Patents by Inventor Robert L. Murr

Robert L. Murr 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).

  • System for redirecting output to either return bus or next module line upon the detection of the presence or absence of next module using ground line
    Patent number: 5408616
    Abstract: An electronic library system cabinet having a ring bus architecture with a high reliability backplane wherein the electronic library system includes a plurality of slots for receiving a plurality of modules therein. The modules capability of determining whether the adjacent slot is occupied by a module and alternately directing output information from the module onto a return bus if the adjacent slot is unoccupied or onto an intermodule connection line if the adjacent slot is occupied by a module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Assignee: Rockwell International Corp.
    Inventor: Robert L. Murr