Patents by Inventor Theodore Butler

Theodore Butler 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).

  • Patent number: 6094487
    Abstract: An encryption key generation system generates encryption keys at both an originating terminal and a terminating terminal of a wireless network. A central controller generates a shared secret based on the identification information of a requesting terminal and a first number, which may be random. The central controller broadcasts the first number to all terminals. A second number is generated by the central controller incorporating the shared secret data and the terminating terminal's identification information. The requesting terminal generates the shared secret data using the first number and predetermined algorithms and generates an encryption key based on the first number and the shared secret data. The terminating terminal decodes the shared secret data from the second number, and generates the same encryption key using the first number and the shared secret data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: AT&T Corporation
    Inventors: Theodore Butler, Marcus Wong
  • Patent number: 4298337
    Abstract: A fuel burner for burning liquid and gas fuels having a short combustion volume stabilized by internal circulation of the hot combustion gases and air. A turbo blower supplies a portion of the combustion air to the combustion volume via a swirl plate which produces a rotational motion of the air and fuel. The rotational motion results in a region of less-than-atmospheric pressure in the center portion of the combustion volume which causes recirculation of gases back toward the burner and a stabilization zone near the burner nozzle. Aspiration of external air into the combustion volume is controlled by a short stabilization cone and the resulting combustion volume is small, eliminating the necessity for refractory lined ignition ports and combustion chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1981
    Assignee: Mechtron International Corporation
    Inventors: G. Theodore Butler, Travis G. Porter, Harold E. Fisher