Patents by Inventor Timothy James Henry Denholm

Timothy James Henry Denholm 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).

  • Identification of wireless sensors
    Patent number: 7769510
    Abstract: A method and system for identifying sensors is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a list of sensors that are differentiated by function and/or location, and detecting a plurality of sensors in a vehicle environment, where at least some of the sensors are identical. The method also includes receiving information from each of the plurality of sensors, and identifying each of a plurality of identical sensors as corresponding to a respective sensor in the list of sensors. The identification may be based on one or more of: a proximity of each sensor relative to at least one wireless receiver; at least one characteristic of information received from the sensors, that is caused by an actively induced change in the vehicle environment; and at least one characteristic of information received from the sensors, that is caused by a passive change in the vehicle environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy James Henry Denholm, Jonathan David Wood
  • IDENTIFICATION OF WIRELESS SENSORS
    Publication number: 20100152947
    Abstract: A method and system for identifying sensors is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a list of sensors that are differentiated by function and/or location, and detecting a plurality of sensors in a vehicle environment, where at least some of the sensors are identical. The method also includes receiving information from each of the plurality of sensors, and identifying each of a plurality of identical sensors as corresponding to a respective sensor in the list of sensors. The identification may be based on one or more of: a proximity of each sensor relative to at least one wireless receiver; at least one characteristic of information received from the sensors, that is caused by an actively induced change in the vehicle environment; and at least one characteristic of information received from the sensors, that is caused by a passive change in the vehicle environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy James Henry Denholm, Jonathan David Wood