Patents by Inventor Gary Roy Watts

Gary Roy Watts 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).

  • Access arbitration system for semiconductor fabrication equipment and methods for using and operating the same
    Patent number: 10534356
    Abstract: An access arbitration module includes a plurality of active component communication ports for communicating with a plurality of active components, and includes a passive component communication port for communicating with a passive component. The access arbitration module also includes switching logic defined to control transmission of access communication protocol signals between each of the plurality of active component communication ports and the passive component communication port, such that an authorized one of the plurality of active component communication ports is connected in communication with the passive component communication port at a given time, and such that non-authorized ones of the plurality of active component communication ports are prevented from communication with the passive component communication port at the given time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Brooks Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Pablo Gonzalez, Gary Roy Watts
  • Access Arbitration System for Semiconductor Fabrication Equipment and Methods for Using and Operating the Same
    Publication number: 20150057764
    Abstract: An access arbitration module includes a plurality of active component communication ports for communicating with a plurality of active components, and includes a passive component communication port for communicating with a passive component. The access arbitration module also includes switching logic defined to control transmission of access communication protocol signals between each of the plurality of active component communication ports and the passive component communication port, such that an authorized one of the plurality of active component communication ports is connected in communication with the passive component communication port at a given time, and such that non-authorized ones of the plurality of active component communication ports are prevented from communication with the passive component communication port at the given time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Pablo Gonzalez, Gary Roy Watts
  • Access arbitration module and system for semiconductor fabrication equipment and methods for using and operating the same
    Patent number: 8881297
    Abstract: An access arbitration module includes a plurality of active component communication ports for communicating with a plurality of active components, and includes a passive component communication port for communicating with a passive component. The access arbitration module also includes switching logic defined to control transmission of access communication protocol signals between each of the plurality of active component communication ports and the passive component communication port, such that an authorized one of the plurality of active component communication ports is connected in communication with the passive component communication port at a given time, and such that non-authorized ones of the plurality of active component communication ports are prevented from communication with the passive component communication port at the given time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Brooks Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Pablo Gonzalez, Gary Roy Watts
  • Access Arbitration Module and System for Semiconductor Fabrication Equipment and Methods for Using and Operating the Same
    Publication number: 20140068753
    Abstract: An access arbitration module includes a plurality of active component communication ports for communicating with a plurality of active components, and includes a passive component communication port for communicating with a passive component. The access arbitration module also includes switching logic defined to control transmission of access communication protocol signals between each of the plurality of active component communication ports and the passive component communication port, such that an authorized one of the plurality of active component communication ports is connected in communication with the passive component communication port at a given time, and such that non-authorized ones of the plurality of active component communication ports are prevented from communication with the passive component communication port at the given time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Crossing Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Pablo Gonzalez, Gary Roy Watts