Patents by Inventor Michael B. Lackey

Michael B. Lackey 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).

  • Communication network including tie bus with inherent or device between two tie bus conductors
    Patent number: 5416474
    Abstract: A communication network for providing communication between multiple sources and multiple destinations includes a source selector (34; 70, 72; 90, 98) having a plurality of input terminals (22) for connection to respective sources (30), at least one output terminal (20; 100), and crosspoint elements (38; 80, 82; 92, 98) for connecting any selected set of the input terminals to the output terminal. A destination selector (18; 100) has at least one input terminal (20) connected to the output terminal of the source selector, a plurality of output terminals (24) for connection to respective destinations (30), and crosspoint elements (28; 102) for connecting the input terminal of the destination selector to any selected set of the output terminals of the destination selector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Assignee: Utah Scientific, Inc.
    Inventors: Brion Johnson, Michael B. Lackey, Leon J. Stanger, Ronald C. Ward