Patents by Inventor John A. Bird

John A. Bird 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 system of remote delivery of engine analysis data
    Patent number: 6636789
    Abstract: A vehicle analysis system includes a system analyzer, such as an engine analyzer, having probes that gather data from vehicle parameters such as engine components. The data is converted into digital signals, which are processed into display data and stored in a computer memory. A controller converts the display data into packets that may be transmitted across a communications network to a remote computer using transmission control protocol/Internet protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: SPX Corporation
    Inventors: John A. Bird, Martin P. Franz
  • Method and system of remote delivery of engine analysis data
    Publication number: 20020161493
    Abstract: A vehicle analysis system includes a system analyzer, such as an engine analyzer, having probes that gather data from vehicle parameters such as engine components. The data is converted into digital signals, which are processed into display data and stored in a computer memory. A controller converts the display data into packets that may be transmitted across a communications network to a remote computer using transmission control protocol/Internet protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: SPX Corporation
    Inventors: John A. Bird, Martin P. Franz
  • Diagnosis method for vehicle systems
    Patent number: 5631831
    Abstract: A data driven, multi-dimensional diagnostic method that combines vehicle system test data, vehicle attributes, symptoms, and extrinsic data to produce vehicle system diagnostics. Data are combined according to predetermined equations to yield intermediate diagnostic results. Intermediate diagnostic results are combined recursively according to fixed expressions to produce final diagnostic results relating to the state of the vehicle system under diagnosis. Fixed expressions may be algebraic, Boolean, fuzzy logic, statistical, or relate to an expert system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1997
    Assignee: SPX Corporation
    Inventors: John A. Bird, Martin P. Franz, Harry M. Gilbert, Steven F. Johnson, Michael R. Shafer