Patents by Inventor Wayne Sanning

Wayne Sanning 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 automatically replacing a non-functioning transmitter in a radio communication system
    Patent number: 5448766
    Abstract: A radio communication system (100) includes a terminal/controller (110, 112) for transmitting an enable signal, data associated with the enable signal, and a disable signal following the data. A normally operating transmitter (105, 107) coupled to the terminal/controller (110, 112) receives, when operating normally, the enable signal and transmits the data associated therewith as a radio frequency (RF) signal. The normally operating transmitter (105, 107) further generates status information for indicating that the normally operating transmitter (105, 107) is functioning, wherein the status information includes at least the enable signal and the disable signal. The radio communication system (100) further includes a redundant transmitter (115) coupled to the normally operating transmitter (105, 107) and the terminal/controller (110, 112) for receiving the status information and determining therefrom whether the normally operating transmitter (105, 107) is functioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1995
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Sanning, Michael D. Cross, Thaddeus Jakala