Patents by Inventor Dwayne (Dewey) Benson

Dwayne (Dewey) Benson 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).

  • Hybrid topology ethernet architecture
    Patent number: 8130773
    Abstract: A distributed control system comprises a first network section comprising one or more control nodes containing control logic operable to perform control function computations; a second network section, wherein the second network section comprises; a plurality of additional nodes responsive to the one or more control nodes in the first network section, each of the plurality of additional nodes communicatively coupled to two neighbor nodes and to two skip nodes using a plurality of links; first and second gateway interfaces each coupled to the first and second network sections and each operable to interface the first network section to the second network section; wherein the first network section is operable to communicate signals using a first communication protocol; and wherein the plurality of nodes in the second network section are operable to communicate signals over the plurality of links using a second communication protocol that is different from the first communication protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Brendan Hall, Michael Paulitsch, Dwayne (Dewey) Benson, Phil Rose, Kevin R. Driscoll
  • HYBRID TOPOLOGY ETHERNET ARCHITECTURE
    Publication number: 20090323704
    Abstract: A distributed control system comprises a first network section comprising one or more control nodes containing control logic operable to perform control function computations; a second network section, wherein the second network section comprises; a plurality of additional nodes responsive to the one or more control nodes in the first network section, each of the plurality of additional nodes communicatively coupled to two neighbor nodes and to two skip nodes using a plurality of links; first and second gateway interfaces each coupled to the first and second network sections and each operable to interface the first network section to the second network section; wherein the first network section is operable to communicate signals using a first communication protocol; and wherein the plurality of nodes in the second network section are operable to communicate signals over the plurality of links using a second communication protocol that is different from the first communication protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Brendan Hall, Michael Paulitsch, Dwayne (Dewey) Benson, Phil Rose, Kevin R. Driscoll