Patents by Inventor Charles Lanham

Charles Lanham 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).

  • Ethernet interface
    Patent number: 8132035
    Abstract: A network adaptor is disclosed that uses Power over Ethernet (PoE) protocols to derive power from an Ethernet port and provide the derived power to a field device. The network adapter communicates analog data with the field device and converts the analog data to digital data using an analog to digital converter before transmitting the digital data through the Ethernet port to a central office. The network adapter is uniquely assigned to the field device allowing an IP address to be assigned to the network adapter/field device system which may be accessed using IP protocols from any suitable browser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Raven Technology Group, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Juillerat, Hector Juillerat, Charles Lanham, Bruce Lipp
  • ETHERNET INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20080294915
    Abstract: A network adaptor is disclosed that uses Power over Ethernet (PoE) protocols to derive power from an Ethernet port and provide the derived power to a field device. The network adapter communicates analog data with the field device and converts the analog data to digital data using an analog to digital converter before transmitting the digital data through the Ethernet port to a central office. The network adapter is uniquely assigned to the field device allowing an IP address to be assigned to the network adapter/field device system which may be accessed using IP protocols from any suitable browser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Eric Juillerat, Hector Juillerat, Charles Lanham, Bruce Lipp