Patents by Inventor G. Patton Bradford

G. Patton Bradford 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).

  • Contention-resolution system for a command- response data network
    Patent number: 7035276
    Abstract: Applicants' Contention-Resolution System for a Command-Response Data Network uses a base unit (base) that detects the occurrence of collisions for the entire network and controls the maximum length of time allowed for the multiple remote units (remotes) in the network before re-trying to send responses to the base. The base either expands or contracts this maximum time delay as needed to accommodate the number of the possible network remotes, depending on the detected collision rate and the overall utilization of the network until the base determines that there are no remotes to be registered or all of the available network slots are filled, whichever occurs first.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: G. Patton Bradford, Michael C. Pitruzzello
  • Contention-resolution system for a command- response data network
    Publication number: 20030198245
    Abstract: Applicants' Contention-Resolution System for a Command-Response Data Network uses a base unit (base) that detects the occurrence of collisions for the entire network and controls the maximum length of time allowed for the multiple remote units (remotes) in the network before re-trying to send responses to the base. The base either expands or contracts this maximum time delay as needed to accommodate the number of the possible network remotes, depending on the detected collision rate and the overall utilization of the network until the base determines that there are no remotes to be registered or all of the available network slots are filled, whichever occurs first.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: G. Patton Bradford, Michael C. Pitruzzello