Patents by Inventor Kevin S. Fatherree

Kevin S. Fatherree 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).

  • Method of and system for transferring overhead data over a serial interface
    Patent number: 7889658
    Abstract: A method of and system for transferring overhead data from a sender to a receiver over a serial interface is provided. The overhead data is transferred over one or more data lines of the interface during one or more time periods in which excess bandwidth is available on the one or more data lines or while the transfer of the overhead data does not substantially impede the throughput of the payload transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Extreme Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Bauder, Khoi D. Vu, Kevin S. Fatherree, Siddharth Khattar, Erik R. Swenson, Kathleen E. Cimino