Inventor · Bellevue, WA, US

Thomas F. McGuffin

37Patents
7h-index
16Co-inventors
62Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 23, 2003 → Aug 29, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8284043B2 Method of formulating response to expired timer for data link message Electricity 40 Active
US8121140B2 Cost containment of mobile datalink communications Electricity 20 Active
US7359703B2 Adaptive communications system and method Electricity 15 Expired
US7720442B2 Testing systems and methods for aircraft radios Physics 14 Active
US8280563B2 Method and system to reduce impact of non-ATC data-link messages on ATC data-link messages on a shared air-ground communication link Physics 7 Active
US7010651B2 System and method for using removable storage for computer troubleshooting Physics 7 Expired
US8929830B2 Systems and methods for detecting a loss of communication using statistical analysis Electricity 7 Active
US8791840B2 Systems and methods for an active prompt for timed response controller pilot data link communication (CPDLC) messages Physics 5 Active
US8045977B2 Method for maintaining datalink network throughput by delaying lower priority messages Electricity 5 Active
US10425149B1 ACARS over IP system for non-safety messages Electricity 4 Active
US8244452B2 Systems and methods integrated air traffic control management Physics 4 Active
US8755952B2 Automatic presentation of a “when can we . . . ” message composition screen responsive to a negative response message Physics 3 Active
US8626358B2 Automatic presentation of a shortcut prompt to view a downlink request message responsive to a confirm-response message Physics 3 Active
US8427343B2 Methods and systems for generating data link air traffic control center menus Physics 3 Active
US9626872B2 Enhanced flight crew display for supporting multiple controller/pilot data link communications (CPDLC) versions Physics 3 Active
US10798033B2 Processing messages for an application running on a computer external to a communications management unit (CMU) Electricity 3 Active
US7835316B2 Method for mobile network operational state indication Electricity 3 Active
US7684820B2 System and method for selecting a ground station in an air-ground data network Electricity 3 Active
US10666764B2 Systems and methods to distribute an aircraft operations communication (AOC) application to communication components in a vehicle Electricity 3 Active
US10425505B2 System and method for sending and receiving air traffic network messages using different protocols Electricity 2 Active
US8681019B2 Method for automatic delay of standby message to maximize time for response to electronic text message Electricity 2 Active
US9812019B2 Systems and methods for detecting if a datalink application is available at an airport Electricity 2 Active
US8571586B2 Method for automatic standby response to reduce pilot workload Electricity 2 Active
US9047013B2 Avionic data dictionary based messaging system and method Physics 2 Active
US7908053B2 Apparatus and method for troubleshooting a computer system Physics 2 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.