Patents by Inventor Richard L. Sinderson

Richard L. Sinderson 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).

  • Adaptive data acquisition multiplexing system and method
    Patent number: 4974181
    Abstract: An adaptive data acquisition multiplexing system having a monitor terminal and one or more remote terminals with a communication link between them. The remote terminals each include signal conditioning for a plurality of sensors. Upon commands from the monitor terminal, signals providing the remote terminals' current configuration and status, and instructions for changing the remote terminal configuration, are transmitted from each remote terminal to the monitor terminal. Menu driven prompts at the monitor terminal permit commands to be transmitted from the monitor terminal to the remote terminals, selectively altering the configuration of any remote terminal to enable it to acquire and transmit data, as well as its configuration and status information, in the desired format. Alterations in any remote terminal's configuration can then be verified at the monitor terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1990
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Adminstrator, of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Richard L. Sinderson, George A. Salazar, Clyde M. Haddick, Jr., Caroll J. Spahn, Chikkabelarangala N. Venkatesh