Patents by Inventor Mark Thibodeau

Mark Thibodeau 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: 9133996
    Abstract: A bezel for a light fixture appears illuminated when a bezel light source is energized and the bezel appears opaque when the bezel lights source is not energized. The bezel has a metalized coating which reflects light transmitted from a location remote from and external to the bezel and which transmits light emitted by the bezel light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Code 3, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Thibodeau
  • Publication number: 20130272007
    Abstract: A bezel for a light fixture appears illuminated when a bezel light source is energized and the bezel appears opaque when the bezel lights source is not energized. The bezel has a metalized coating which reflects light transmitted from a location remote from and external to the bezel and which transmits light emitted by the bezel light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: Code 3, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Thibodeau
  • Publication number: 20130272012
    Abstract: A junction box assembly for a light bar for splicing a light bar cable and a vehicle cable. A multipart housing forms a compartment and has at least two separable parts for accessing the compartment. The compartment is configured for receiving an end of the light bar cable and for receiving an end of the vehicle cable. The multipart housing is configured to mount externally and slidably to the underside of the light bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: CODE 3, INC.
    Inventor: Mark Thibodeau
  • Patent number: 7636307
    Abstract: At telecommunications switches and routers, RED (random early packet discard) uses the queue depth to determine whether to keep or discard each packet as it arrives at a queue. This is done by determining a discard probability (P), which is dependent on the average depth of the queue, and comparing the discard probability to a random number. One way of performing the invention uses the summed discard probabilities, instead of counting the number of packets (count) and multiplying that by the current discard probability, as in the prior art. The resulting sum is compared to the random number for discard operation. The disclosure further describes a more accurate way of calculating average depth of a queue, especially when the queue encounters periods of idleness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Mark Thibodeau, Bin Du
  • Publication number: 20040179473
    Abstract: At telecommunications switches and routers, RED (random early packet discard) uses the queue depth to determine whether to keep or discard each packet as it arrives at a queue. This is done by determining a discard probability (P), which is dependent on the average depth of the queue, and comparing the discard probability to a random number. One way of performing the invention uses the summed discard probabilities, instead of counting the number of packets (count) and multiplying that by the current discard probability, as in the prior art. The resulting sum is compared to the random number for discard operation. The disclosure further describes a more accurate way of calculating average depth of a queue, especially when the queue encounters periods of idleness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: Alcatel
    Inventors: Mark Thibodeau, Bin Du
  • Publication number: 20040179479
    Abstract: At telecommunications switches and routers, RED (random early packet discard) uses the queue depth to determine whether to keep or discard each packet as it arrives at a queue. This is done by determining a discard probability P(colour), which is dependent on the average depth of the queue, and comparing the discard probability to a random number. The implementation of RED requires calculating the average depth of the queue to which RED is being applied. In calculating average queue depth, a weight is introduced. The value of the weight affects the amount of weighting that the previous average queue depth is given in relation to the current queue depth in calculating the new average queue depth. The invention uses a plurality of weights, depending on the status of the queue so that RED produces better discard operation. In a two-weight scheme, a smaller weight is used for an increasing queue depth and a larger one is used for a decreasing queue depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: Alcatel
    Inventors: Mark Thibodeau, Wladyslaw Olesinski
  • Patent number: D612760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Code 3, Inc.
    Inventors: Yeh (Peter) Neng Chen, Roger L. Miller, Mark Thibodeau, Kevin Cho