Patents by Inventor Dean M. Dunnigan

Dean M. Dunnigan 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).

  • Network interface device synchronization
    Patent number: 9178613
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed that relate to synchronizing a clock on a network interface device with a clock on an optical line terminal (OLT). In one example, the technique to synchronizing the clocks may include monitoring one or more instances when the network interface device transmits information to the OLT and determining when a frame should be received by the network interface device based on the monitored one or more instances when the network interface device transmits information the OLT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Calix, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher T. Bernard, Dean M. Dunnigan
  • NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE SYNCHRONIZATION
    Publication number: 20140105597
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed that relate to synchronizing a clock on a network interface device with a clock on an optical line terminal (OLT). In one example, the technique to synchronizing the clocks may include monitoring one or more instances when the network interface device transmits information to the OLT and determining when a frame should be received by the network interface device based on the monitored one or more instances when the network interface device transmits information the OLT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Calix, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher T. Bernard, Dean M. Dunnigan
  • Network interface device synchronization
    Patent number: 8630546
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed that relate to synchronizing a clock on a network interface device with a clock on an optical line terminal (OLT). In one example, the technique to synchronizing the clocks may include monitoring one or more instances when the network interface device transmits information to the OLT and determining when a frame should be received by the network interface device based on the monitored one or more instances when the network interface device transmits information the OLT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Calix, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher T. Bernard, Dean M. Dunnigan
  • NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE SYNCHRONIZATION
    Publication number: 20120106976
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed that relate to synchronizing a clock on a network interface device with a clock on an optical line terminal (OLT). In one example, the technique to synchronizing the clocks may include monitoring one or more instances when the network interface device transmits information to the OLT and determining when a frame should be received by the network interface device based on the monitored one or more instances when the network interface device transmits information the OLT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: Calix, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher T. Bernard, Dean M. Dunnigan