Patents by Inventor Derek Mayweather

Derek Mayweather 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).

  • Patent number: 6983403
    Abstract: Error codes output from a serializer/deserializer in a node of a communications network are detected by error decode logic that assumes that each new error occurrence reflects a one bit error in the word giving rise to the error code. Each error occurrence is then counted. When the error count reaches a predetermined limit (e.g., 250 errors), the total bit count required to accumulate the 250 errors is then determined. The total bits can be determined based on a clock count (time). The BER is then calculated based upon the fixed error limit and the total bit count. This BER is then reported and used to determine the health of the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: Luminous Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Mayweather, Steven Gemelos, Neil Mammen, Jason Fan
  • Publication number: 20020147947
    Abstract: Error codes output from a serializer/deserializer in a node of a communications network are detected by error decode logic that assumes that each new error occurrence reflects a one bit error in the word giving rise to the error code. Each error occurrence is then counted. When the error count reaches a predetermined limit (e.g., 250 errors), the total bit count required to accumulate the 250 errors is then determined. The total bits can be determined based on a clock count (time). The BER is then calculated based upon the fixed error limit and the total bit count. This BER is then reported and used to determine the health of the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Derek Mayweather, Steven Gemelos, Neil Mammen, Jason Fan