Patents by Inventor Eric I. B. Richardson

Eric I. B. Richardson 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: 11166250
    Abstract: A method and system of synchronizing a local clock with a master clock using a serial communication bus includes receiving by a serial data interface receiver a master time signal corresponding to a master clock, generating by a frequency tuning loop a time error signal corresponding to a difference between the master time signal and a local time signal, generating by the frequency tuning loop an actual frequency signal based on a base frequency and the time error signal, producing by the frequency tuning loop a command frequency error based on the actual frequency signal and the local time signal, and producing by the local clock an updated local time signal based on the command frequency error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC.
    Inventors: David F. Dickie, Eric I. B. Richardson
  • Publication number: 20210112512
    Abstract: A method and system of synchronizing a local clock with a master clock using a serial communication bus includes receiving by a serial data interface receiver a master time signal corresponding to a master clock, generating by a frequency tuning loop a time error signal corresponding to a difference between the master time signal and a local time signal, generating by the frequency tuning loop an actual frequency signal based on a base frequency and the time error signal, producing by the frequency tuning loop a command frequency error based on the actual frequency signal and the local time signal, and producing by the local clock an updated local time signal based on the command frequency error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: David F. Dickie, Eric I. B. Richardson