Patents by Inventor James M. Ellis

James M. Ellis 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: 6324485
    Abstract: An application specific automated test equipment system for source synchronous bus interface devices is described. A native interface board is provided to interface an automated test unit and a device under test. The native interface board is configured with devices selected to recreate a native environment of the device under test. A first clock drives the devices on the native interface board. A second clock drives the device under test. The second clock signal is derived from the first clock signal to form a substitute clock signal that can be adjusted in relation to the first clock signal. Input and output timing relationships of the device under test are determined by altering the arrival time of the substitute clock at the device under test with respect to the timing of the first clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: NewMillennia Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: James M. Ellis
  • Patent number: 4166462
    Abstract: The invention relates to a self-propelled shark-proof cage which is provided with at least one access opening and a propeller mounting frame having pivot means coupling it to the cage so that the propeller mounting frame is pivotal about two axes at right angles to each other, and the propeller mounting frame carries on it an air motor and a propeller. The frame is provided with buoyancy means so that it can be made to be of approximately the same gravity as sea-water, and the air motor is driven by compressed air so that the cage can be propelled through the water, thereby enabling abalone divers to collect abalone without fear of predators and, beacause of less exertion, for longer periods of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1979
    Inventor: James M. Ellis