Patents by Inventor George E. Winkert

George E. Winkert 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).

  • Dual I2C and SPI slave for FPGA and ASIC implementation
    Patent number: 10380061
    Abstract: A digital serial communication system includes a first serial communication circuit configured to exchange information utilizing a first communication protocol, a second serial communication circuit configured to exchange information utilizing a second communication protocol, and a common bus interface configured to couple the first serial communication circuit to a first serial communication bus implementing the first communication protocol, and configured to couple the second serial communication circuit to a second serial communication bus implementing the second communication protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA
    Inventors: George Suarez, Jeffrey J. Dumonthier, George E. Winkert
  • DUAL I2C AND SPI SLAVE FOR FPGA AND ASIC IMPLEMENTATION
    Publication number: 20190197007
    Abstract: A digital serial communication system includes a first serial communication circuit configured to exchange information utilizing a first communication protocol, a second serial communication circuit configured to exchange information utilizing a second communication protocol, and a common bus interface configured to couple the first serial communication circuit to a first serial communication bus implementing the first communication protocol, and configured to couple the second serial communication circuit to a second serial communication bus implementing the second communication protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: George Suarez, Jeffrey J. Dumonthier, George E. Winkert