Patents by Inventor John B. Stratton

John B. Stratton 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).

  • Add-on module for synchronizing operations of a plurality of devices
    Patent number: 7561598
    Abstract: A system and method are provided which add, via an add-on module, synchronization functionality to an instrument that does not otherwise support such synchronization functionality. Various synchronization techniques may be supported by the synchronization module. For instance, in certain embodiments the synchronization module supports message-based synchronization techniques and/or time-based synchronization techniques. Accordingly, in certain embodiments, the add-on module supports synchronization with another device (e.g., another instrument or another add-on module coupled to an instrument) via synchronized local clocks (e.g., IEEE 1588) and messaging over a communication network. In certain embodiments, the add-on module additionally or alternatively supports the use of “time bombs” to trigger scheduled actions on the instrument with which the synchronization module is interfaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Stratton, Leon K. Werenka, Daniel L. Pleasant, Gopalakrishnan Kailasam, Robert T. Cutler