Patents by Inventor Joseph M. Christie

Joseph M. Christie 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).

  • Patent number: 5606553
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and system which can be applied to supply a constant bit rate link with digital information from a packet or cell based link, such as an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) link. The present invention automatically provides compensation information to a buffer supplying the constant bit rate link with information. The compensation is not used if packets or cells are made available in the buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1997
    Inventors: Joseph M. Christie, Albert D. Duree