Patents by Inventor Don Heinz

Don Heinz 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).

  • Long distance subsea can bus distribution system
    Patent number: 10727954
    Abstract: Messages on controller area network (CAN) buses are communicated over subsea links. Messages are sent as electrical or optical signals. The present invention provides a subsea CAN BUS electronic distribution unit (EDU) for transmitting, receiving, converting, and routing electrical or optical signals sent over a subsea CAN BUS network. The CAN BUS EDU of the present invention is contained within a single housing and combines the functions of transmitting, receiving, converting, and routing electrical or optical signals sent over a subsea CAN BUS network that would typically be handled by multiple devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Teledyne Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Huijiang Xi, Michael Greene, Don Heinz
  • LONG DISTANCE SUBSEA CAN BUS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170359128
    Abstract: Messages on controller area network (CAN) buses are communicated over subsea links. Messages are sent as electrical or optical signals. The present invention provides a subsea CAN BUS electronic distribution unit (EDU) for transmitting, receiving, converting, and routing electrical or optical signals sent over a subsea CAN BUS network. The CAN BUS EDU of the present invention is contained within a single housing and combines the functions of transmitting, receiving, converting, and routing electrical or optical signals sent over a subsea CAN BUS network that would typically be handled by multiple devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Teledyne Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Huijiang Xi, Michael Greene, Don Heinz