Patents
US 9565618 B1: Air to ground management of multiple communication paths
- Granted
- 2017-02-07
- Filed
- 2014-06-27 application 14317173
- Type
- Utility · 13 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Methods, systems and devices for an avionics mobile computer device capable of carrying out communications while moving among a plurality of inter-connected networks, and a mobile computer management device for managing moving location information of the mobile computer and transferring packets destined to the avionics mobile computer to a current location of the avionics mobile computer, as well as a mobile computer management method and a communication control method suitable for these devices.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170207.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satcom Direct, Inc. 18 patents | US company or organization | Melbourne, FL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Bantoft | Melbourne, FL | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Curt Allen Gray | Glendale, AZ | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04W | Wireless communication networks | H04W40/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04B | Transmission | H04B7/18508 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-10 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | SATCOM DIRECT, LLC signed 2025-03-03 | HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 70457/681 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-03-04 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | SATCOM DIRECT, LLC signed 2025-03-03 | MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT BALTIMORE, MD | 70392/19 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-03-01 | Name change Change of name | SATCOM DIRECT, INC. signed 2024-11-25 | SATCOM DIRECT, LLC MELBOURNE, FL | 70373/60 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2014-06-27 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BANTOFT, KEN signed 2014-06-25 GRAY, CURT signed 2014-06-25 | SATCOM DIRECT, INC. SATELLITE BEACH, FL | 33195/450 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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