Patents by Inventor Gerald L. McKenna

Gerald L. McKenna 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).

  • Apparatus for bridging non-compatible network architectures
    Patent number: 5581558
    Abstract: A bridging apparatus facilitates communication between processors across networks having incompatible protocols and linking the processors. The bridging apparatus interfaces each processor to a respective incompatible network, and processes data in two-way communication across the interfaces for conversion from one incompatible protocol to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Lee F. Horney, II, Allan W. Laird, Gerald L. McKenna, Dany M. Zeidan