Patents by Inventor Michael D. Jager

Michael D. Jager 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).

  • Asynchronous time division switching arrangement and a method of operating same
    Patent number: 5212686
    Abstract: An asynchronous time division multiplex switching arrangement comprises a serial to parallel converter arranged to receive input packets of data which include routing information, in serial form and convert the packets of data to parallel form. A random access memory is provided in which each packet of data is entered at an addressed location into the memory, and the address is entered in a respective first-in first-out output queue at the tail. The address at the head of the queue is accessed and the packet of data is read from the random access memory into a parallel to serial converter and the packet of data is serially delivered to the associated output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Assignees: Plessey Overseas Limited, Gec Plessey Telecommunications Limited
    Inventors: Andrew K. Joy, Michael D. Jager, Andrew J. Pickering, Raymond E. Oakley, John S. Arnold