Patents by Inventor Harry Ridenour

Harry Ridenour 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).

  • Systems and methods for sharing control devices on an IO network
    Patent number: 9184934
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention can include systems and methods for enabling the operation of multiple control devices on the same network. Each control device on a network can be configured to monitor and receive input messages from multiple IO devices on the network. The control devices may also be configured to send output messages to one or more of the IO devices. According to certain embodiments, one control device may send output messages to certain IO devices while another IO device may send output messages to different IO devices. The input and output messages can both be sent via multicast according to certain embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dennis Brian King, Andre DeMaurice, Harry Ridenour
  • Systems and Methods for Sharing Control Devices on an IO Network
    Publication number: 20130258860
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention can include systems and methods for enabling the operation of multiple control devices on the same network. Each control device on a network can be configured to monitor and receive input messages from multiple IO devices on the network. The control devices may also be configured send output messages to one or more of the IO devices. According to certain embodiments, one control device may send output messages to certain IO devices while another IO device may send output messages to different IO devices. The input and output messages can both be sent via multicast according to certain embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Dennis Brian King, Andre DeMaurice, Harry Ridenour