Patents by Inventor Charlie D. Wilson

Charlie D. Wilson 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 detecting faults in an electronic engine control module
    Patent number: 7472337
    Abstract: An algorithm for detecting a fault in an ECM output signal by determining a status of the output signal, incrementing an error timer and a retry timer when the status is abnormal, incrementing a retry counter when the retry timer reaches a maximum retry time, and reporting an intermittent fault if the retry counter reaches a retry limit before the error timer reaches an error timer maximum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard S. Fox, John D. Acton, Glenda R. Henry, Charlie D. Wilson, Steve Ferree