Patents by Inventor Tom Breen

Tom Breen 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 monitoring differentials between signals
    Patent number: 5586043
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and apparatus for monitoring differentials between a first signal and a second signal. According to a preferred embodiment, the first signal and second signal are sampled for a current sampling interval to provide a current first signal value and to provide a current second signal value. The first signal is compared with the second signal for the current sampling interval to determine a difference indication. At least one of the current first signal value and the current second signal value is repaired if a difference indication is determined and if fewer than a first predetermined number of repairs have been made within a second predetermined number of previous sampling intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Tom Breen, Dhruba Das, Tahawar Abidi