Patents by Inventor Kenneth David Kovarik

Kenneth David Kovarik 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).

  • Method and apparatus within a switch for performing circular hunts with a window
    Patent number: 6330329
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for performing circular hunts within a switch. Only a limited number of trunk groups are searched in a PSTN switch which has large numbers of trunks available. Additionally, the starting point of the search varies among the trunk groups. This search method is called a circular hunt with window. The invention limits the amount of time and resources spent searching for available call routes and more efficiently distributes traffic across trunk groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventor: Kenneth David Kovarik