Patents by Inventor Timothy McNally Mitchel

Timothy McNally Mitchel 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).

  • Methods and systems for vehicle broadband connection to a data network
    Patent number: 8948934
    Abstract: Methods and systems for communicating data between a vehicle and a ground-based unit are provided. The method includes communicatively coupling the vehicle to the ground-based unit, initiating a Broadband over Power Line (BPL) link between the vehicle and the ground-based unit when power is supplied to the vehicle, and updating data stored in the vehicle with data received from the ground-based unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Donald B. Lee, Anil Kumar, Nha Thanh Nguyen, Timothy McNally Mitchel
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLE BROADBAND CONNECTION TO A DATA NETWORK
    Publication number: 20140074321
    Abstract: Methods and systems for communicating data between a vehicle and a ground-based unit are provided. The method includes communicatively coupling the vehicle to the ground-based unit, initiating a Broadband over Power Line (BPL) link between the vehicle and the ground-based unit when power is supplied to the vehicle, and updating data stored in the vehicle with data received from the ground-based unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventors: Donald B. Lee, Aril Kumar, Nha Thanh Nguyen, Timothy McNally Mitchel