Patents by Inventor Stephen E. Whiteside

Stephen E. Whiteside 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).

  • Patent number: 4188617
    Abstract: A system for providing digital data representative of a selected analog signal on the data lines of a programmable controller using a central processing unit. The system employs a conversion circuit which converts the input analog signal to digital data on output data terminals upon receipt of a conversion signal simultaneously with an analog signal and which creates a completion signal when the conversion is completed. The system can use at least two analog inputs that receive at least two analog conditions and convert a selected one of the analog conditions to an analog signal. Upon actuation of one of the input modules, the selected analog signal of the selected module is directed to the conversion circuit. After conversion, the conversion completion signal of a conversion circuit then deactivates the actuated input module for the next conversion cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1980
    Assignee: Gulf & Western Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jess F. Fauchier, William H. Seipp, Stephen E. Whiteside