Patents by Inventor Floyd Backes
Floyd Backes 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).
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Patent number: 11916793Abstract: The performance and ease of management of wireless communications environments is improved by a mechanism that enables access points (APs) to perform automatic channel selection. A wireless network can therefore include multiple APs, each of which will automatically choose a channel such that channel usage is optimized. Furthermore, APs can perform automatic power adjustment so that multiple APs can operate on the same channel while minimizing interference with each other. Wireless stations are load balanced across APs so that user bandwidth is optimized. A movement detection scheme provides seamless roaming of stations between APs.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Intellectual Ventures II LLCInventors: Floyd Backes, Gary Vacon, William Hawe, Roger Durand, Paul Callahan
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Publication number: 20230003948Abstract: A fiber optic cable connector configured to be securely coupled with a cable jacket without crimping includes a connector body including a rear sleeve portion configured to receive a jacket of a fiber optic cable, a ferrule holder configured to be slidingly seated in a forward end of the connector body, a ferrule configured to be seated in the ferrule holder and to terminate an optical fiber, and a retention member having an inner diameter sized to fit into an annular groove in the jacket of the fiber optic cable and an outer diameter sized to extend radially outward of an outer surface of the jacket such that the retention member is configured to engage a surface of the rear sleeve portion of the connector body when the retention member is seated in the annular groove in the jacket so as to increase connection strength between the connector body and the jacket and to resist pull force on the fiber optic cable without crimping the connector body to the jacket.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: PPC BROADBAND, INC.Inventor: Floyd BACKES
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Publication number: 20220369193Abstract: The performance and ease of management of wireless communications environments is improved by a mechanism that enables access points (APs) to perform automatic channel selection. A wireless network can therefore include multiple APs, each of which will automatically choose a channel such that channel usage is optimized. Furthermore, APs can perform automatic power adjustment so that multiple APs can operate on the same channel while minimizing interference with each other. Wireless stations are load balanced across APs so that user bandwidth is optimized. A movement detection scheme provides seamless roaming of stations between APs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: Intellectual Ventures II LLCInventors: Floyd BACKES, Gary VACON, William HAWE, Roger DURAND, Paul CALLAHAN
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Patent number: 11265787Abstract: The performance and ease of management of wireless communications environments is improved by a mechanism that enables access points (APs) to perform automatic channel selection. A wireless network can therefore include multiple APs, each of which will automatically choose a channel such that channel usage is optimized. Furthermore, APs can perform automatic power adjustment so that multiple APs can operate on the same channel while minimizing interference with each other. Wireless stations are load balanced across APs so that user bandwidth is optimized. A movement detection scheme provides seamless roaming of stations between APs.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Intellectual Ventures II LLCInventors: Floyd Backes, Gary Vacon, William Hawe, Roger Durand, Paul Callahan
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Publication number: 20190394697Abstract: The performance and ease of management of wireless communications environments is improved by a mechanism that enables access points (APs) to perform automatic channel selection. A wireless network can therefore include multiple APs, each of which will automatically choose a channel such that channel usage is optimized. Furthermore, APs can perform automatic power adjustment so that multiple APs can operate on the same channel while minimizing interference with each other. Wireless stations are load balanced across APs so that user bandwidth is optimized. A movement detection scheme provides seamless roaming of stations between APs.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Floyd BACKES, Gary VACON, William HAWE, Roger DURAND, Paul CALLAHAN
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Patent number: 10420002Abstract: The performance and ease of management of wireless communications environments is improved by a mechanism that enables access points (APs) to perform automatic channel selection. A wireless network can therefore include multiple APs, each of which will automatically choose a channel such that channel usage is optimized. Furthermore, APs can perform automatic power adjustment so that multiple APs can operate on the same channel while minimizing interference with each other. Wireless stations are load balanced across APs so that user bandwidth is optimized. A movement detection scheme provides seamless roaming of stations between APs.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Xenogenic Development Limited Liability CompanyInventors: Floyd Backes, Gary Vacon, Paul Callahan, William Hawe, Roger Durand
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Patent number: 10068072Abstract: An identity verification system enables the identity of an individual to be verified to others using the internet. An initial identification ceremony is recorded in which the user performs instructions that cannot be known in advance, such as reading text that cannot be anticipated. The initial ceremony can be replayed and authenticated by individuals who already personally know the user. Alternatively, the identity of the user in the initial ceremony can be authenticated using other existing techniques such as KBA. A secondary instruction ceremony is subsequently performed when identity verification is required in order to authorize a directive or transaction. In the secondary instruction ceremony the user performs unforeseeable instructions such as reading text that cannot be anticipated and reading aloud an indication of the transaction.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2010Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Inventors: Anthony Alan Jeffree, Gary Vacon, Floyd Backes, Laura Bridge, Roger Pfister
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Publication number: 20180242216Abstract: The performance and ease of management of wireless communications environments is improved by a mechanism that enables access points (APs) to perform automatic channel selection. A wireless network can therefore include multiple APs, each of which will automatically choose a channel such that channel usage is optimized. Furthermore, APs can perform automatic power adjustment so that multiple APs can operate on the same channel while minimizing interference with each other. Wireless stations are load balanced across APs so that user bandwidth is optimized. A movement detection scheme provides seamless roaming of stations between APs.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Floyd BACKES, Gary VACON, Paul CALLAHAN, William HAWE, Roger DURAND
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Patent number: 9883443Abstract: The performance and ease of management of wireless communications environments is improved by a mechanism that enables access points (APs) to perform automatic channel selection. A wireless network can therefore include multiple APs, each of which will automatically choose a channel such that channel usage is optimized. Furthermore, APs can perform automatic power adjustment so that multiple APs can operate on the same channel while minimizing interference with each other. Wireless stations are load balanced across APs so that user bandwidth is optimized. A movement detection scheme provides seamless roaming of stations between APs.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Xenogenic Development Limited Liability CompanyInventors: Floyd Backes, Gary Vacon, Paul Callahan, William R. Hawe, Roger Durand
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Patent number: 9100990Abstract: A wireless mesh network architecture includes a plurality of wireless nodes, with each wireless node in the network is connected to every other wireless node in the network. Each pair of wireless nodes is coupled by a link dedicated to exchange of data by the pair of nodes. The link is characterized by an agreement between two end points of the link to rendezvous for the purposes of exchanging data at a predetermined time over a predetermined channel. Methods of negotiating rendezvous characteristics, such as rendezvous channel, time, frequency, duration and transmission power ensure that the selected link is tuned to minimize interference and power usage in the WN. A handshake mechanism enables high performance data delivery with minimal packet loss. The link based architecture uses Link State Advertisements, traffic tags and spanning trees to fine tune packet flow through divergent devices in the network.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2013Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Piccata Fund Limited Liability CompanyInventor: Floyd Backes
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Patent number: 9019936Abstract: The performance and ease of management of wireless communications environments is improved by a mechanism that enables access points (APs) to perform automatic channel selection. A wireless network can therefore include multiple APs, each of which will automatically choose a channel such that channel usage is optimized. Furthermore, APs can perform automatic power adjustment so that multiple APs can operate on the same channel while minimizing interference with each other. Wireless stations are load balanced across APs so that user bandwidth is optimized. A movement detection scheme provides seamless roaming of stations between APs.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2012Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Piccata Fund Limited Liability CompanyInventor: Floyd Backes
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Publication number: 20150038189Abstract: The performance and ease of management of wireless communications environments is improved by a mechanism that enables access points (APs) to perform automatic channel selection. A wireless network can therefore include multiple APs, each of which will automatically choose a channel such that channel usage is optimized. Furthermore, APs can perform automatic power adjustment so that multiple APs can operate on the same channel while minimizing interference with each other. Wireless stations are load balanced across APs so that user bandwidth is optimized. A movement detection scheme provides seamless roaming of stations between APs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: Piccata Fund Limited Liability CompanyInventors: Floyd Backes, Gary Vacon, Paul Callahan, William R. Hawe, Roger Durand
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Patent number: 8781487Abstract: The performance and ease of management of wireless communications environments is improved by a mechanism that enables access points (APs) to perform automatic channel selection. A wireless network can therefore include multiple APs, each of which will automatically choose a channel such that channel usage is optimized. Furthermore, APs can perform automatic power adjustment so that multiple APs can operate on the same channel while minimizing interference with each other. Wireless stations are load balanced across APs so that user bandwidth is optimized. A movement detection scheme provides seamless roaming of stations between APs.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2007Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Piccata Fund Limited Liability CompanyInventors: Floyd Backes, Gary Vacon, Paul Callahan, William Hawe
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Patent number: 8725132Abstract: The performance and ease of management of wireless communications environments is improved by a mechanism that enables access points (APs) to perform automatic channel selection. A wireless network can therefore include multiple APs, each of which will automatically choose a channel such that channel usage is optimized. Furthermore, APs can perform automatic power adjustment so that multiple APs can operate on the same channel while minimizing interference with each other. Wireless stations are load balanced across APs so that user bandwidth is optimized. A movement detection scheme provides seamless roaming of stations between APs.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2010Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Piccata Fund Limited Liability CompanyInventors: Floyd Backes, Gary Vacon, Paul Callahan, William Hawe, Roger Durand
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Publication number: 20140022948Abstract: A wireless mesh network architecture includes a plurality of wireless nodes, with each wireless node in the network is connected to every other wireless node in the network. Each pair of wireless nodes is coupled by a link dedicated to exchange of data by the pair of nodes. The link is characterized by an agreement between two end points of the link to rendezvous for the purposes of exchanging data at a predetermined time over a predetermined channel. Methods of negotiating rendezvous characteristics, such as rendezvous channel, time, frequency, duration and transmission power ensure that the selected link is tuned to minimize interference and power usage in the WN. A handshake mechanism enables high performance data delivery with minimal packet loss. The link based architecture uses Link State Advertisements, traffic tags and spanning trees to fine tune packet flow through divergent devices in the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: Piccata Fund Limited Liability CompanyInventor: Floyd Backes
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Patent number: 8565164Abstract: A wireless mesh network architecture includes a plurality of wireless nodes, with each wireless node in the network is connected to every other wireless node in the network. Each pair of wireless nodes is coupled by a link dedicated to exchange of data by the pair of nodes. The link is characterized by an agreement between two end points of the link to rendezvous for the purposes of exchanging data at a predetermined time over a predetermined channel. Methods of negotiating rendezvous characteristics, such as rendezvous channel, time, frequency, duration and transmission power ensure that the selected link is tuned to minimize interference and power usage in the WN. A handshake mechanism enables high performance data delivery with minimal packet loss. The link based architecture uses Link State Advertisements, traffic tags and spanning trees to fine tune packet flow through divergent devices in the network.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2009Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Piccata Fund Limited Liability CompanyInventor: Floyd Backes
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Patent number: 8532063Abstract: The performance and ease of management of wireless communications environments is improved by a mechanism that enables access points (APs) to perform automatic channel selection. A wireless network can therefore include multiple APs, each of which will automatically choose a channel such that channel usage is optimized. Furthermore, APs can perform automatic power adjustment so that multiple APs can operate on the same channel while minimizing interference with each other. Wireless stations are load balanced across APs so that user bandwidth is optimized. A movement detection scheme provides seamless roaming of stations between APs.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2009Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Piccata Fund Limited Liability CompanyInventors: Floyd Backes, Laura Bridge
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Publication number: 20130230020Abstract: The performance and ease of management of wireless communications environments is improved by a mechanism that enables access points (APs) to perform automatic channel selection. A wireless network can therefore include multiple APs, each of which will automatically choose a channel such that channel usage is optimized. Furthermore, APs can perform automatic power adjustment so that multiple APs can operate on the same channel while minimizing interference with each other. Wireless stations are load balanced across APs so that user bandwidth is optimized. A movement detection scheme provides seamless roaming of stations between APs.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2012Publication date: September 5, 2013Inventor: Floyd Backes
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Publication number: 20130121205Abstract: The performance and ease of management of wireless communications environments is improved by a mechanism that enables access points (APs) to perform automatic channel selection. A wireless network can therefore include multiple APs, each of which will automatically choose a channel such that channel usage is optimized. Furthermore, APs can perform automatic power adjustment so that multiple APs can operate on the same channel while minimizing interference with each other. Wireless stations are load balanced across APs so that user bandwidth is optimized. A movement detection scheme provides seamless roaming of stations between APs.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2009Publication date: May 16, 2013Inventors: Floyd Backes, Laura Bridge
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Publication number: 20130121256Abstract: A wireless mesh network architecture includes a plurality of wireless nodes, with each wireless node in the network is connected to every other wireless node in the network. Each pair of wireless nodes is coupled by a link dedicated to exchange of data by the pair of nodes. The link is characterized by an agreement between two end points of the link to rendezvous for the purposes of exchanging data at a predetermined time over a predetermined channel. Methods of negotiating rendezvous characteristics, such as rendezvous channel, time, frequency, duration and transmission power ensure that the selected link is tuned to minimize interference and power usage in the WN. A handshake mechanism enables high performance data delivery with minimal packet loss. The link based architecture uses Link State Advertisements, traffic tags and spanning trees to fine tune packet flow through divergent devices in the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2009Publication date: May 16, 2013Inventor: Floyd Backes