Patents by Inventor Chris Minerva

Chris Minerva 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).

  • Patent number: 7719454
    Abstract: A method and a system are disclosed for transmitting an N-bit digital signal at a source. The N-bit digital signal representing a binary value is used to modulate an electrical current by using N discrete voltages representing each bit. The N discrete voltages are coupled to N corresponding switches to control the switches. The switches conduct a corresponding electrical current if the value of the corresponding discrete voltage is the binary value of 1. The currents from each of the closed switches are summed to form a current-encoded data signal in a single physical conductor representing the original N-bit digital signal. The current-encoded data signal is transmitted through the single physical conductor to a current decoder for decoding the current-encoded data signal and extracting the original N-bit digital signal at a destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Embedded Engineering Services, Inc
    Inventor: Chris Minerva
  • Publication number: 20080218394
    Abstract: A method and a system are disclosed for transmitting an N-bit digital signal at a source. The N-bit digital signal representing a binary value is used to modulate an electrical current by using N discrete voltages representing each bit. The N discrete voltages are coupled to N corresponding switches to control the switches. The switches conduct a corresponding electrical current if the value of the corresponding discrete voltage is the binary value of 1. The currents from each of the closed switches are summed to form a current-encoded data signal in a single physical conductor representing the original N-bit digital signal. The current-encoded data signal is transmitted through the single physical conductor to a current decoder for decoding the current-encoded data signal and extracting the original N-bit digital signal at a destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventor: Chris Minerva