Patents by Inventor Fred Ellefson

Fred Ellefson 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).

  • Implementation protocol for SHN-based algorithm restoration platform
    Patent number: 5781535
    Abstract: A system and method for restoring communication between at least one pair of nodes in a network. Distributed intelligence is provided by messaging between adjacent nodes in the network. The messages in combination with user-configurable timers and rules provide fault isolation, forward flooding, reverse linking and connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: MCI Communications Corp.
    Inventors: Will L. Russ, Sridhar Alagar, Sig Harold Badt, Jr., Lee D. Bengston, Tim T. Chao, Fred Ellefson, Bryan J. McGlade, Mark W. Sees, Clint Allen Wagner
  • Implementation protocol for SHN-based algorithm restoration platform
    Patent number: 5699349
    Abstract: A system and method for restoring communication between at least one pair of nodes in a network. Distributed intelligence is provided by messaging between adjacent nodes in the network. The messages in combination with user-configurable timers and rules provide fault isolation, forward flooding, reverse linking and connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: MCI Communications Corp.
    Inventors: Will L. Russ, Sridhar Alagar, Sig Harold Badt, Jr., Lee D. Bengston, Tim T. Chao, Fred Ellefson, Bryan J. McGlade, Mark W. Sees, Clint Allen Wagner