Patents by Inventor Gordon Penner

Gordon Penner 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).

  • Method and apparatus for detecting pulse density violations in T1 transmission
    Patent number: 5343482
    Abstract: A method of detecting a pulse density violation in the T1 transmission of digital signals, which includes counting bits in sets of "k" successively in n serial stages generating an empty-out signal on detection of an "empty" set of "k" bits, and generating a pulse density violation on detecting a second set of "k" zero bits in the "n" stages of bits at a time when the empty-out signal is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Assignee: PMC-Sierra, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon A. Penner, Winston K. C. Mok, Steven F. Lang, Charles K. Huscroft
  • Brake monitoring system
    Patent number: 5339069
    Abstract: The brake monitoring system of the present invention monitors and measures brake adjustment and brake lining wear in vehicles employing air brakes having an "S-Cam" assembly. The S-Cam is actuated by an pneumatically driven push-rod, which rotates a cam shaft on which the S-Cam is mounted by moving a slack adjuster lever mounted on an opposed end of the cam shaft. The S-Cam forces a pair of opposed brake shoes against the interior surface of a brake drum. Rotation of the S-Cam is measured with each application of the brakes and converted into a readout of the adjustment of the brake's adjustment and brake wear which is displayed in the vehicle cab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1994
    Assignee: Tripen Enterprises Ltd.
    Inventors: Wesley Penner, Gordon Penner, Robert Penner