Patents by Inventor Michel Baillargeon

Michel Baillargeon 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).

  • Method and apparatus for serial bus communication
    Patent number: 7870324
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a serial communication bus is disclosed. A serial communication bus connects multiple footprint devices, such as electronic sensors in a process control sample system. The footprint devices can utilize various footprint device specific communication protocols. Multiple tophat devices act as general I/O ports for connecting with the footprint devices. Each tophat device identifies the footprint device specific communication protocol of a connected footprint device, converts outputs signals transmitted from the connected footprint device from the footprint device specific communication protocol of the footprint device to a standard bus communication protocol, and converts input signals directed to the connected footprint device from the standard bus communication protocol to the footprint device specific communication protocol of the footprint device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Industry, Inc.
    Inventors: Glen E. Schmidt, Gregory J. Golden, Bob Farmer, Michel Baillargeon, Ray Shepherd, Thomas Burghardt
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SERIAL BUS COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20080189456
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a serial communication bus is disclosed. A serial communication bus connects multiple footprint devices, such as electronic sensors in a process control sample system. The footprint devices can utilize various footprint device specific communication protocols. Multiple tophat devices act as general I/O ports for connecting with the footprint devices. Each tophat device identifies the footprint device specific communication protocol of a connected footprint device, converts outputs signals transmitted from the connected footprint device from the footprint device specific communication protocol of the footprint device to a standard bus communication protocol, and converts input signals directed to the connected footprint device from the standard bus communication protocol to the footprint device specific communication protocol of the footprint device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Glen E. Schmidt, Gregory J. Golden, Bob Farmer, Michel Baillargeon, Ray Shepherd, Thomas Burghardt