Patents by Inventor William Todd Shelton

William Todd Shelton 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).

  • Methods and systems for management and control of an automation control module
    Patent number: 7433968
    Abstract: An automation control module (ACM) includes an ACM central processing unit (CPU) and a file transfer system electrically connected to the ACM CPU. The file transfer system is embedded within the ACM, and is configured to receive at least one update for at least one module from a network and transfer the at least one update to the at least one module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: GE FANUC Automation North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Misty McCrea Chambers, David J. Hietanen, William Todd Shelton
  • Method and apparatus for keyboard control with programmable debounce and jog
    Patent number: 7218250
    Abstract: A method for providing debounce and jog control for a keyboard includes loading a first electronic storage register with a value indicative of a debounce period for the keyboard and loading a second electronic storage register with a value indicative of a jog period for the keyboard. The keyboard is scanned for a pressed key, and a signal indicative of the pressed key is debounced. The method further includes providing electronic signals for key status and jog and asserting an interrupt in accordance with the indicated debounce period and the indicated jog period while the debounced signal indicates the pressed key is down. Keys of the keyboard other than the pressed key are prevented from being scanned until the debounced signal indicates that the pressed key has come up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Edward Robert Laliberte, William Todd Shelton
  • Methods and systems for management and control of an automation control module
    Publication number: 20040181297
    Abstract: An automation control module (ACM) includes an ACM central processing unit (CPU) and a file transfer system electrically connected to the ACM CPU. The file transfer system is embedded within the ACM, and is configured to receive at least one update for at least one module from a network and transfer the at least one update to the at least one module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: Misty McCrea Chambers, David J. Hietanen, William Todd Shelton