Patents by Inventor Brian M. Sutton

Brian M. Sutton 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).

  • Broadcast bus frame filter
    Patent number: 10691631
    Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from appropriate filtering of communications. For example, a network having a broadcast bus, such as a controller area network, may benefit from a frame filter. For example, a method can include receiving a plurality of messages at an interface with a broadcast bus of a communication network for a system. The method can also include selectively permitting the plurality of messages to be conveyed through the interface based on comparing one or more of the plurality of messages to a specification for the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Mercury Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian M. Sutton, Scott D. Miller
  • Broadcast Bus Frame Filter
    Publication number: 20180060267
    Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from appropriate filtering of communications. For example, a network having a broadcast bus, such as a controller area network, may benefit from a frame filter. For example, a method can include receiving a plurality of messages at an interface with a broadcast bus of a communication network for a system. The method can also include selectively permitting the plurality of messages to be conveyed through the interface based on comparing one or more of the plurality of messages to a specification for the interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Mercury Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Brian M. Sutton, Scott D. Miller