Patents by Inventor Mike T. Trujillo

Mike T. Trujillo 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).

  • System and method for allocating resources within a communication network
    Patent number: 10084531
    Abstract: A communication network may include a satellite configured to provide a plurality of satellite cells within a satellite coverage area, and one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) configured to fly within the satellite coverage area. Each UAV is configured to fly over one of the satellite cells. A resource allocation system may be configured to dynamically allocate at least a portion of a frequency spectrum between the satellite and the UAV(s). Each UAV provides a plurality of UAV cells within a satellite cell in response to the resource allocation system allocating the frequency spectrum (or portion thereof) to the UAV(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ying J. Feria, David Whelan, Mike T. Trujillo, John M. Sullivan
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCES WITHIN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK
    Publication number: 20170063445
    Abstract: A communication network may include a satellite configured to provide a plurality of satellite cells within a satellite coverage area, and one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) configured to fly within the satellite coverage area. Each UAV is configured to fly over one of the satellite cells. A resource allocation system may be configured to dynamically allocate at least a portion of a frequency spectrum between the satellite and the UAV(s). Each UAV provides a plurality of UAV cells within a satellite cell in response to the resource allocation system allocating the frequency spectrum (or portion thereof) to the UAV(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ying J. Feria, David Whelan, Mike T. Trujillo, John M. Sullivan
  • Systems and methods for directing communication signals to mobile platforms
    Patent number: 9553659
    Abstract: A method and system for communication with a mobile platform is provided. An antenna system coupled to a transmitter for use in providing a communication channel to a mobile user includes a first linear transmit array of radiating horns, a second linear transmit array of radiating horns, and at least one reflector coupled to at least one of the first linear transmit array and the second linear transmit array, the at least one reflector configured to reflect illumination from the first and second linear transmit arrays to form a communication channel for the mobile user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Harold A. Rosen, Lisa Kuo, Stephen Floyd Sichi, Joshua Maxwell Rutheiser, Mike T. Trujillo