Patents by Inventor Christopher R. Stein

Christopher R. Stein 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).

  • Differential Housing
    Publication number: 20230023967
    Abstract: Present embodiments relate to a differential case. More specifically, but without limitation, present embodiments relate to a differential case which will function with differential components of two sizes and a rear axle housing of a different intended size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Kyle G. Tucker, Jeffery D. Horton, Christopher R. Stein-Martin, Rodney M. Sanderson
  • Method and apparatus for load balancing and protecting data traffic in an optical ring
    Patent number: 7680031
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for load balancing and protecting data traffic in an optical ring is described. A method comprises configuring multiple spanning trees in a set of one or more network elements of an optical ring, load balancing with the multiple spanning trees data traffic transmitted in unprotected data channels provisioned through the optical ring, and protecting the unprotected data channels with the multiple spanning trees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Redback Networks Inc.
    Inventors: Siegfried Luft, Thomas J. Meehan, Peter J. Owens, Christopher R. Stein