Patents by Inventor Jack G. Atkinson, Jr.

Jack G. Atkinson, Jr. 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).

  • System and method for selecting data rates of initialization signals
    Patent number: 7672367
    Abstract: A system includes a transceiver for communicating over a telecommunication line that is coupled to the transceiver. The transceiver comprises logic configured to measure attenuation of at least one signal transmitted across the telecommunication line. The logic is further configured to automatically select, based on the measured attenuation, a plurality of different data rates for a plurality of initialization signals communicated via the transceiver during an initialization phase that precedes a data phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Adtran, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Kimpe, Jack G. Atkinson, Jr., Richard L. Goodson, Arlynn Wilson