Patents by Inventor Gary Kraterfield

Gary Kraterfield 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).

  • Persistent configuration in a multiple processor repairable system
    Patent number: 7984118
    Abstract: A control system having a host computer and one or more control computers connected to an interface for control of a process or machinery. The control computers are capable of automatically initiated network address assignment and configuration when powered up after installation. The network address is based on a location identifier situated in the interface that corresponds to a specific connection thereof to the control computer. The control computer reads the location identifier from the interface and requests a network address. The host computer assigns the network address based on the location identifier. Configuration of the control computer then proceeds. The procedure applies to newly installed control computers, whether first time installment or a replacement for a failed control computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Fred Henry Boettner, Stephen J. Sullivan, Craig William Moyer, Gary Kraterfield, Robert Kirby, Mark E. Shepard
  • Persistent configuration in a multiple processor repairable system
    Publication number: 20060129986
    Abstract: A control system having a host computer and one or more control computers connected to an interface for control of a process or machinery. The control computers are capable of automatically initiated network address assignment and configuration when powered up after installation. The network address is based on a location identifier situated in the interface that corresponds to a specific connection thereof to the control computer. The control computer reads the location identifier from the interface and requests a network address. The host computer assigns the network address based on the location identifier. Configuration of the control computer then proceeds. The procedure applies to newly installed control computers, whether first time installment or a replacement for a failed control computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Fred Boettner, Stephen Sullivan, Craig Moyer, Gary Kraterfield, Robert Kirby, Mark Shepard