Patents by Inventor David C. Winterburn

David C. Winterburn 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).

  • Transmission system
    Patent number: 7978973
    Abstract: A wavelength division multiplexing transmission system, the system comprising: a plurality of channels at different wavelengths, each channel comprising a transmitter, a receiver, and one or more amplifiers, the system further comprising an encoder for encoding data with a coding, and; a decoder for decoding transmitted data; prioritizing means for prioritizing the data on each channel; monitoring means for monitoring directly or indirectly, raw (uncorrected) bit errors on each channel; power adjusting means for, varying the power on a channel in response to the bit error rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Xtera Communications Ltd.
    Inventors: Martin Chown, Stuart Barnes, Stephen M. Webb, David C. Winterburn
  • TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090269068
    Abstract: A wavelength division multiplexing transmission system, the system comprising: a plurality of channels at different wavelengths, each channel comprising a transmitter, a receiver, and one or more amplifiers, the system further comprising an encoder for encoding data with a coding, and; a decoder for decoding transmitted data; prioritizing means for prioritizing the data on each channel; monitoring means for monitoring directly or indirectly, raw (uncorrected) bit errors on each channel; power adjusting means for, varying the power on a channel in response to the bit error rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: Azea Networks Limited
    Inventors: Martin Chown, Stuart Barnes, Stephen M. Webb, David C. Winterburn
  • Transmission system
    Patent number: 7526205
    Abstract: A wavelength division multiplexing transmission system, the system comprising: a plurality of channels at different wavelengths, each channel comprising a transmitter, a receiver, and one or more amplifiers, the system further comprising an encoder for encoding data with a coding, and; a decoder for decoding transmitted data; prioritizing means for prioritizing the data on each channel; monitoring means for monitoring directly or indirectly, raw (uncorrected) bit errors on each channel; power adjusting means for, varying the power on a channel in response to the bit error rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Azea Networks Limited
    Inventors: Martin Chown, Stuart Barnes, Stephen M. Webb, David C. Winterburn