Patents by Inventor Ed Pizzella

Ed Pizzella 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).

  • Devices and methods for detecting errors during firmware updates
    Patent number: 12505922
    Abstract: A device includes a master control and one or more circuit boards. The master control receives an executable file containing software associated with circuit boards, extracts a piece of software from the executable file, determines whether a version of the piece of software is more desirable than a version of software installed on an associated circuit board, and upon determination that the version of the piece of software is more desirable, install the piece of software onto the associated circuit board by transmitting the piece of software to the associated circuit board as a plurality of data packets, determining whether an acknowledgment of each data packet is received from the associated circuit board within a threshold time period, and upon determination that acknowledgment of at least one data packet is not received from the associated circuit board within the threshold time period, restarting the installation of the piece of software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Benz, Ed Pizzella, Archana Vaidyanathan, Rakesh Karunakaran
  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DETECTING ERRORS DURING FIRMWARE UPDATES
    Publication number: 20230377735
    Abstract: A device includes a master control and one or more circuit boards. The master control receives an executable file containing software associated with circuit boards, extracts a piece of software from the executable file, determines whether a version of the piece of software is more desirable than a version of software installed on an associated circuit board, and upon determination that the version of the piece of software is more desirable, install the piece of software onto the associated circuit board by transmitting the piece of software to the associated circuit board as a plurality of data packets, determining whether an acknowledgment of each data packet is received from the associated circuit board within a threshold time period, and upon determination that acknowledgment of at least one data packet is not received from the associated circuit board within the threshold time period, restarting the installation of the piece of software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Hill-Rom Services Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Benz, Ed Pizzella, Archana Vaidyanathan, Rakesh Karunakaran