Patents by Inventor Chitra R. Venkatram

Chitra R. Venkatram 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).

  • Option protocol arrangement for stored program rectifier controller
    Patent number: 4633412
    Abstract: A rectifier plant control system includes a stored program of a master control to control operation and monitor rectifier plant conditions. The master control is designed to cooperate with optional control systems to accomplish new operations without requiring modifications to the stored program control of the master control. One such optional control system permits accessing the master control from a remote location.The optional control system includes an associated stored program which is utilized by the master control to accomplish the option. This associated stored program is in an address field of the stored program of the master control and is executed by the master control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1986
    Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventors: Harry K. Ebert, Jr., Henry E. Menkes, Thomas V. Papathomas, Chitra R. Venkatram