Patents by Inventor Marinus J. M. van Weert

Marinus J. M. van Weert 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).

  • Fast routing and non-blocking switch which accomodates multicasting and variable length packets
    Patent number: 6144662
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switching device which transports data packets from input ports to selected output ports. The payload of the packets is stored in a storage means. A switching means is arranged which has more switch outputs than switch inputs and which switches sequentially between one switch input and several switch outputs while storing the payloads. Furthermore, the invention relates to a storing method which uses switching means to store payloads in a sequential order and to a switching apparatus comprising several switching devices. Furthermore, the invention relates to systems using the switching device as a scaleable module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michel Colmant, Antonius P. Engbersen, Marco Heddes, Marinus J. M. van Weert