Patents by Inventor Mark Alan Webster

Mark Alan Webster 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).

  • Technique for selecting a signal path in an antenna system
    Publication number: 20040185782
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for selecting between the signal paths of an antenna system is disclosed. The illustrative embodiment provides an efficient selection technique wherein the antenna system is the steerable beam type, in which directionally distinct beams are formed. The illustrative embodiment also provides an efficient selection technique wherein the antenna system is the diversity switching type, in which multiple, distinct antennas are used. The technique in the illustrative embodiment reduces the number of directed (i.e., addressed) frames that are lost compared with other techniques and, as a result, improves network performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Steven Dennis Halford, Mark Alan Webster, Maarten Menzo Wentink, James Gerard Zyren