Patents by Inventor Micah Charles Knapp

Micah Charles Knapp 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).

  • Patent number: 5732381
    Abstract: A method and system for generating a fuel pulse output signal to control fuel delivery from a fuel injector to a cylinder of an internal combustion engine. A plurality of holding registers asynchronously receive a plurality of fuel pulse data from a processor. The plurality of holding registers are memory-mapped and store the plurality of fuel pulse data until subsequent fuel pulse data is received from the processor. A plurality of match registers are coupled to the plurality of holding registers for comparing the fuel pulse data with a reference signal and generating a fuel pulse output signal based on the comparison between the fuel pulse data and the reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignees: Ford Motor Company, Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel James Guido, Rollie Morris Fisher, John Mark Wilson, Micah Charles Knapp, Gary Lynn Miller, Philip Enrique Madrid
  • Patent number: 5638798
    Abstract: A method and system for generating an ignition coil output signal to control charging and discharging of a plurality of ignition coils in an internal combustion engine. A plurality of holding registers asynchronously receive a plurality of ignition coil data from a processor. The plurality of holding registers are memory-mapped and store the plurality of ignition coil data until subsequent ignition coil data is received from the processor. A sensor is provided for determining a position of the engine and generating a corresponding engine signal. A plurality of match registers are coupled to the plurality of holding registers for comparing the ignition coil data with a reference signal and generating an ignition coil output signal for receipt by one of the plurality of ignition coils based on the engine signal and the comparison between the ignition coil data and the reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Assignees: Ford Motor Company, Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel James Guido, Rollie Morris Fisher, John Mark Wilson, Micah Charles Knapp, Gary Lynn Miller, Philip Enqirue Madrid, Rudolf Bettelheim