Patents by Inventor Michael K. Blanchard

Michael K. Blanchard 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).

  • OC3 delivery unit; low level maintenance bus
    Patent number: 6389013
    Abstract: A method of providing a back up communications link for control messages within a delivery unit. The primary means of transport for both network data and control data within the delivery unit is by means of ingress and egress buses between application modules of the delivery unit. However, control messages from a unit controller can also be delivered by means of a separate link, typically to a bus control module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventors: Dwight W. Doss, Raymond L. Hogg, David W. Wynn, Michael K. Blanchard, Byron T. Butterfield, David C. Cummings