Patents by Inventor Eric Topp

Eric Topp 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).

  • CAN bus automatic line termination
    Patent number: 8597054
    Abstract: A network interface includes a receptacle configured to receive a plug, a first contact and a second contact each disposed in the receptacle, and a combination of a resistive element and a normally closed switch arranged in series with each other. The combination is coupled between the first contact and the second contact, and has a first configuration in which the switch is opened responsive to a presence of the plug within the receptacle, and a second configuration in which the switch is closed responsive to an absence of the plug from the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Schneider Electric IT Corporation
    Inventors: Ross E. Dozier, Jeffrey Stephen Beam, Eric Topp
  • CAN BUS AUTOMATIC LINE TERMINATION
    Publication number: 20120231663
    Abstract: A network interface includes a receptacle configured to receive a plug, a first contact and a second contact each disposed in the receptacle, and a combination of a resistive element and a normally closed switch arranged in series with each other. The combination is coupled between the first contact and the second contact, and has a first configuration in which the switch is opened responsive to a presence of the plug within the receptacle, and a second configuration in which the switch is closed responsive to an absence of the plug from the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: American Power Conversion Corporation
    Inventors: Ross E. Dozier, Jeffrey Stephen Beam, Eric Topp
  • Self Retaining Acetabular Component Alignment Device for Total Hip Arthroplasty
    Publication number: 20080262499
    Abstract: A spring-loaded, self-retaining, clamp like alignment device used to guide the placement of the acetabular component during total hip arthroplasty is disclosed. The device comprises two longitudinal elements: the first longitudinal element has a proximal end with a handle, a groove within and a spring loaded into the groove. The second longitudinal element has a distal end to which an acetabular component is attached and a mid-section that fits into the groove of the first longitudinal element and a proximal end with a knob. When the hook present at the distal end of the first longitudinal element is placed into the sciatic notch in the pelvic bone and the proximal end clipped to the mid-section of the second longitudinal element, the acetabular component at the distal end of the second longitudinal element is consistently positioned in the acetabulum at 45-degree abduction and 20-degree anteversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Giori, Eric Topp