Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Cockerell

Geoffrey Cockerell 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).

  • Serial digital communication protocol
    Patent number: 8363541
    Abstract: Provided is a method and an apparatus for formatting a data set for transmission on a communication channel. The formatted data frame comprises a header and the data set to be transmitted. The header has a plurality of header fields comprising a redundancy field having a checksum calculated on data in part of the header fields and on the data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Cockerell, Bill Mark
  • SERIAL DIGITAL COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL
    Publication number: 20080151883
    Abstract: Provided is a method and an apparatus for formatting a data set for transmission on a communication channel. The formatted data frame comprises a header and the data set to be transmitted. The header has a plurality of header fields comprising a redundancy field having a checksum calculated on data in part of the header fields and on the data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Geoffrey Cockerell, Bill Mark