Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Twombly

Jeffrey Twombly 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).

  • Active ethernet cable with broadcasting and multiplexing for data path redundancy
    Patent number: 11646959
    Abstract: Active Ethernet cables that provide data path redundancy. One illustrative cable embodiment includes a first connector connected to each of a second and third connectors, the first connector including a multiplexer that couples a data stream from a selectable one of the second and third connectors to an output of the first connector. One illustrative method embodiment includes: producing from an output of a first connector a data stream from a currently selected one of multiple redundant connectors; monitoring the data stream for a fault associated with the currently selected one of multiple redundant connectors; and responsive to detecting said fault, producing from the output of the first connector a data stream from a different selected one of the multiple redundant connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Credo Technology Group Limited
    Inventors: Haoli Qian, Calvin Xiong Fang, William Brennan, Jeffrey Twombly
  • ACTIVE ETHERNET CABLE WITH BROADCASTING AND MULTIPLEXING FOR DATA PATH REDUNDANCY
    Publication number: 20220021603
    Abstract: Active Ethernet cables that provide data path redundancy. One illustrative cable embodiment includes a first connector connected to each of a second and third connectors, the first connector including a multiplexer that couples a data stream from a selectable one of the second and third connectors to an output of the first connector. One illustrative method embodiment includes: producing from an output of a first connector a data stream from a currently selected one of multiple redundant connectors; monitoring the data stream for a fault associated with the currently selected one of multiple redundant connectors; and responsive to detecting said fault, producing from the output of the first connector a data stream from a different selected one of the multiple redundant connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Credo Technology Group Limited
    Inventors: Haoli Qian, Calvin Xiong Fang, William Brennan, Jeffrey Twombly