Patents by Inventor Donald O'Connor

Donald O'Connor 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).

  • SONET add/drop multiplexer with packet over SONET capability
    Patent number: 7257113
    Abstract: An advanced SONET add/drop multiplexer capable of supporting packet over SONET and multiprotocol label switching. The add/drop multiplexer is capable of adding and/or dropping both STM and packet traffic, such as Internet Protocol traffic. This SONET add/drop multiplexer allows Internet Protocol streams which are added or dropped at different nodes to be carried over the same SONET path in a network, thereby greatly saving bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Donald O'Connor
  • Self-powered wireless communication device and method of use
    Publication number: 20030087677
    Abstract: A power generating mechanism having a movable element is mounted to a wireless communication device. Movement of the movable element generates electricity via the power generating mechanism to allow a user to make a phone call when a battery of the device is discharged. The power generating mechanism can be a mechanical type or a piezoelectric type, and can involve a keypad, a battery cover, an antenna, a crank, or keypad cover. The wireless device can also include an auxiliary power source and a switch to active the auxiliary power source when needed, and a light adapted to illuminate when a call is being received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventors: Edward Miller, Donald O'Connor, Joseph King
  • Sonet add/drop multiplexer with packet over sonet capability
    Publication number: 20020085543
    Abstract: An advanced SONET add/drop multiplexer capable of supporting packet over SONET and multiprotocol label switching. The add/drop multiplexer is capable of adding and/or dropping both STM and packet traffic, such as Internet Protocol traffic. This SONET add/drop multiplexer allows Internet Protocol streams which are added or dropped at different nodes to be carried over the same SONET path in a network, thereby greatly saving bandwidth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Applicant: Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc., a California corporation
    Inventor: Donald O'Connor
  • SONET add/drop multiplexer with packet over SONET capability
    Patent number: 6356544
    Abstract: An advanced SONET add/drop multiplexer capable of supporting packet over SONET and multiprotocol label switching. The add/drop multiplexer is capable of adding and/or dropping both STM and packet traffic, such as Internet Protocol traffic. This SONET add/drop multiplexer allows Internet Protocol streams which are added or dropped at different nodes to be carried over the same SONET path in a network, thereby greatly saving bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald O'Connor
  • Functional, water-soluble protein-fibre products from grains
    Patent number: 6261629
    Abstract: Novel water-soluble free-flowing protein-fibre products are provided from cereal grains, such as wheat, free from starch, bran and low molecular weight degradation products thereof. Starch contaminants in soluble fractions of the cereal grains are removed by enzymatic degradation and separation. The protein to fibre ratio of the product may be modified by enzymatic treatment. Such materials are useful in a wide variety of food application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Inventors: Giuseppe Mazza, Lei Gao, B. Dave Oomah, Donald O'Connor, Brian Crowe