Patents by Inventor Mark L. Blood

Mark L. Blood 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).

  • Data communication network
    Patent number: 4554659
    Abstract: A data communication network comprising ring transmission paths (0,1) interconnecting ring interface nodes (2) arranged to propagate data along the ring transmission paths between data systems (6) coupled with the ring interface nodes. Each node has apparatus (210) coupled with ones of the ring transmission paths and data systems for receiving and temporarily storing bytes of data. Receiving structure (211) of the node enabled by predefined ones of data bytes appearing at an input of the receiving and temporarily storing apparatus derives information defining node dispose of the data and generates a disposition available signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1985
    Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventors: Mark L. Blood, Joseph W. Darnell, Allen D. Fergeson, David M. Rouse