Patents by Inventor James Joseph Gainer

James Joseph Gainer 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).

  • Digital packet network for the local access loop
    Publication number: 20020054589
    Abstract: A digital packet access network for transporting voice and data signals in the local loop between a central office location and a plurality of remote local users. The network architecture may also include: (1) a dual-pipelined structure for separately transporting the voice and data signals; (2) a mechanism for prioritizing the transport of the voice signals; or (3) a method of synchronizing the timing of the voice signals to a telephone switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Inventors: Barry Joe Ethridge, James Joseph Gainer, Mahlon Danny Kimbrough
  • Digital packet network for the local access loop
    Patent number: 6353609
    Abstract: A digital packet access network for transporting voice and data signals in the local loop between a central office location and a plurality of remote local users. The network architecture may also include: (1) a dual-pipelined structure for separately transporting the voice and data signals; (2) a mechanism for prioritizing the transport of the voice signals, or (3) a method of synchronizing the timing of the voice signals to a telephone switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Marconi Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Joe Ethridge, James Joseph Gainer, Mahlon Danny Kimbrough