Patents by Inventor Richard Francis Schuster

Richard Francis Schuster 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 system for uploading and downloading engine control data
    Patent number: 6894611
    Abstract: A method and system for transmitting engine control data to or from the engine control unit of an engine. The system includes a local communication unit capable of establishing a wireless communication link with a remote communication unit and a link for transferring data between the local communication unit and the engine control unit. In operation, a wireless communication link is established between the local communication unit and the remote communication unit. Engine control data is transferred between the local communication unit and the engine control unit and transmitted between the local communication unit and the remote communication unit via the wireless communication link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark Gerard Butz, Richard Francis Schuster, Kimberly Anne DePew
  • Methods and apparatus for detecting impending sensor failure
    Patent number: 6741919
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting an impending failure of a process sensor is provided. The method includes determining a sensor output noise component, and comparing the output noise component to a historical sensor output noise signature based on at least one of the range of span of the sensor and the process operating conditions. The apparatus includes a computing device including a processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor wherein the processor is programmed to execute a software product code segment that includes a comparator, a data historian, an isolator module, and a limit module. The computing device is configured to detect impending failure of a sensor using an output signal noise component of the sensor and wherein the sensor senses a parameter of a process associated with the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Richard Francis Schuster, Malcolm John Ashby, Matthew William Wiseman
  • Method and system for uploading and downloading engine control data
    Publication number: 20040056766
    Abstract: A method and system for transmitting engine control data to or from the engine control unit of an engine. The system includes a local communication unit capable of establishing a wireless communication link with a remote communication unit and a link for transferring data between the local communication unit and the engine control unit. In operation, a wireless communication link is established between the local communication unit and the remote communication unit. Engine control data is transferred between the local communication unit and the engine control unit and transmitted between the local communication unit and the remote communication unit via the wireless communication link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark Gerard Butz, Richard Francis Schuster, Kimberly Anne DePew