Patents by Inventor Frank Pan

Frank Pan 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).

  • Publication number: 20110310766
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for compensating for frequency and phase variations of electronic components by processing packet delay values. In one embodiment, a packet delay determination module determines packet delay values based on time values associated with a first and a second electronic component. A packet delay selection module selects a subset of the packet delay values based on the maximum frequency drift of the first electronic component. A statistical parameter determination module evaluates a first and a second parameter based on portions of the subset of packet delay values. A validation module validates the parameters when each portion the subset of packet delay values includes a minimum of at least two packet delay values. An adjustment module compensates for at least one of a frequency variation and a phase variation of the first electronic component based on the parameters if the parameters are both validated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Charles F. Barry, Meenakshi S. Subramanian, Feng Frank Pan, Tian (Alan) Shen, Philip Kruzinski, Guochun George Zhao, DeviPrasad Natesan, David R. Jorgensen
  • Patent number: 8031747
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for compensating for frequency and phase variations of electronic components by processing packet delay values. In one embodiment, a packet delay determination module determines packet delay values based on time values associated with a first and a second electronic component. A packet delay selection module selects a subset of the packet delay values based on the maximum frequency drift of the first electronic component. A statistical parameter determination module evaluates a first and a second parameter based on portions of the subset of packet delay values A validation module validates the parameters when each portion the subset of packet delay values includes a minimum of at least two packet delay values. An adjustment module compensates for at least one of a frequency variation and a phase variation of the first electronic component based on the parameters if the parameters are both validated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles F. Barry, Meenakshi S. Subramanian, Feng Frank Pan, Tian (Alan) Shen, Philip Kruzinski, Guochun (George) Zhao, DeviPrasad Natesan, David R. Jorgensen
  • Publication number: 20110128976
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of scheduling timing packets to enhance time distribution includes an improved apparatus in a system in which at least one of time and frequency information is derived based on information distributed in timing packets, at least some of the timing packets being transmitted by or received by the apparatus. The improvement includes a scheduling module that determines a first packet transmission time offset of a first timing packet based on a first predetermined identifier associated with the apparatus, and a second packet transmission time offset of a second timing packet based on the first packet transmission time offset and a timing packet spacing that is independent of the first predetermined identifier. The improvement further includes a transmission module that transmits the first timing packet based on the first packet transmission time offset, and the second timing packet based on the second packet transmission time offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Charles Frederick Barry, Tian (Alan) Shen, Feng Frank Pan, DeviPrasad Natesan
  • Publication number: 20100278055
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for compensating for frequency and phase variations of electronic components by processing packet delay values. In one embodiment, a packet delay determination module determines packet delay values based on time values associated with a first and a second electronic component. A packet delay selection module selects a subset of the packet delay values based on the maximum frequency drift of the first electronic component. A statistical parameter determination module evaluates a first and a second parameter based on portions of the subset of packet delay values A validation module validates the parameters when each portion the subset of packet delay values includes a minimum of at least two packet delay values. An adjustment module compensates for at least one of a frequency variation and a phase variation of the first electronic component based on the parameters if the parameters are both validated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Charles F. Barry, Meenakshi S. Subramanian, Feng Frank Pan, Tian (Alan) Shen, Philip Kruzinski, Guochun (George) Zhao, DeviPrasad Natesan, David R. Jorgensen
  • Publication number: 20070062085
    Abstract: A sign panel arrangement includes at least two sign panels and an illumination system. The sign panels are overlapped in a side-by-side manner, wherein each of the sign panels has a light permeable portion and a light reflection portion. The illumination system includes a plurality of light sources aligned with the sign panels for generating light beams projecting thereto respectively, wherein the light permeable portion of each of the sign panels allows the respective light beam passing therethrough while the light reflection portion of each of the sign panels reflects respective light beam to create a planar light effect at each of the sign panels, such that the sign panels generate a multi-layering illumination to create a three dimensional illumination effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventor: Frank Pan
  • Patent number: 7175306
    Abstract: A LED illuminating module includes a supporting frame and an illuminating unit. The supporting frame has a top surface and an elongated reflective channel indented on the top surface and defining a peripheral reflective wall inclinedly extended from a bottom wall of the reflective channel. The illumination unit includes a light circuit supported by the supporting frame and a plurality of illuminators which are electrically mounted to the light circuit and spacedly aligned along the reflective channel, wherein each of the illuminators forms as a point of light source for radially emitting light towards the reflective wall, such that the reflective wall is adapted for reflectively accumulating the lights of the illuminators within the reflective channel, so as to merge the points of light source to form a line of light source along the reflective channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Inventor: Frank Pan
  • Publication number: 20070014109
    Abstract: A sign unit includes at least a light module including a set of LEDs for generating primary color lights of red, green, and blue respectively, a module controller, which is adapted for electrically connecting to a power source, electrically coupling with the light module to selectively control each of the LEDs in an on and off manner to coordinate a combination of the primary color lights thereof so as to generate a colorful illumination effect from the light module, and a light diffusion housing receiving the light module therein to diffuse the primary color lights generated by the light module when the when the primary color lights penetrate through the light diffusion housing for softening the primary color lights so as to enhance an aesthetic appearance of the sign unit with the colorful illumination effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Frank Pan
  • Publication number: 20060059742
    Abstract: A LED sign includes at least a light guider, which is shaped as a sign word, defining an illumination channel therealong and a plurality of LED illuminators spacedly disposed underneath the light guider at a light diffusion distance for generating lights towards the illumination channel in such a manner that the lights are accumulated within the illumination channel to highlight the light guider so as to form a continuous illumination effect as a neon light effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventor: Frank Pan
  • Publication number: 20060000128
    Abstract: A LED sign includes a figure sign, a light guider and a plurality of LED illuminators. The light guider is shaped corresponding to the figure sign, and has an illumination channel. The LED illuminators are spacedly disposed within the illumination channel of the light guider for generating lights towards the illumination channel in such a manner that the lights are accumulated within the illumination channel to form a continuous illumination effect along the illumination channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventor: Frank Pan
  • Publication number: 20050270774
    Abstract: A LED illuminating strip includes an elongated support housing having a light accumulating channel, a plurality of illuminators spacedly aligned along the light accumulating channel, and a light merging arrangement. Each of the illuminators forms as a point of light source for radially emitting light within the light accumulating channel. The light merging arrangement is provided at the support housing to reflectively accumulate the lights from the illuminators within the light accumulating channel, so as to merge the points of light source to form a line of consistent light source along the light accumulating channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventor: Frank Pan
  • Publication number: 20050195602
    Abstract: A LED illuminating module includes a supporting frame and an illuminating unit. The supporting frame has a top surface and an elongated reflective channel indented on the top surface and defining a peripheral reflective wall inclinedly extended from a bottom wall of the reflective channel. The illumination unit includes a light circuit supported by the supporting frame and a plurality of illuminators which are electrically mounted to the light circuit and spacedly aligned along the reflective channel, wherein each of the illuminators forms as a point of light source for radially emitting light towards the reflective wall, such that the reflective wall is adapted for reflectively accumulating the lights of the illuminators within the reflective channel, so as to merge the points of light source to form a line of light source along the reflective channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventor: Frank Pan
  • Publication number: 20050117339
    Abstract: An illuminating light string arrangement includes a plurality of illuminating units, each of which includes a light housing, a conductive element disposed in the light housing, and an illuminator supported on the light housing to electrically connect with the conductive element; a plurality of flexible connecting links extending between the two conductive elements of two illuminating units respectively in such a manner that each of the two illuminating units are electrically linked through the respective connecting link so as to link up the illuminating units in sequence to form a light string; and a control unit, which is arranged to direct a direct current to the light string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventor: Frank Pan