Patents by Inventor James B. Finnerty

James B. Finnerty 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).

  • Malfunction detection system for intermittent events
    Patent number: 5455848
    Abstract: A malfunction detection system for monitoring the occurrence of intermittent events during the operation of an industrial machine of the type comprising a machine controller and characterized by repetitive machine cycles and for directing the machine controller to stop the industrial machine in the absence of the occurrence of one of the intermittent events within a preselected number of machine cycles following the next preceding one of said intermittent events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Assignee: Data Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew D. Baker, James B. Finnerty