Patents by Inventor Kenneth R. Stuchlik

Kenneth R. Stuchlik 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).

  • Trunk architecture for coupling central offices associated with public switched telephone networks
    Patent number: 7792268
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wireless backbone for use with a public switched telephone network (PSTN). In one embodiment, the wireless backbone includes a central office switch coupled to the PSTN and configured to process a plurality of calls associated with the PSTN. Additionally, the wireless backbone also includes a wireless transmission unit coupled to the central office switch and configured to cooperate with another wireless transmission unit to yield a wireless trunk for communicating the plurality of calls to another central office switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandros Cavgalar, Robert D. Richmond, Kenneth R. Stuchlik