Patents by Inventor Robert A. Morain

Robert A. Morain 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).

  • Low power sensor system
    Patent number: 10198948
    Abstract: A low power sensor system and protocol are provided. Particular embodiments of the invention include a sensor controlled switch that senses conditions. While the sensor controlled switch is sensing conditions and the switch that it controls is open, power is conserved. When a valid condition is sensed, the switch is closed which enables a sensor system to receive power. The powered sensor system can then perform tasks such as listen for radio transmissions from a human interface device and respond to these. In another embodiment of the invention a delayed shutdown is executed, wherein the sensor system is put in a low power state for a period of time before responding to further conditions sensed by the sensor controlled switch. An example application is in a battery powered vehicle camera system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Trail Ridge Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: D. Mitchel Hanks, Robert A. Morain
  • Low Power Sensor System
    Publication number: 20180122235
    Abstract: A low power sensor system and protocol are provided. Particular embodiments of the invention include a sensor controlled switch that senses conditions. While the sensor controlled switch is sensing conditions and the switch that it controls is open, power is conserved. When a valid condition is sensed, the switch is closed which enables a sensor system to receive power. The powered sensor system can then perform tasks such as listen for radio transmissions from a human interface device and respond to these. In another embodiment of the invention a delayed shutdown is executed, wherein the sensor system is put in a low power state for a period of time before responding to further conditions sensed by the sensor controlled switch. An example application is in a battery powered vehicle camera system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: D. Mitchel Hanks, Robert A. Morain
  • System and method for probing object resources in a window server environment
    Patent number: 5343409
    Abstract: A computer-based system and method for obtaining specified resources of an object within a functional process in an object-oriented window server environment where the functional process contains this resource information, and for communicating these specified resources to an outside functional process. The outside functional process can use this information in a variety of ways, particularly for testing purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Wade J. Satterfield, Robert A. Morain