Patents by Inventor John C. Donhauser

John C. Donhauser 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).

  • Routing and forwarding of packets over a non-persistent communication link
    Patent number: 9197554
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a table including Internet protocol (IP) addresses and corresponding ports, which specify physical and logical a logical links; and a router module for receiving IP packets and using the table to associate the IP packets with the ports without differentiating between ports specifying physical links and ports specifying logical non-persistent links. The apparatus further includes a driver for determining when assets for a logical link have become available, refraining from forwarding associated IP packets to the assets if the assets are not available, and then forwarding the associated IP packets to the assets once the assets have become available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John C. Donhauser, Paul R. Norris
  • ROUTING AND FORWARDING OF PACKETS OVER A NON-PERSISTENT COMMUNICATION LINK
    Publication number: 20130301647
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a table including Internet protocol (IP) addresses and corresponding ports, which specify physical and logical a logical links; and a router module for receiving IP packets and using the table to associate the IP packets with the ports without differentiating between ports specifying physical links and ports specifying logical non-persistent links. The apparatus further includes a driver for determining when assets for a logical link have become available, refraining from forwarding associated IP packets to the assets if the assets are not available, and then forwarding the associated IP packets to the assets once the assets have become available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: John C. Donhauser, Paul R. Norris
  • Routing and forwarding of packets over a non-persistent communication link
    Patent number: 8514698
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an apparatus includes a table, a router module and a driver. The table includes IP addresses and corresponding ports. At least one of the ports specifies a logical link. The router module receives IP packets and uses the table to associate the IP packets with the ports. The driver determines when assets for the logical link have become available, and then forwards associated IP packets to the available assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John C. Donhauser, Paul R. Norris
  • ROUTING AND FORWARDING OF PACKETS OVER A NON-PERSISTENT COMMUNICATION LINK
    Publication number: 20080117927
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an apparatus includes a table, a router a module and a driver. The table includes IP addresses and corresponding ports. At least one of the ports specifies a logical link. The router module receives IP packets and uses the table to associate the IP packets with the ports. The driver determines when assets for the logical link have become available, and then forwards associated IP packets to the available assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: John C. Donhauser, Paul R. Norris