Patents by Inventor David Wilbon

David Wilbon 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).

  • Method, system, and storage medium for communicating with vehicle control
    Patent number: 7359772
    Abstract: A handheld device is provided in communication with an EEPROM in a control of a vehicle. Software in the device provides for reading EEPROM settings, writing EEPROM settings, retrieving fault data, a sentry monitoring mode, and flash downloading the control. A system for communicating with the control includes the handheld device, the control including an EEPROM, a communications link between the handheld device and the control, and software loaded into the handheld device for reading and updating settings stored in the EEPROM. A storage medium and a method provides an install tool for installing computer program code onto the handheld device and displaying a main menu, the main menu listing options for communicating between the computer and the EEPROM, the options including EEPROM settings, fault and sentry, and flash download.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ramesh Paturi, Rangababu Naga Venkata Thota, Ravi Bhushan Konduru, David Wilbon, Robert A. Seymour, Brian N. Meyer, John S. Harrison
  • Method, system, and storage medium for communicating with vehicle control
    Publication number: 20050102584
    Abstract: A handheld device is provided in communication with an EEPROM in a control of a vehicle. Software in the device provides for reading EEPROM settings, writing EEPROM settings, retrieving fault data, a sentry monitoring mode, and flash downloading the control. A system for communicating with the control includes the handheld device, the control including an EEPROM, a communications link between the handheld device and the control, and software loaded into the handheld device for reading and updating settings stored in the EEPROM. A storage medium and a method provides an install tool for installing computer program code onto the handheld device and displaying a main menu, the main menu listing options for communicating between the computer and the EEPROM, the options including EEPROM settings, fault and sentry, and flash download.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Ramesh Paturi, Rangababu Thota, Ravi Konduru, David Wilbon, Robert Seymour, Brian Meyer, John Harrison