Patents by Inventor Mark W. Stodden

Mark W. Stodden 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).

  • Virtual common space: using WDM in metro access networks
    Publication number: 20030072057
    Abstract: A system and method utilizing inexpensive “Coarse” WDM (CWDM) components to extend the economic utility of a service provider's local network service (LNS) feeder fiber used to serve business customers. Using these existing components and a hybrid of PON and SONET technologies, the invention provides many of the advantages of “Common Space” equipment through optical in lieu of electronic multiplexing. The technique reduces access costs, decreases provisioning time, reduces capital expenditures, and enables more aggressive marketing for local business services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Frigo, Mark W. Stodden