Patents by Inventor Christopher P. Burton

Christopher P. Burton 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).

  • Data processing network
    Patent number: 4523192
    Abstract: A data processing network has a plurality of data processing stations which communicate over a bus. Each station is inductively coupled to the bus. Data is transmitted in a binary coded form in which a zero is represented by a pair of oppositely poled pulses and a one is represented by the absence of any pulse. The transmitter circuit includes an energy saving circuit for recovering energy from the backswing of each pulse. Preferably the bus consists of a twisted pair of wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1985
    Assignee: International Computers Limited
    Inventors: Christopher P. Burton, Kenneth C. Johnson