Patents by Inventor Glenn C. Brown

Glenn C. Brown 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).

  • Systems and methods for employing a recursive mesh network with extraplanar links
    Patent number: 5530575
    Abstract: Techniques for making a recursive mesh network for connecting a varying number of access stations within a service area is disclosed. The techniques include (a) dividing the service area into M.times.N rectangular regions, having (M+1).times.(N+1) corners, which cover the entire range of the service area; (b) placing an access station at an available region corner whenever a new access station becomes available, and connecting the access station to its corresponding optical connection paths, until (M+1).times.(N+1) access stations have been so connected; (c) determining, for each additional new access station, which region the additional new access station falls within; (d) if this determined region has not been divided, dividing the determined region into S.times.T sub-regions; (e) if the divided determined region has less than (S+1).times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University
    Inventors: Anthony Acampora, Glenn C. Brown
  • Process for producing chlorine from ferric chloride
    Patent number: 4615874
    Abstract: A process for forming chlorine gas from ferric chloride powders comprising pelletizing the ferric chloride and reacting the pellets with oxygen gas at a temperature in the range of 650.degree. to 800.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1986
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Interior
    Inventors: Richard S. Olsen, Glenn C. Brown