Patents by Inventor Kenneth D. Spencer

Kenneth D. Spencer 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).

  • Data communications analyzer
    Patent number: 4728925
    Abstract: Apparatus for comparing a stream of data characters with a predetermined string of test characters has an input device for receiving the stream of data characters and a main processor for generating the predetermined string of test characters. A hardware register receives the predetermined string of test characters from the main processor, and a comparator device compares the stream of data characters with the contents of the register device and generates a response in the event that a portion of the stream is identical to the string of test characters generated by the main processor. A second processor receives the response and sends a report to the main processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1988
    Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Randle, Dennis L. Holmbo, Kenneth D. Spencer