Patents by Inventor Brian Michael Wirth

Brian Michael Wirth 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).

  • Switch and a switching apparatus for a communication network
    Patent number: 7170895
    Abstract: A switch module for a communication network switch comprises first and second switching units each for communicating with one or more network communication interfaces, and a switch interface connected to each of the first and second switching units and having a pair of communication ports for enabling data to be transferred on to a local communication path which is connected between the local communication ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Tropic Networks Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Michael Wirth, Thomas George Zboril, Dan Oprea
  • Switch and a switching apparatus for a communication network
    Publication number: 20030185225
    Abstract: A switch module for a communication network switch comprises first and second switching units each for communicating with one or more network communication interfaces, and a switch interface connected to each of the first and second switching units and having a pair of communication ports for enabling data to be transferred on to a local communication path which is connected between the local communication ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Brian Michael Wirth, Thomas George Zboril, Dan Oprea