Patents by Inventor GRAHAM ORMISTON

GRAHAM ORMISTON 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).

  • Two-channel communication systems
    Patent number: 10240973
    Abstract: A safety control system includes: a first control unit arranged to control a controlled system, a second control unit arranged to detect a fault with the controlled system and arranged to transmit messages wirelessly to the first control unit, wherein the second control unit includes: a first controller and a second controller, each of the first and second controllers being arranged to detect a condition of the controlled system and output messages indicative of whether or not the condition has been detected; a transmitter arranged to transmit wirelessly to the first control unit; and a multiplexer arranged to connect each of the first and second controllers in turn to the transmitter so that messages from each of the first and second controllers can be transmitted to the first control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Lasermet Limited
    Inventor: Graham Ormiston
  • TWO-CHANNEL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20170261367
    Abstract: A safety control system includes: a first control unit arranged to control a controlled system, a second control unit arranged to detect a fault with the controlled system and arranged to transmit messages wirelessly to the first control unit, wherein the second control unit includes: a first controller and a second controller, each of the first and second controllers being arranged to detect a condition of the controlled system and output messages indicative of whether or not the condition has been detected; a transmitter arranged to transmit wirelessly to the first control unit; and a multiplexer arranged to connect each of the first and second controllers in turn to the transmitter so that messages from each of the first and second controllers can be transmitted to the first control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventor: GRAHAM ORMISTON