Patents by Inventor Karl R. Bahnick

Karl R. Bahnick 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).

  • Flag generation system
    Patent number: 4907176
    Abstract: An engine analyzer includes an A/D converter for sampling analog data from an engine under test and developing digital data consisting of 11 magnitude bits and a sign bit. Four flag bits are added to make a digital word of sixteen bits with the four added bits being equal to the sign bit. Flags are set by making their bit value opposite to that of the sign bit. The sixteen bit words are stored in a RAM memory and the presence of the flags enables ready identification and retrieval of the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1990
    Assignee: Sun Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Karl R. Bahnick, James H. Johnson
  • Plural source arbitration system
    Patent number: 4872004
    Abstract: The plural source arbitration system relates generally to communications systems for linking peripheral devices to a computer. Specifically, the arbitration system allows an external keyboard and a remote control device to be intercoupled to the keyboard slot of a computer and carry out communications without confusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1989
    Assignee: Sun Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Karl R. Bahnick, David E. Groe