Patents by Inventor Michael D. Graves

Michael D. Graves 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).

  • System and method for bypassing a faulty node in an optical network
    Patent number: 7551851
    Abstract: A system and methods are provided for communicating optical signals in a multipath optical network, such as ring network architecture. The system and methods provided are operable to bypass a faulty node in the optical network under various conditions. Faulty nodes may be associated with various failures, such as equipment failure, power failure, etc. The system and methods utilize an apparatus for communicating optical signals to adjacent nodes, bypassing the failed node, when a certain amount of power is provided to the node or apparatus. The system and methods utilize an apparatus for communicating optical signals to equipment located at an associated node when an amount of power is not provided to the node or apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Edward Zirnheld, Karl Benedict, Michael Allen Jaskowiak, Randall Edward Barnes, Karol Jan Wojcik, Mark Ray Boomer, Michael D. Graves
  • Arbor
    Patent number: D467352
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
  • Arbor
    Patent number: D467353
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
  • Arbor
    Patent number: D467354
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
  • Arbor
    Patent number: D469547
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
  • Arbor
    Patent number: D469883
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003