Patents by Inventor Christopher Robert Eckert

Christopher Robert Eckert 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).

  • Patent number: 11970286
    Abstract: A flight recorder system of an aircraft includes a resource controller module (RCM) communicatively coupled, via a switch fabric, to a set of flight recorder system modules (FRM). Each FRM comprises a respective control module, a respective local memory, and a respective set of input and output (I/O) ports communicatively coupled to the switch fabric. The RCM is configured to detect a respective FRM coupled to the switch fabric, and based on the detection, configure an operation of the FRM, and wherein the respective local memory of the FRM is readable by the RCM, and shareable with the other FRMs via the switch fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventors: Brian L Douthitt, Christopher Robert Eckert
  • Patent number: 10652043
    Abstract: Systems and methods for regulating communications in computing systems are provided. For instance, a computing system can include a first processing board including a first processing device and a first control device. The system can further include a second processing board including a second processing device and a second control device. The system can further include a communications interface communicatively coupled to the first processing board. The communications interface includes one or more input/output ports configured to facilitate communication between the avionics system and one or more external devices. The first control device of the first processing board is communicatively coupled to the second control device of the second processing board via a shared bus. The first control device is configured to regulate communications associated with the communications interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: G.E. Aviation Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Keith Douglas Evert, Daniel Levi Sharp, Mitchell Winter, Christopher Robert Eckert
  • Publication number: 20170359196
    Abstract: Systems and methods for regulating communications in computing systems are provided. For instance, a computing system can include a first processing board including a first processing device and a first control device. The system can further include a second processing board including a second processing device and a second control device. The system can further include a communications interface communicatively coupled to the first processing board. The communications interface includes one or more input/output ports configured to facilitate communication between the avionics system and one or more external devices. The first control device of the first processing board is communicatively coupled to the second control device of the second processing board via a shared bus. The first control device is configured to regulate communications associated with the communications interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Keith Douglas Evert, Daniel Levi Sharp, Mitchell Winter, Christopher Robert Eckert