Patents by Inventor Cliff Weber

Cliff Weber 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: 5526288
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device for comparing the state of a large number of inputs (i.e. "discretes") against any one of a plurality of selectable voltage levels. The compared data is examined in a 3.times.3 matrix format. In a redundant mode, comparators are utilized in a triple-redundant configuration to obtain a consensus on input states, at three successive time intervals, raising a flag when consensus fails. Inputs, whether in a redundant or non-redundant mode are distributed along three different sides of a rectangular-shaped substrate to prevent catastrophic mechanical failures. In the redundant mode, discretes are compared using a voting technique such that when all three levels are the same, an error free status is provided, whereas a two-out-of-three vote is interpreted as correct but with an indication that the discrete being monitored requires further checking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Assignee: ILC Data Device Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Sacks, Cliff Weber, Barry E. Becker