Wayne D Martin

US Patent:

20070162669, Jul 12, 2007

Filed:

Jan 9, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/328361

Inventors:

Wayne Martin - Fairfax VA, US
Gilbert Williams - Baltimore MD, US

International Classification:

G06F 13/38

US Classification:

710072000

Abstract:

A remote sensing system having a modular bus architecture. The bus architecture of the present invention comprises a modular reconfigurable processing unit which functions as an interface between the sensors and the communications components. The system has three main components: (1) input pods that provide physical and logical interfaces to whatever sensors (similar or dissimilar) are to be used, (2) output pods that provide physical and logical interfaces to whatever communications devices (similar or dissimilar) are to be used, and (3) a reconfigurable interface and processing unit that accepts both the input and output pods as plug-in devices and that provides control, format conversion, data buffering, data manipulation, power management, and other needed services for inputting the data, processing the data, and transmitting the data, regardless of the sensor type or communications device.

US Patent:

49265547, May 22, 1990

Filed:

Aug 24, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/398251

Inventors:

Wayne C. Martin - Inverness IL

International Classification:

B26B 306

US Classification:

30161

Abstract:

A clasp knife has a pivotally mounted blade which can be swung between an operative extended position and a shrouded position within a body and handle using only one hand. The knife incorporates an actuating lever carrying a latching dog which locks the blade to the lever when the blade and the body are swung from the closed position to the open position while a release member is in a locking position. When the body is swung to the extended position while the release member is in the release position, the latching dog is released from the blade and the blade is detained in the body as the body is swung back to the inoperative closed position.