Patents by Inventor Eric Doyon

Eric Doyon 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).

  • GTL backplane bus with improved reliability
    Patent number: 7675325
    Abstract: Isolation components such as p-n junction or Schottky diodes are provided at pull-up resistors of each signal line of a Gunning Transceiver Logic (GTL) backplane bus in an electronic system for improved reliability, specifically to prevent momentary termination of the bus to ground when a circuit card incorporating the pull-up resistors is inserted into the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Tony D'Addona, Eric Doyon, Thuan Vu
  • GTL BACKPLANE BUS WITH IMPROVED RELIABILITY
    Publication number: 20090273369
    Abstract: Isolation components such as p-n junction or Schottky diodes are provided at pull-up resistors of each signal line of a Gunning Transceiver Logic (GTL) backplane bus in an electronic system for improved reliability, specifically to prevent momentary termination of the bus to ground when a circuit card incorporating the pull-up resistors is inserted into the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: ALCATEL LUCENT
    Inventors: Tony D'Addona, Eric Doyon, Thuan Vu
  • Power cycle circuit
    Patent number: 7613938
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a controller for controlling operation of the apparatus and a switch for switchably coupling electrical power to the controller to enable the controller and apparatus to operate. The controller includes a module for controlling the switch to decouple electrical power from the apparatus, including the controller, and the apparatus further comprises a switch controller for controlling the switch to restore electrical power to the apparatus and controller a predetermined period of time after the switch decouples electrical power therefrom. The apparatus may be embodied in a line card of a communication system and the controller may comprise a control processor for controlling local operations of the line card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Eric Doyon, Charles Alexander Pearse, Tony D'Addona
  • Power cycle circuit
    Publication number: 20070214372
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a controller for controlling operation of the apparatus and a switch for switchably coupling electrical power to the controller to enable the controller and apparatus to operate. The controller includes a module for controlling the switch to decouple electrical power from the apparatus, including the controller, and the apparatus further comprises a switch controller for controlling the switch to restore electrical power to the apparatus and controller a predetermined period of time after the switch decouples electrical power therefrom. The apparatus may be embodied in a line card of a communication system and the controller may comprise a control processor for controlling local operations of the line card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Eric Doyon, Charles Pearse, Tony D'Addona