Patents by Inventor Michael L. Sheffels

Michael L. Sheffels 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).

  • Fault-tolerant voter system for output data from a plurality of non-synchronized redundant processors
    Patent number: 5572620
    Abstract: Disclosed is a data message voter system for data messages from a plurality of loosely synchronized redundant processors. The data message voter system comprises a data receiver associated with each processor for capturing the data message from the processor. In turn, the voter only votes on those data messages captured by the receivers within an approximate skew time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Honeywell Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Reilly, Michael L. Sheffels