Patents by Inventor Andrew T. Molitor

Andrew T. Molitor 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 apparatus for facilitating peer-to-peer application communication
    Patent number: 6661799
    Abstract: A system for performing Network Address Translation, which allows applications to request information concerning address translations to be performed, so that those applications may send useful information to other applications for the purposes of allowing applications to communicate through the NAT device in the absence of statically defined rules for specific channels of communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventor: Andrew T. Molitor
  • Method and apparatus for facilitating peer-to-peer application communication
    Patent number: RE43057
    Abstract: A system for performing Network Address Translation, which allows applications to request information concerning address translations to be performed, so that those applications may send useful information to other applications for the purposes of allowing applications to communicate through the NAT device in the absence of statically defined rules for specific channels of communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventor: Andrew T. Molitor
  • Method and apparatus for facilitating peer-to-peer application communication
    Patent number: RE44593
    Abstract: A system for performing Network Address Translation, which allows applications to request information concerning address translations to be performed, so that those applications may send useful information to other applications for the purposes of allowing applications to communicate through the NAT device in the absence of statically defined rules for specific channels of communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventor: Andrew T. Molitor