Patents by Inventor Robert L. Ortman

Robert L. Ortman 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).

  • Synchronizing a loop performed by a measurement device with a measurement and control loop performed by a processor of a host computer
    Patent number: 8239158
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a system and method for performing a measurement application are described herein. The system may include a host computer having a processor, and a measurement device having a programmable hardware element. The programmable hardware element may be configured to perform a loop to acquire measurement data from a physical system. The host computer may be configured to perform another loop to read the measurement data from the programmable hardware element and use the measurement data in a measurement and control algorithm. The host computer may be further configured to perform a synchronization algorithm to keep the measurement data acquisition loop performed by the programmable hardware element synchronized with the measurement and control loop performed by the host computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: National Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Charles E. Crain, II, Adam H. Dewhirst, Robert L. Ortman
  • Synchronizing a Loop Performed by a Measurement Device with a Measurement and Control Loop Performed by a Processor of a Host Computer
    Publication number: 20100030509
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a system and method for performing a measurement application are described herein. The system may include a host computer having a processor, and a measurement device having a programmable hardware element. The programmable hardware element may be configured to perform a loop to acquire measurement data from a physical system. The host computer may be configured to perform another loop to read the measurement data from the programmable hardware element and use the measurement data in a measurement and control algorithm. The host computer may be further configured to perform a synchronization algorithm to keep the measurement data acquisition loop performed by the programmable hardware element synchronized with the measurement and control loop performed by the host computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Charles E. Crain II, Adam H. Dewhirst, Robert L. Ortman