Patents by Inventor Daniel John Bitz

Daniel John Bitz 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).

  • Secured backup feature for an embedded system
    Patent number: 11440677
    Abstract: A system is described that includes a controllable component of an engine configured to regulate fuel flow to the engine, a digital control unit configured to control the engine by at least communicating with the controllable component of the engine, and a protection component configured to disable communication between the digital control unit and the controllable component of the engine. The system further includes an analog control unit configured to control the engine by at least communicating with the controllable component of the engine in response to the protection component disabling communication between the digital control unit and the controllable component of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce Corporation, Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dawn Kay Andrus, Daniel John Bitz, Richard Joseph Skertic
  • SECURED BACKUP FEATURE FOR AN EMBEDDED SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200156805
    Abstract: A system is described that includes a controllable component of an engine configured to regulate fuel flow to the engine, a digital control unit configured to control the engine by at least communicating with the controllable component of the engine, and a protection component configured to disable communication between the digital control unit and the controllable component of the engine. The system further includes an analog control unit configured to control the engine by at least communicating with the controllable component of the engine in response to the protection component disabling communication between the digital control unit and the controllable component of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicants: Rolls-Royce Corporation, Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dawn Kay Andrus, Daniel John Bitz, Richard Joseph Skertic