Patents by Inventor James Edward Conforti, Jr.

James Edward Conforti, Jr. 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 reprogramming engine controllers
    Patent number: 8458689
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and apparatus for altering the software of engine controllers. The method comprises determining a version of the current software in the engine controller, identifying one or more data blocks of upgraded software associated with the current software and replacing portions of the current software with the data blocks of upgraded software. The apparatus comprises an interface, a memory and a processor. The processor is configured to determine the version of the current software in the engine controller and replace one or more data blocks of the current software with one or more data blocks of upgraded software stored in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Inventors: Roderick A. Barman, James Edward Conforti, Jr.