Patents by Inventor Curtis D. Gridley

Curtis D. Gridley 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).

  • PERSONAL CLEANSING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230225569
    Abstract: A personal cleansing device may include, but is not limited to: a body portion; an electric motor disposed within the body portion; control circuitry configured for control of operation of the electric motor; and a recess defined in the body portion and configured to receive at least one sponge insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas A. Chapman, Cheryl Chapman, Chris Wolfe, Jamie Wolfe, Scott Bragg, Razia Aziz-Seible, Richard Morris, Alan Tipp, David Tipp, Curtis D. Gridley, Tracy A. Hoover
  • Distributed processing ethernet switch with adaptive cut-through switching
    Patent number: 6522656
    Abstract: A packet switching system includes at least two network cards each receiving data packets via a plurality of associated ports, a system card, and an interconnect for connecting the system card to the network cards. Each one of the network cards comprises a plurality of port controllers for sending and receiving packets to and from a corresponding port and a packet processor for buffering packets received by the port controllers. The packet processor then sends destination addresses to the system card via the interconnect and receives forwarding information from the system card. The processor then forwards the packet in response to the forwarding information. The processor begins forwarding the packet in response to the forwarding information before the packet has been entirely received and checks the integrity of the packet by reference to check sum information contained in the packet as in cut-through switching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: 3Com Corporation
    Inventor: Curtis D. Gridley
  • Distributed processing ethernet switch with adaptive cut-through switching
    Patent number: 5926473
    Abstract: A packet switching system includes at least two network cards each receiving data packets via a plurality of associated ports, a system card, and an interconnect for connecting the system card to the network cards. Each one of the network cards comprises a plurality of port controllers for sending and receiving packets to and from a corresponding port and a packet processor for buffering packets received by the port controllers. The packet processor then sends destination addresses to the system card via the interconnect and receives forwarding information from the system card. The processor then forwards the packet in response to the forwarding information. The processor begins forwarding the packet in response to the forwarding information before the packet has been entirely received and checks the integrity of the packet by reference to check sum information contained in the packet as in cut-through switching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Amber Wave Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Curtis D. Gridley
  • Distributed processing ethernet switch with adaptive cut-through switching
    Patent number: 5521913
    Abstract: A packet switching system includes at least two network cards each receiving data packets via a plurality of associated ports, a system card, and an interconnect for connecting the system card to the network cards. Each one of the network cards comprises a plurality of port controllers for sending and receiving packets to and from a corresponding port and a packet processor for buffering packets received by the port controllers. The packet processor then sends destination addresses to the system card via the interconnect and receives forwarding information from the system card. The processor then forwards the packet in response to the forwarding information. The processor begins forwarding the packet in response to the forwarding information before the packet has been entirely received and checks the integrity of the packet by reference to check sum information contained in the packet as in cut-through switching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: Amber Wave Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Curtis D. Gridley