Patents by Inventor Bruce M. Decker

Bruce M. Decker 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).

  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING REDUNDANT NETWORK INTERFACE MODULES IN A DISTRIBUTED I/O SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130007319
    Abstract: A method and system is disclosed for implementing redundant master NIMs (202, 204) on a single bus (106) in an industrial distributed I/O system (200) for controlling selected I/O modules (110, 112, 114). According to aspects of the invention, two master NIMs (202, 204) interoperate on a single bus (106), with one being the primary, active, master (202), and the second master (204) in a secondary, standby, mode, ready to assume mastership of the system if the primary master (202) is no longer active.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce M. Decker
  • Method and System for Implementing Redundant Network Interface Modules in a Distributed I/O System
    Publication number: 20110161538
    Abstract: A method and system is disclosed for implementing redundant master NIMs (202, 204) on a single bus (106) in an industrial distributed I/O system (200) for controlling selected I/O modules (110, 112, 114). According to aspects of the invention, two master NIMs (202, 204) interoperate on a single bus (106), with one being the primary, active, master (202), and the second master (204) in a secondary, standby, mode, ready to assume mastership of the system if the primary master (202) is no longer active.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce M. Decker