Patents by Inventor Kenneth C. Whedbee, Jr.

Kenneth C. Whedbee, Jr. 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).

  • System and method for propagating data
    Patent number: 7707315
    Abstract: A system and method for propagating data commutates data from different data sources into a data stream based on a commutation format. The data is received and decommutated to replicate the data. The commutation format can be changed for prioritizing different data from the data sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Robert D. Stultz, John A. Hamilton, John D. Overturf, Kenneth C. Whedbee, Jr.
  • Extensible device command commutation engine for formatting device commands for the controls of devices
    Patent number: 6862708
    Abstract: An extensible commutation engine for formatting a command buffer in a device commanding system comprises a modifiable list of constants, each constant forming a coded representation of parameters associated with a device command; at least one existing set of instructions for formatting the command buffer in accordance with a device command; and, a modifiable mapping of each set of instructions with a corresponding constant in the modifiable list of constants. Significantly, the commutation engine is extensible to accommodate device commands having new parameters by mapping the new constant with a set of instructions according to said new parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Harris-Exigent, Inc.
    Inventors: Randal W. Higginbotham, Kenneth C. Whedbee, Jr.