Patents by Inventor James P. McKim

James P. McKim 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).

  • Communications system for implementation of synchronous, multichannel, galvanically isolated instrumentation devices
    Patent number: 8892791
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for synchronous communications using a serial data stream employs a housing with a controller and a back plane. The housing accepts one or more modules for interconnection with the back plane. The back plane distributes power to the modules and provides a communication link from the controller to each module. Each communication link includes a data out line, a data in line and a clock line, where each clock line is derived from one clock source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Keysight Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James P. McKim, Jr., John W. Hyde, Marko Vulovic, Buck H. Chan, John F. Kenny, Richard A. Carlson
  • Communications System for Implementation of Synchronous, Multichannel, Galvanically Isolated Instrumentation Devices
    Publication number: 20080163000
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for synchronous communications using a serial data stream employs a housing with a controller and a back plane. The housing accepts one or more modules for interconnection with the back plane. The back plane distributes power to the modules and provides a communication link from the controller to each module. Each communication link includes a data out line, a data in line and a clock line, where each clock line is derived from one clock source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: James P. McKim, John W. Hyde, Marko Vulovic, Buck H. Chan, John F. Kenny, Richard A. Carlson