been received, when the cellular network is available, controlling a cellular network transceiver to share information between the vehicle and one or more other vehicles of the group of vehicles via the cellular network, and when the cellular network is unavailable or in response to receiving the user input indicative of the switchover request, controlling a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network transceiver to share information between the vehicle and the one or more other vehicles of the group of vehicles via an LEO satellite network and not via the cellular network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Saniyal A Khan, Lei Zhang, Lyle Baumgarten, Matthew J Mazurek, Michael J Minewiser
  • Patent number: 11147006
    Abstract: Techniques for establishing and controlling information sharing via a dynamic wireless mesh network for a group of vehicles comprise determining a set of communication parameters for the group of vehicles and, based on the set of communication parameters, establishing the dynamic wireless mesh network for the group of vehicles, wherein each vehicle in the group of vehicles is a node in the dynamic wireless mesh network, determining a set of routing rules for the dynamic wireless mesh network, controlling information sharing between the group of vehicles through the dynamic wireless mesh network using the set of routing rules, and selectively adjusting the set of routing rules in response to changes in the set of communication parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Gunmeet Sandhu, David M Caranci, Craig D Conkling, Venkatesh Natarajan, Steven G Malson, Michael J Minewiser
  • Publication number: 20210022064
    Abstract: Techniques for establishing and controlling information sharing via a dynamic wireless mesh network for a group of vehicles comprise determining a set of communication parameters for the group of vehicles and, based on the set of communication parameters, establishing the dynamic wireless mesh network for the group of vehicles, wherein each vehicle in the group of vehicles is a node in the dynamic wireless mesh network, determining a set of routing rules for the dynamic wireless mesh network, controlling information sharing between the group of vehicles through the dynamic wireless mesh network using the set of routing rules, and selectively adjusting the set of routing rules in response to changes in the set of communication parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Gunmeet Sandhu, David M. Caranci, Craig D. Conkling, Venkatesh Natarajan, Steven G. Malson, Michael J. Minewiser
  • Publication number: 20200382923
    Abstract: Techniques for controlling communication amongst a group of vehicles include determining whether a cellular network is unavailable or a user input indicative of a switchover request has been received, when the cellular network is available, controlling a cellular network transceiver to share information between the vehicle and one or more other vehicles of the group of vehicles via the cellular network, and when the cellular network is unavailable or in response to receiving the user input indicative of the switchover request, controlling a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network transceiver to share information between the vehicle and the one or more other vehicles of the group of vehicles via an LEO satellite network and not via the cellular network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Saniyal A. Khan, Lei Zhang, Lyle Baumgarten, Matthew J. Mazurek, Michael J. Minewiser