Patents by Inventor Clay W. Luther

Clay W. Luther 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 for accessing a database through a network
    Patent number: 7853612
    Abstract: A system includes a client which can communicate through a network and a database layer with any of several databases. The client communicates with the database layer using a public network communication protocol, in a manner independent of respective protocols specific to each of the databases. The database layer handles communication with each database according to the respective protocol of that database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark R. Nelson, Jeffery A. Sanders, Alan W. Treece, William C. Forsythe, Clay W. Luther
  • Method and apparatus for accessing a database through a network
    Patent number: 7043499
    Abstract: A system includes a client which can communicate through a network and a database layer with any of several databases. The client communicates with the database layer using a public network communication protocol, in a manner independent of respective protocols specific to each of the databases. The database layer handles communication with each database according to the respective protocol of that database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark R. Nelson, Jeffery A. Sanders, Alan W. Treece, William C. Forsythe, Clay W. Luther
  • Method and apparatus for accessing a database through a network
    Patent number: 6601065
    Abstract: A system (10) includes a client (14, 21) which can communicate through a network (12) and a database layer (29) with any of several databases (31-33). The client communicates with the database layer using a public network communication protocol, in a manner independent of respective protocols specific to each of the databases. The database layer handles communication with each database according to the respective protocol of that database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark R. Nelson, Jeffery A. Sanders, Alan W. Treece, William C. Forsythe, Clay W. Luther