Patents by Inventor Mark John Jordan

Mark John Jordan 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).

  • Bit encoding system and method
    Patent number: 6574284
    Abstract: A bit encoding system for use with a bus (7) of a distributed microcontroller network (200,300), includes a waveform generator (100) for generating a substantially sinusoidal waveform. A modulation arrangement (340, 341) is arranged to amplitude modulate the waveform between first and second amplitudes to define first and second data values. A zero crossing point of the waveform is used to define timing information for the bus (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark John Jordan
  • Fault tolerant electronic braking system
    Patent number: 6540309
    Abstract: A fault tolerant electronic braking system for a vehicle has a brake pedal arranged to provide an electronic signal in response to operation thereof. A number of braking nodes are coupled to the brake pedal, each node being arranged to control a brake actuator. Each brake node has a controller arranged for processing the first signal to provide a second signal for controlling the brake actuator, and for providing third signals for transmission to the other control means. The third signals are the expected second signal results of the other controllers. Each controller is arranged to compare the second signal with the third signals received from the other controllers such that errors detected between the second and third signals indicate faults in the controllers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark John Jordan, Mark Maiolani, Andreas Both
  • Method for testing electronic control devices
    Patent number: 5771474
    Abstract: The method for testing an electronic control device containing a microcomputer and a volatile memory for programs processed in the microcomputer includes transferring a program module for testing to the microcomputer (14) via a serial interface (SSO) prior to the testing, the program module including commands for executing individual data reading and writing operations in the control device (12) in response to respective test commands; writing the program module into the volatile memory (Code RAM) in the control device (12) prior to the testing; receiving test instructions including several test commands in the microcomputer (14) from an external test device (10) via the serial interface (SSO); processing the program module by the microcomputer (14) to test the control device (12); triggering a number of the individual data reading and writing operations in the control device (12) via the several test commands received in the control device (12); transferring data generated in the control device (12) during t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: RobertBosch GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Matt, Roland Schmid, Gerold Walter, Mark-John Jordan