Patents by Inventor Jonathan Shipman

Jonathan Shipman 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).

  • Data protocol detection and switching of multi-protocol data on common connectors
    Patent number: 12671751
    Abstract: Connectors as essential components for transmitting data in communication networks come in different types. Utilizing a common connector capable of transmitting different types of data protocols can save space and energy. A device utilizes a common connector and a detector that detects the data protocol and transmits the data over a proper data path. Thus, smaller devices can be deployed by substituting different connectors by a single common connector. Data which is transmitted from the common connector is passed through a detector logic which detects a protocol associated with the data. The detected protocol is used to determine which data path is a proper data path to transmit the data. Depending on the number of pins of the common connector and the native connector of the receiving device, several methods are used to transmit the data, which ensure the entire data is transmitted via the proper data path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: Lantronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Charles Andreani, Guido Voigt, Jonathan Shipman
  • DATA PROTOCOL DETECTION AND SWITCHING OF MULTI-PROTOCOL DATA ON COMMON CONNECTORS
    Publication number: 20250016251
    Abstract: Connectors as essential components for transmitting data in communication networks come in different types. Utilizing a common connector capable of transmitting different types of data protocols can save space and energy. A device utilizes a common connector and a detector that detects the data protocol and transmits the data over a proper data path. Thus, smaller devices can be deployed by substituting different connectors by a single common connector. Data which is transmitted from the common connector is passed through a detector logic which detects a protocol associated with the data. The detected protocol is used to determine which data path is a proper data path to transmit the data. Depending on the number of pins of the common connector and the native connector of the receiving device, several methods are used to transmit the data, which ensure the entire data is transmitted via the proper data path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Lantronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Charles Andreani, Guido Voigt, Jonathan Shipman