Patents by Inventor Clayton R. Backhaus

Clayton R. Backhaus 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).

  • Apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving passenger service system and telephone signals over a network
    Patent number: 6272572
    Abstract: A system and method of distributing telephone and passenger service signals from a zone interface unit to a plurality of seat electronic units in an in-flight entertainment system is described. The method uses a master/slave arrangement in which multiplexed telephone and passenger service signals are transmitted over a bus to the receiving seat electronic units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Clayton R. Backhaus, Gregory K. Henrikson