Patents by Inventor Eugene M. Nothaft

Eugene M. Nothaft 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).

  • Alarm data concentration and gathering system
    Patent number: 4447872
    Abstract: A system is disclosed enabling bidirectional communications between a central station and a plurality of satellite stations over a switched data transmission network in which each satellite station initiates all communications between that satellite station and the central station such that priority data generated within a given satellite station is immediately transmitted to the central station, while routine data generated within each satellite station is stored for delayed transmission to the central station at different times previously set by the central station but monitored by local clocks within each of the satellite stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1984
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Eugene M. Nothaft