Patents by Inventor Steve J. Hardy

Steve J. Hardy 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).

  • Method and apparatus for digital I/O expander chip with multi-function timer cells
    Patent number: 8832488
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for digital I/O expander chip with multi-function timer cells have been disclosed. A series of match reload registers load a series of match registers which are driven by a master counter. The status of the match registers can be retrieved through ports. The master counter is reloaded on rollover by a count limit register. The master counter has increment/decrement control and the rollover can be used in an interrupt control block to generate an interrupt request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Digi International Inc.
    Inventors: Norman L. Rogers, Monte J. Dalrymple, Lynn S. Wood, Steve J. Hardy
  • Method and Apparatus for Digital I/O Expander Chip with Multi-Function Timer Cells
    Publication number: 20110176651
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for digital I/O expander chip with multi-function timer cells have been disclosed. A series of match reload registers load a series of match registers which are driven by a master counter. The status of the match registers can be retrieved through ports. The master counter is reloaded on rollover by a count limit register. The master counter has increment/decrement control and the rollover can be used in an interrupt control block to generate an interrupt request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Digi International Inc.
    Inventors: Norman L. Rogers, Monte Dalrymple, Lynn S. Wood, Steve J. Hardy
  • Method and apparatus for digital I/O expander chip with multi-function timer cells
    Patent number: 7941687
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for digital I/O expander chip with multi-function timer cells have been disclosed. A series of match reload registers load a series of match registers which are driven by a master counter. The status of the match registers can be retrieved through ports. The master counter is reloaded on rollover by a count limit register. The master counter has increment/decrement control and the rollover can be used in an interrupt control block to generate an interrupt request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Digi International Inc.
    Inventors: Norman L. Rogers, Monte J. Dalrymple, Lynn S. Wood, Steve J. Hardy
  • Method and Apparatus for Digital I/O Expander Chip with Multi-Function Timer Cells
    Publication number: 20090154638
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for digital I/O expander chip with multi-function timer cells have been disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: Digi International Inc.
    Inventors: Norman L. Rogers, Monte Dalrymple, Lynn S. Wood, Steve J. Hardy