Patents by Inventor Bernard J. Letner

Bernard J. Letner 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: 9515903
    Abstract: A fiber channel switching module can include an integrated trace buffer memory, a crossbar switch and a control processor disposed on a single line replaceable module (LRM). The trace buffer memory may be adapted to capture selected data traffic transiting the switch fabric based on pre-selected triggers. The selected data can be read out of the trace buffer memory and used for selected diagnostics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Bernard J. Letner, Kenneth R. Twigg
  • Publication number: 20160164756
    Abstract: A fiber channel switching module can include an integrated trace buffer memory, a crossbar switch and a control processor disposed on a single line replaceable module (LRM). The trace buffer memory may be adapted to capture selected data traffic transiting the switch fabric based on pre-selected triggers. The selected data can be read out of the trace buffer memory and used for selected diagnostics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Bernard J. Letner, Kenneth R. Twigg
  • Patent number: 9253030
    Abstract: A fiber channel switching module can include an integrated trace buffer memory, a crossbar switch and a control processor disposed on a single line replaceable module (LRM). The trace buffer memory may be adapted to capture selected data traffic transiting the switch fabric based on pre-selected triggers. The selected data can be read out of the trace buffer memory and used for selected diagnostics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Bernard J. Letner, Kenneth R. Twigg
  • Publication number: 20150124627
    Abstract: A fiber channel switching module can include an integrated trace buffer memory, a crossbar switch and a control processor disposed on a single line replaceable module (LRM). The trace buffer memory may be adapted to capture selected data traffic transiting the switch fabric based on pre-selected triggers. The selected data can be read out of the trace buffer memory and used for selected diagnostics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Bernard J. Letner, Kenneth R. Twigg
  • Patent number: 8854980
    Abstract: A fiber channel switching module can include an integrated trace buffer memory, a crossbar switch and a control processor disposed on a single line replaceable module (LRM). The trace buffer memory may be adapted to capture selected data traffic transiting the switch fabric based on pre-selected triggers. The selected data can be read out of the trace buffer memory and used for selected diagnostics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Bernard J. Letner, Kenneth R. Twigg
  • Publication number: 20120113822
    Abstract: A fiber channel switching module can include an integrated trace buffer memory, a crossbar switch and a control processor disposed on a single line replaceable module (LRM). The trace buffer memory may be adapted to capture selected data traffic transiting the switch fabric based on pre-selected triggers. The selected data can be read out of the trace buffer memory and used for selected diagnostics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Bernard J. Letner, Kenneth R. Twigg
  • Patent number: 5197086
    Abstract: A synchronization system for locking a data input signal to a local clock uses the data input signal to provide the timing for capturing phase waveforms generated by a delay element string and a local oscillator. A transition detector generates bit patterns which correspond to a captured phase waveform which is in synch with the data input signal. The bit pattern of the captured in synch waveform is stored in a storage device under control of window detection and control logic also timed by the data input signal. The control logic stores a new bit pattern of a new phase waveform when the window detection logic determines that the new bit pattern is outside a 2-bit window and then selects the new phase waveform correponding to the new bit pattern for clocking the data input signal if the new bit pattern hasn't changed after N consecutive cycles of the data input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1993
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Frederick E. Jackson, Bernard J. Letner, Nhiem T. Nguyen