Patents by Inventor Morland Taylor

Morland Taylor 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).

  • System and method for writing data to a serial bus from a smart battery
    Patent number: 6173350
    Abstract: The present invention provides control bus (SMBus) management and interface for a smart battery system having an SMBus two-wire interface with a clock and data line. Electrostatic discharge protection circuitry which does not have the potential to inadvertently charge a dead battery is provided for the SMBus. SMBus mastering circuitry is also provided to work in conjunction with the SMBus interfacing routines for communications on the bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Hudson, Thorfinn Thayer, Syed Rahman, Morland Taylor