Patents by Inventor Adrian C. Willoughby

Adrian C. Willoughby 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).

  • DETERMINISTIC ETHERNET FOR AN AEROSPACE DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150005991
    Abstract: A control system for an aircraft may include a master node and a plurality of slave nodes in communication with each other. The master node and the plurality of slave nodes may each have a processor. The control system may also include at least one data bus connection that enables the communication between the master node and the plurality of slave nodes. The data bus may be governed by any data bus protocol, including, but not limited to, Ethernet. The control system generally may be deterministic in operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Adrian C. Willoughby, Robert J. Zeller