Patents by Inventor Philip MCKENNA

Philip MCKENNA 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).

  • Local interconnect network bus architecture
    Patent number: 10749706
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated circuit device for controlling LIN slave nodes based on a control signal transmitted by a LIN master control device. The IC device comprises a slave node circuit for processing the control signal when received in the form of a LIN message frame via a first data line terminal. The IC device also comprises a master node circuit for processing further control signals to be transmitted in the form of LIN message frames via a second data line terminal to the LIN slave nodes. The IC device also comprises a processing unit for controlling the LIN slave nodes based on the control signal by composing the further control signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES NV
    Inventors: Michael Bender, Philip Mckenna, Thomas Freitag
  • LOCAL INTERCONNECT NETWORK BUS ARCHITECTURE
    Publication number: 20170359195
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated circuit device for controlling LIN slave nodes based on a control signal transmitted by a LIN master control device. The IC device comprises a slave node circuit for processing the control signal when received in the form of a LIN message frame via a first data line terminal. The IC device also comprises a master node circuit for processing further control signals to be transmitted in the form of LIN message frames via a second data line terminal to the LIN slave nodes. The IC device also comprises a processing unit for controlling the LIN slave nodes based on the control signal by composing the further control signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Michael BENDER, Philip MCKENNA, Thomas FREITAG