Patents by Inventor Michael Arthur Snyder

Michael Arthur Snyder 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).

  • Optical fiber transmission bypass device
    Patent number: 6647174
    Abstract: An optical transmission bypass device attaching a network device to a fiber optic network allows fiber optic transmissions to bypass the network device when not powered, thereby maintaining continuity of the fiber network. A first and second actuating optical reflector has a reflective face that, in an un-powered state, is disposed to place the reflective face of the actuating optical reflector in a first position with respect to an optical path of an optical port, and, in a powered state, is disposed to place the reflective face of the actuating optical reflector in a second position with respect to the optical path of the optical port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Michael Gooding, Jeffrey Joseph Ruedinger, Christopher Paul Schieffer, Michael Arthur Snyder
  • Optical fiber transmission bypass device
    Publication number: 20030128914
    Abstract: An optical transmission bypass device attaching a network device to a fiber optic network allows fiber optic transmissions to bypass the network device when not powered, thereby maintaining continuity of the fiber network. A first and second actuating optical reflector has a reflective face that, in an un-powered state, is disposed to place the reflective face of the actuating optical reflector in a first position with respect to an optical path of an optical port, and, in a powered state, is disposed to place the reflective face of the actuating optical reflector in a second position with respect to the optical path of the optical port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas Michael Gooding, Jeffrey Joseph Ruedinger, Christopher Paul Schieffer, Michael Arthur Snyder