Patents by Inventor Steven H. Sherry

Steven H. Sherry 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).

  • Parallel bridging
    Patent number: 5315592
    Abstract: A network with parallel bridges transmits information packets over parallel paths between first and second terminals in a network having other terminals while maintaining conformity with a protocol that precludes establishing loops formed by links between terminals that allow information packets to recirculate indefinitely. There is a first pair of bridges with each bridge connected to a respective one of the first and second terminals and interconnected by a first link. There is a second pair of bridges each connected to a respective one of the first and second terminals and interconnected by a second link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1994
    Assignee: Xyplex Inc.
    Inventors: George E. Conant, Steven H. Sherry, Scott G. Wasson