Patents by Inventor Michael Hightower

Michael Hightower 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: 7512672
    Abstract: A method and system for domain name resolution in a communications network including the steps of intercepting communication to and from the network and replacing DNS primary and DNS secondary IP address by an interceptor program. The interceptor program copies then replaces the IP addresses in messages received from the network to a spoof address so that an alternate application will receive the domain name resolution requests. The interceptor program replaces the IP addresses in messages sent to the network from the spoof address to the copied addresses. The alternate application receives the domain name resolution request and replaces the IP address of the request which is the spoof address to the copied IP addresses. The alternate application sends the domain name resolution requests to the copied IP addresses operatively simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Gigaset Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hightower, James Pickering, Akkampapet Sundarraj
  • Publication number: 20080259932
    Abstract: An access unit (25) for configuring a first and second network-layer protocol for use over the point-to-point link and to facilitate communication between an Internet Service Provider (ISP) (20) and a data processing system (12) over the link. The data processing system (12) includes a first 28(1) and second protocol stack 28(2). The access unit (25) includes a multi-protocol (32) driver for routing a packet received from the ISP (20), a Wide Area Network (WAN) access driver (24) adapted to monitor an establishment of the link connection to capture a maximum receive unit, and a converter (23) adapted to receive a trigger from the WAN access driver (24), the trigger for indicating to the converter (23) to configure the second network-layer protocol on the link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: SIEMENS HOME AND OFFICE COMMUNICATION DEVICES GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Glen Gabriel, Michael Hightower
  • Publication number: 20080108995
    Abstract: An internal bone transport device and method for lengthen bone that, once surgically implanted will allow for a segment of bone to be transported along the length of the rod without changing the overall length of the rod. An externally applied magnetic force is used to drive the segment from one bone end to the other in a controlled fashion allowing for complete control of the rate of bone transport and adjusting this rate to the quality of the bone formation. It applies to patients in whom a segment of bone has been removed. This fully internal bone transport allows the bone transport to occur without any external fixation, thus eliminating the problems associated with pin tract infections and pain from the pins cutting through the soft tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: Janet Conway, Timothy V. Kelley, Michael Hightower
  • Publication number: 20050210139
    Abstract: A method and system for domain name resolution in a communications network including the steps of intercepting communication to and from the network and replacing DNS primary and DNS secondary IP address by an interceptor program. The interceptor program copies then replaces the IP addresses in messages received from the network to a spoof address so that an alternate application will receive the domain name resolution requests. The interceptor program replaces the IP addresses in messages sent to the network from the spoof address to the copied addresses. The alternate application receives the domain name resolution request and replaces the IP address of the request which is the spoof address to the copied IP addresses. The alternate application sends the domain name resolution requests to the copied IP addresses operatively simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Hightower, James Pickering, Akkampapet Sundarraj