Patents by Inventor Gary P. Johnson

Gary P. Johnson 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).

  • Method and apparatus for switching signals of multiple different communication protocols
    Patent number: 6498792
    Abstract: A telecommunications switching apparatus (10) includes optical paths (16-19) coupled to interface cards (26-29), which in turn are coupled to a switching circuit (41-42). The switching circuit is coupled to a plurality of universal connectors (71-74), each of which is coupled to an auxiliary connector (77-78). The universal connectors can each removably receive any one of several types of switching circuit cards (101-104), which each utilize a respective one of several different communication protocols. An auxiliary circuit card (107-108) may be provided in the associated auxiliary connector, in order to support switching circuit cards that use certain communication protocols. The optically transmitted information includes segments formatted according to respective communication protocols, and is converted from optical to electrical form by the interface cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary P. Johnson, Roland J. Moubarak, Masahiro Shimbashi, Katsuya Shirota, David X. Chen