Patents by Inventor Catherine A. Duncan

Catherine A. Duncan 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).

  • Method for upgrading firmware in an electronic device
    Patent number: 6988182
    Abstract: An improved method of upgrading the firmware of an electronic device is disclosed. The method is executed over a communications link. The method includes compression of a portion of the new firmware, but does not require the device to have any pre-existing decompression algorithms built into it. A system and device capable of executing the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Power Measurement Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael E. Teachman, Martin A. Hancock, Catherine A. Duncan, Benedikt T. Huber
  • Method for upgrading firmware in an electronic device
    Publication number: 20030154471
    Abstract: An improved method of upgrading the firmware of an electronic device is disclosed. The method is executed over a communications link. The method includes compression of a portion of the new firmware, but does not require the device to have any pre-existing decompression algorithms built into it. A system and device capable of executing the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Applicant: Power Measurement Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael E. Teachman, Martin A. Hancock, Catherine A. Duncan, Benedikt T. Huber