Patents by Inventor William J. Danco

William J. Danco 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 means for altering the states of control signals in an on-line control system
    Patent number: 4099252
    Abstract: A programmable data processor or controller serving as the main control in a control system contains an executive program for controlling the transfer of information between the processor and system equipment, updating that information during on-line control of the equipment and modifying the executive program to change operating parameters of the system while the data processor is controlling the system equipment. Modification of the executive program and displaying of system parameters related to the executive program and the system equipment is accomplished through the use of an operator's console which communicates with the data processor and system equipment as a result of operator intervention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1974
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1978
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: William J. Danco
  • Method and apparatus for operator interrogation of simulated control circuits
    Patent number: 3969722
    Abstract: A programmable data processor or controller serving as the main control in a control system contains an executive program for controlling the transfer of information between the processor and system equipment, updating that information during on-line control of the equipment and modifying the executive program to change operating parameters of the system while the data processor is controlling the system equipment. Modification of the executive program and displaying of system parameters related to the executive program and the system equipment is accomplished through the use of an operator's console which communicates with the data processor and system equipment as a result of operator intervention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1974
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1976
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William J. Danco, Arthur P. Given