Patents by Inventor Gary W. Lyons

Gary W. Lyons 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).

  • Optical switching in a fiber communication system and method using same
    Patent number: 5241610
    Abstract: A fiber optics communications system and method are provided. The system includes a transmitter apparatus located at a first location and having a plurality of laser transmitters and a plurality of optical switches coupling optical signals from the laser transmitters to optical fibers. A receiver apparatus is located at a second location remote from the first location and includes a plurality of receivers and a plurality of optical switches coupling optical signals from the optical fibers to the optical receivers. A first control circuit controls the switches of the transmitter apparatus in accordance with conditions at the first and the second locations. A second control circuit controls the switches of the receiver apparatus in accordance with conditions at the first and second locations. The backing up of a plurality of transmitting lasers by a single back up laser and the backing up of a plurality of receivers by a single back up receiver are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1993
    Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Labiche, Gary W. Lyons, Ronald J. Hanson