Scott Sinclair Morrison

US Patent:

6769287, Aug 3, 2004

Filed:

Dec 17, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/321294

Inventors:

John David Stewart - Southlake TX
Scott James Morrison - Southlake TX
Johnie Pollard Spruiell - Southlake TX
Matthew John Sitzmann - Dallas TX
Patrick Thomas Price - Flower Mound TX
Steven Richard Smith - Irving TX

Assignee:

Haag Engineering Co. - Carrollton TX

International Classification:

G01P 1500

US Classification:

73 1201, 124 201

Abstract:

An ice ball launcher simulates the impact of a storm-generated hailstone falling onto a test specimen or structural component exhibit such as a roofing shingle, skylight, automobile panel, aircraft fuselage panel, aircraft wing panel and the like. The launcher includes a tripod base, a rail, a sled, an ice ball holder cup, a manually operable trigger latch assembly, an elastic band and a laser beam aiming device. The ice ball launcher consistently and repeatably projects ice balls at a predetermined velocity and impact energy onto the component sample. The velocity of each ice ball is measured as it transits from the ice ball launcher to the installation mockup, verifying that the ice ball velocity is within a predetermined velocity tolerance range. The measured velocity and known mass of the ice ball are used to calculate the kinetic impact energy on the component sample material, and to determine whether the calculated impact energy is within a predetermined impact energy tolerance range.

US Patent:

7818468, Oct 19, 2010

Filed:

Jun 29, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/164070

Inventors:

Elizabeth Anne Richard - Plano TX, US
Sumit Rupri Das - Richardson TX, US
Paul Timothy Howard - Richardson TX, US
Scott Adam Morrison - Richardson TX, US
Pradipkuma A. Thaker - Hilliard OH, US
Roy David Wojciechowski - Round Rock TX, US

Assignee:

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

710 10, 710306, 710105

Abstract:

In one aspect, an integrated circuit device including a first-level module configurable to receive and transmit control information, said first level module including a first sub-level module, a second sub-level module operably coupleable to the first sub-level module, and a third sub-level module operably coupleable to the second module; and a second-level module operably coupleable to the first-level module is disclosed.

US Patent:

8581629, Nov 12, 2013

Filed:

May 17, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/473715

Inventors:

Gary F. Chard - Garland TX, US
Scott A. Morrison - Richardson TX, US
Susan A. Curtis - Sherman TX, US
Daniel A. King - Dallas TX, US

Assignee:

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

International Classification:

H03K 19/0175

US Classification:

326 82, 326 93, 326 95, 326 26, 327415

Abstract:

An apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes an analog timing controller and a digital state machine. An input circuit in the digital state machine is configured to receive a plurality of analog input signals, and an analog event circuit is coupled to the analog timing circuit, the glitch filter, and the input circuit. The analog event circuit and input circuit are configured to generate a composite event signal from the analog input signals and by using the analog timing circuit. The glitch filter is configured to receive the composite event signal. A clock generator also is coupled to the glitch filter, wherein the clock generator is configured to generate an aperiodic clock signal. The aperiodic clock signal is configured to be a synchronous clock signal for the digital state machine.