Patents by Inventor James T. Seward
James T. Seward 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).
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Patent number: 8534347Abstract: A connector system is provided. The system includes a substantially circular interconnecting hub, and a plurality of circuit board bays configured substantially radially around the substantially circular interconnecting hub. Each circuit board bay has a plurality of aligned connectors configured to receive a circuit board. The interconnecting circuit hub has, for each individual circuit board bay, a direct data pathway connecting the individual circuit board bay to all remaining circuit board bays of the plurality of circuit board bays. Each of the plurality of circuit board bays can directly communicate through the interconnecting hub with each of the remaining circuit boards bays.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2010Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc.Inventors: Ronald R. Denny, Bobby Jim Kowalski, James T. Seward, Michael P. Ebsen, Thomas Rosenthal, William J. Leinberger, Jeffery Stagg Young, Andrew D. Josephson
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Publication number: 20110168375Abstract: A connector system is provided. The system includes a substantially circular interconnecting hub, and a plurality of circuit board bays configured substantially radially around the substantially circular interconnecting hub. Each circuit board bay has a plurality of aligned connectors configured to receive a circuit board. The interconnecting circuit hub has, for each individual circuit board bay, a direct data pathway connecting the individual circuit board bay to all remaining circuit board bays of the plurality of circuit board bays. Each of the plurality of circuit board bays can directly communicate through the interconnecting hub with each of the remaining circuit boards bays.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2010Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc .Inventors: Bobby Jim Kowalski, Ronald R. Denny, James T. Seward, Michael P. Ebsen, Thomas Rosenthal, William J. Leinberger, Andrew D. Josephson, Jeffery Stagg Young
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Patent number: 7819667Abstract: A connector system is provided. The system includes a substantially circular interconnecting hub, and a plurality of circuit board bays configured substantially radially around the substantially circular interconnecting hub. Each circuit board bay has a plurality of aligned connectors configured to receive a circuit board. The interconnecting circuit hub has, for each individual circuit board bay, a direct data pathway connecting the individual circuit board bay to all remaining circuit board bays of the plurality of circuit board bays. Each of the plurality of circuit board bays can directly communicate through the interconnecting hub with each of the remaining circuit boards bays.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2008Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc.Inventors: Bobby Jim Kowalski, Ronald R. Denny, James T. Seward, Michael P. Ebsen, Thomas Rosenthal, William J. Leinberger, Andrew D. Josephson, Jeffery Stagg Young
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Publication number: 20100213976Abstract: A system for configuring programmable logic devices includes a serial data bus, a first device to fan-out data signals on the serial data bus, a second device to fan-in data signals on the serial data bus, and a control device that uses the first device and the second device to configure the serial data bus. The system configures a set of programmable logic devices by using the control device to configure the serial data bus such that the set of programmable logic devices are in communication with the serial data bus, and by sending configuration information to the set of programmable logic devices. A method for configuring programmable logic devices includes configuring a first programmable logic device such that the first programmable logic device includes signaling logic to fan-out configuration information, and using the first programmable logic device to configure at least two secondary programmable logic devices in parallel using the signaling logic to fan-out configuration information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2010Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc.Inventors: Curtis J. Egner, James T. Seward
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Patent number: 7710146Abstract: A system for configuring programmable logic devices includes a serial data bus, a first device to fan-out data signals on the serial data bus, a second device to fan-in data signals on the serial data bus, and a control device that uses the first device and the second device to configure the serial data bus. The system configures a set of programmable logic devices by using the control device to configure the serial data bus such that the set of programmable logic devices are in communication with the serial data bus, and by sending configuration information to the set of programmable logic devices. A method for configuring programmable logic devices includes configuring a first programmable logic device such that the first programmable logic device includes signaling logic to fan-out configuration information, and using the first programmable logic device to configure at least two secondary programmable logic devices in parallel using the signaling logic to fan-out configuration information.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2008Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc.Inventors: Curtis J. Egner, James T. Seward
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Publication number: 20090149039Abstract: A connector system is provided. The system includes a substantially circular interconnecting hub, and a plurality of circuit board bays configured substantially radially around the substantially circular interconnecting hub. Each circuit board bay has a plurality of aligned connectors configured to receive a circuit board. The interconnecting circuit hub has, for each individual circuit board bay, a direct data pathway connecting the individual circuit board bay to all remaining circuit board bays of the plurality of circuit board bays. Each of the plurality of circuit board bays can directly communicate through the interconnecting hub with each of the remaining circuit boards bays.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, IncInventors: Bobby Jim Kowalski, Ronald R. Denny, James T. Seward, Michael P. Ebsen, Thomas Rosenthal, William J. Leinberger, Andrew D. Josephson, Jeffery Stagg Young