Patents by Inventor Peter Thomas Sullivan

Peter Thomas Sullivan 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).

  • Publication number: 20260154212
    Abstract: The present invention involves hardware multiplexed memory for unidirectional data transfer circuits, systems and methods. The invention is useful for gathering data at a primary processor and efficiently transferring that data to a secondary processor using Quad Serial Peripheral Interface (QSPI) protocol. The hardware multiplexed memory circuit may include two 6-channel 2-1 multiplexers and two QSPI random access memories interfacing between the two processors. The invention has numerous embedded system applications including, e.g., Internet of Things (IoT) trail cam systems and IoT weather monitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Christopher Paul Gage, Peter Thomas Sullivan
  • Patent number: 12645616
    Abstract: The present invention involves hardware multiplexed memory for unidirectional data transfer circuits, systems and methods. The invention is useful for gathering data at a primary processor and efficiently transferring that data to a secondary processor using Quad Serial Peripheral Interface (QSPI) protocol. The hardware multiplexed memory circuit may include two 6-channel 2-1 multiplexers and two QSPI random access memories interfacing between the two processors. The invention has numerous embedded system applications including, e.g., Internet of Things (IoT) trail cam systems and IoT weather monitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Christopher Paul Gage, Peter Thomas Sullivan
  • Patent number: 9586661
    Abstract: A device comprising a first plate disposed on top of a second plate where the first and second plates are parallel and separated by a fixed distance with a spacer, and wherein the spacer fits around the perimeter of the first and second plates creating a void space, and wherein the second plate has a plurality of pin-sized holes, and wherein a pump sits in the void space and is operably coupled to the plates, wherein the plates are operably coupled to the bottom, exterior hull of an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV), and wherein the pump is configured to pump liquid into the void space between the parallel plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Daniel Joseph Braun, Wayne Po-wen Liu, Peter Thomas Sullivan