Patents by Inventor William Edward Floro

William Edward Floro 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).

  • Battery backed memory with low battery voltage trip, disconnect and lockout
    Patent number: 6888267
    Abstract: A memory system having power backup having memory circuits that may be set to a low power mode by means of volatile control registers, disconnects the memory circuits from the battery when low voltage conditions are detected so as to prevent reversion of the memory circuits to high current consumption modes such as would drain batteries after replacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William Edward Floro, Ronald Edwin Schultz
  • Battery backed memory with battery disconnect for improved battery life
    Patent number: 6822346
    Abstract: Battery backed memory for use in an industrial controller allows software disconnect of the battery and memory so that unplanned power outages may receive the benefit of battery backup, but battery power is not unduly wasted during planned power outages when data loss may be accommodated or other provisions may be made for saving data in nonvolatile memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William Edward Floro, Frank Joseph Priore
  • Automatic detection of battery-backed data integrity in volatile memory
    Patent number: 6760672
    Abstract: Battery backed memory for use in an industrial controller allows volatile memory to be retained in instances of line power loss. A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing assurance that sufficient battery voltage was present during the entire power down period to maintain data integrity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William Edward Floro, Frank Joseph Priore
  • Battery backed memory with battery disconnect for improved battery life
    Publication number: 20030142574
    Abstract: Battery backed memory for use in an industrial controller allows software disconnect of the battery and memory so that unplanned power outages may receive the benefit of battery backup, but battery power is not unduly wasted during planned power outages when data loss may be accommodated or other provisions may be made for saving data in nonvolatile memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: William Edward Floro, Frank Joseph Priore
  • Battery backed memory with low battery voltage trip, disconnect and lockout
    Publication number: 20030142573
    Abstract: A memory system having power backup having memory circuits that may be set to a low power mode by means of volatile control registers, disconnects the memory circuits from the battery when low voltage conditions are detected so as to prevent reversion of the memory circuits to high current consumption modes such as would drain batteries after replacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: William Edward Floro, Ronald Edwin Schultz
  • Automatic detection of battery-backed data integrity in volatile memory
    Publication number: 20030144804
    Abstract: Battery backed memory for use in an industrial controller allows volatile memory to be retained in instances of line power loss. A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing assurance that sufficient battery voltage was present during the entire power down period to maintain data integrity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: William Edward Floro, Frank Joseph Priore