Patents by Inventor Robert A. Shipp

Robert A. Shipp 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).

  • Binary counter and circuit for testing same
    Patent number: 4336448
    Abstract: Steering logic interconnects the individual portions of a partitioned counter and are controlled by test logic to selectively apply a clock input to the first stage of each portion of the counter in sequence and to detect overflow of the individual portions so as to determine whether the various stages of each portion are properly connected together, as well as to determine whether the steering logic properly interconnects the various portions of the counter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1982
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Shipp, Chuan-Yung Hung