Patents by Inventor David Henry Dorr

David Henry Dorr 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).

  • Chassis which includes configurable slot 0 locations
    Patent number: 5995376
    Abstract: A VXI chassis which has user selectable or configurable slot 0 locations. The VXI chassis includes a personality module interface coupled to the VXI backplane comprised in the chassis. The personality module interface or slot is adapted to receive a personality module. The personality module can be inserted into the personality module interface or slot in one of a plurality of orientations. Based on the orientation of the inserted personality module, the personality module is operable to selectively route signals on the backplane to enable one of a plurality of locations to operate as the slot 0 location. In the preferred embodiment, the VXI chassis can house a plurality of C size and/or B size VXI/VME cards, and the VXI chassis is configurable between different slot 0 locations for different size cards, i.e., between either a C-size or B-size slot 0 controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: National Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin L. Schultz, Bob Mitchell, David Henry Dorr, Timothy Lynn Moor