Patents by Inventor Erik S. Wheeler

Erik S. Wheeler 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: 11130406
    Abstract: An integrated standard-compliant data acquisition device includes an electrically insulating package including a plurality of conductive leads and an integrated circuit (IC) disposed within the electrically insulating package and electrically coupled to at least some of the plurality of conductive leads. The IC includes a first multiplexer (MUX), a second MUX, a third MUX, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a plurality of registers, a fourth MUX, control logic, and communication circuitry. In operation, a first circuit value under a first condition can be determined and stored, a second circuit value under a second condition can be determined and stored, and the decision as to whether there is a fault condition can be mad by comparing the first circuit value and the second circuit value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan A. Mueller, Erik S. Wheeler, Mark R. Plagens, Urs Mader
  • Publication number: 20200150187
    Abstract: An integrated standard-compliant data acquisition device includes an electrically insulating package including a plurality of conductive leads and an integrated circuit (IC) disposed within the electrically insulating package and electrically coupled to at least some of the plurality of conductive leads. The IC includes a first multiplexer (MUX), a second MUX, a third MUX, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a plurality of registers, a fourth MUX, control logic, and communication circuitry. In operation, a first circuit value under a first condition can be determined and stored, a second circuit value under a second condition can be determined and stored, and the decision as to whether there is a fault condition can be mad by comparing the first circuit value and the second circuit value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Bryan A. Mueller, Erik S. Wheeler, Mark R. Plagens, Urs Mader
  • Patent number: 10539625
    Abstract: An integrated standard-compliant data acquisition device includes an electrically insulating package including a plurality of conductive leads and an integrated circuit (IC) disposed within the electrically insulating package and electrically coupled to at least some of the plurality of conductive leads. The IC includes a first multiplexer (MUX), a second MUX, a third MUX, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a plurality of registers, a fourth MUX, control logic, and communication circuitry. In operation, a first circuit value under a first condition can be determined and stored, a second circuit value under a second condition can be determined and stored, and the decision as to whether there is a fault condition can be mad by comparing the first circuit value and the second circuit value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan A. Mueller, Erik S. Wheeler, Mark R. Plagens, Urs Mader
  • Publication number: 20190004117
    Abstract: An integrated standard-compliant data acquisition device includes an electrically insulating package including a plurality of conductive leads and an integrated circuit (IC) disposed within the electrically insulating package and electrically coupled to at least some of the plurality of conductive leads. The IC includes a first multiplexer (MUX), a second MUX, a third MUX, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a plurality of registers, a fourth MUX, control logic, and communication circuitry. In operation, a first circuit value under a first condition can be determined and stored, a second circuit value under a second condition can be determined and stored, and the decision as to whether there is a fault condition can be mad by comparing the first circuit value and the second circuit value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Bryan A. Mueller, Erik S. WHEELER, Mark R. PLAGENS, Urs MADER
  • Patent number: 9716520
    Abstract: An integrated standard-compliant data acquisition device includes an electrically insulating package including a plurality of conductive leads and an integrated circuit (IC) disposed within the electrically insulating package and electrically coupled to at least some of the plurality of conductive leads. The IC includes a first multiplexer (MUX), a second MUX, a third MUX, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a plurality of registers, a fourth MUX, control logic, and communication circuitry. In operation, a first circuit value under a first condition can be determined and stored, a second circuit value under a second condition can be determined and stored, and the decision as to whether there is a fault condition can be mad by comparing the first circuit value and the second circuit value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan A. Mueller, Erik S. Wheeler, Mark R. Plagens, Urs Mader
  • Patent number: 9276621
    Abstract: A differential communication system includes a first differential communication device including a differential transmitter, a second differential communication device including a differential receiver, and a differential isolator coupling the differential transmitter to the differential receiver. The differential receiver includes a comparator operative to develop waveform region information from the received waveform, a filter adapted to remove noise from the received waveform using the waveform region information, and an adaptive sampler adapted to adjust a received waveform sampling point after it has been filtered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Maxim Intergrated Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik S. Wheeler, Bryan A. Mueller, Mark R. Plagens, Urs Mader
  • Publication number: 20150015267
    Abstract: An integrated standard-compliant data acquisition device includes an electrically insulating package including a plurality of conductive leads and an integrated circuit (IC) disposed within the electrically insulating package and electrically coupled to at least some of the plurality of conductive leads. The IC includes a first multiplexer (MUX), a second MUX, a third MUX, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a plurality of registers, a fourth MUX, control logic, and communication circuitry. In operation, a first circuit value under a first condition can be determined and stored, a second circuit value under a second condition can be determined and stored, and the decision as to whether there is a fault condition can be mad by comparing the first circuit value and the second circuit value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Bryan A. Mueller, Erik S. Wheeler, Mark R. Plagens, Urs Mader
  • Publication number: 20140348262
    Abstract: A differential communication system includes a first differential communication device including a differential transmitter, a second differential communication device including a differential receiver, and a differential isolator coupling the differential transmitter to the differential receiver. The differential receiver includes a comparator operative to develop waveform region information from the received waveform, a filter adapted to remove noise from the received waveform using the waveform region information, and an adaptive sampler adapted to adjust a received waveform sampling point after it has been filtered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Erik S. Wheeler, Bryan A. Mueller, Mark R. Plagens, Urs Mader