Patents by Inventor Bert A. Davenport

Bert A. Davenport 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).

  • System and method for determining end-to-end characteristics of a data communication channel
    Patent number: 6088334
    Abstract: A method for determining characteristics of a data communication channel between first and second data communication devices. The method includes the step of sending a relatively low power digital probe signal over said channel from said first to said second data communication devices. The method further includes sending a second digital probe signal corresponding to an analog signal having a relatively high-frequency signal with a time-varying dc component from said first to said second data communication devices. The second data communication device receives a signal, said received signal corresponding to said probe signals sent by said first device. In addition, the second data communication device determines whether said received signal varies from a predetermined standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: U. S. Robotics Access Corp.
    Inventors: Bert A. Davenport, James A. Renkel, Peter P. Jankus