Patents by Inventor Joseph Byrne

Joseph Byrne 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).

  • Analog-to-digital converter that preseeds memory with channel identifier data and makes conversions at fixed rate with direct memory access
    Patent number: 6701395
    Abstract: An integrated circuit including a DMA controller, an ADC having a plurality of conversion channels and address and data ports for connection to external memory means, the DMA controller being arranged to read a channel id from the memory means using the address and data port which channel id is representative of one of the said conversion channels, to pass the read channel id to the ADC, to cause the ADC to perform an analog-to-digital-conversion on the conversion channel represented by the channel id, to receive the conversion result from the ADC and to write the conversion result back to the memory means using the address and data ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Eamonn Joseph Byrne, Patrick Michael Mitchell
  • Fiber optic patch kit and method for using same
    Publication number: 20020146220
    Abstract: The present method and kit provide for effective and efficient patching of fiber optic cables. The kit comprises mechanical fiber optic splicers, a fiber optic patch, a splice housing, and a protective housing. The mechanical fiber optic splicers can be used to splice the fiber optic cable and the fiber optic patch. The mechanical fiber optic splicers, the fiber optic patch, and a portion of the fiber optic cable can be enclosed within the splice housing. The splice housing can then be enclosed within a protective housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Applicant: Ameritech Corporation
    Inventors: Glen Edward Gould, Andrew Matulica, Dennis Joseph Byrne
  • Protector pad
    Patent number: 6432513
    Abstract: A protector pad (10) for a sportsman includes and outer protector (11) adapted to at least partially assume the shape of the area to be protected and an inner shock absorbing pad (12) in the form of an air cushioned pad. The outer protector (11) is formed from moulded plastics material and has longitudinal ribs (13) which permit the protector to achieve a curvature fit around the area to be protected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Inventors: Peter Neils Thomsen, Patrick Joseph Byrne
  • Fiber optic patch kit and method for using same
    Patent number: 6382845
    Abstract: The present method and kit provide for effective and efficient patching of fiber optic cables. The kit comprises mechanical fiber optic splicers, a fiber optic patch, a splice housing, and a protective housing. The mechanical fiber optic splicers can be used to splice the fiber optic cable and the fiber optic patch. The mechanical fiber optic splicers, the fiber optic patch, and a portion of the fiber optic cable can be enclosed within the splice housing. The splice housing can then be enclosed within a protective housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Ameritech Corporation
    Inventors: Glen Edward Gould, Andrew Matulica, Dennis Joseph Byrne