Patents by Inventor Richard John Moran

Richard John Moran 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).

  • Controllers of a vacuum pumping and/or abatement system
    Patent number: 11929982
    Abstract: A method of assigning an identifier to a controller of a modular vacuum pumping and/or abatement system, the method including: determining, by a first controller of the modular vacuum pumping and/or abatement system, that a first identifier is to be assigned to a second controller of the modular vacuum pumping and/or abatement system, wherein the second controller is located at a module of the modular vacuum pumping and/or abatement system; transmitting, by the first controller, a first signal indicative of the first identifier to the second controller; receiving, by a user input device coupled to the module, a user input; and adopting, by the second controller, the first identifier as its identifier in response to the user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Edwards Limited
    Inventors: Peter Reginald Crundwell, Richard John Moran, Peter George Stammers, Steven Graham Barlow, Brent Haslett
  • CONTROLLERS OF A VACUUM PUMPING AND/OR ABATEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220035349
    Abstract: A method of assigning an identifier to a controller of a modular vacuum pumping and/or abatement system, the method including: determining, by a first controller of the modular vacuum pumping and/or abatement system, that a first identifier is to be assigned to a second controller of the modular vacuum pumping and/or abatement system, wherein the second controller is located at a module of the modular vacuum pumping and/or abatement system; transmitting, by the first controller, a first signal indicative of the first identifier to the second controller; receiving, by a user input device coupled to the module, a user input; and adopting, by the second controller, the first identifier as its identifier in response to the user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Peter Reginald Crundwell, Richard John Moran, Peter George Stammers, Steven Graham Barlow, Brent Haslett