Patents by Inventor Taylor Jude Leaming, III

Taylor Jude Leaming, III 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 device for universal serial bus smart card traffic signaling
    Patent number: 6694399
    Abstract: A method and device are disclosed for detecting successful transfers between a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port and a USB smart card and generating a signal that provides an indication of the USB transaction activity. This USB transaction activity signal is modulated according to the USB transaction activity and drives a Light Emitting Diode (LED) in a preferred embodiment of the invention. A counter internal to the USB smart card scales the transaction activity signal such that it is perceptible to the user. Because the current through the LED depends upon the USB transaction activity, the brightness of the LED varies according to the USB transaction activity. The LED may be driven from a current mirror sink or source, or a current switch sink or source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignees: Schlumberger Malco, Inc., STMicroelectronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Antoine Leydier, Taylor Jude Leaming, III