Patents by Inventor Mark W. Durling

Mark W. Durling 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).

  • Shared data logger controller and method
    Patent number: 4602341
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to control the flow of data from a plurality of independent turbine-generator data sources includes converting each serial stream of data from each source into parallelly formatted digital characters. These characters are stored in a dedicated buffer. When the buffer is full or when a specified time lapses for each partially filled buffer, the buffer is emptied through a parallel to serial converter into the data logger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1986
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Richard S. Gordon, Charles L. Devlin, Mark W. Durling