Patents by Inventor Michael Mertz

Michael Mertz 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).

  • Publication number: 20210268354
    Abstract: A waist belt having at least two rectangular blocks secured thereon, wherein the blocks are removeable and adjustable in height and width, and wherein the blocks are of sufficient length and width to keep the wearer's arms and back in the correct fighting position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventor: Douglas Michael Mertz
  • Patent number: 9510254
    Abstract: A management device and a method are described herein for managing an initial distribution of mobile stations to individual core network nodes (MSC/VLRs) within a core network node pool (MSC-pool) and/or for managing a redistribution of one or more of the mobile stations across the core network nodes (MSC/VLRs) within the core network node pool (MSC-pool) when an unbalanced condition is detected within the core network node pool (MSC-pool).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Michael Mertz, Robert Swanson, Mark Hebert
  • Publication number: 20160044561
    Abstract: A management device and a method are described herein for managing an initial distribution of mobile stations to individual core network nodes (MSC/VLRs) within a core network node pool (MSC-pool) and/or for managing a redistribution of one or more of the mobile stations across the core network nodes (MSC/VLRs) within the core network node pool (MSC-pool) when an unbalanced condition is detected within the core network node pool (MSC-pool).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Mertz, Mark Hebert, Robert Swanson
  • Patent number: 8843163
    Abstract: A system, method, and call processing component for controlling an order of call processing among a plurality of call processing components. Each call processing component, upon receiving a call request when system resources are not available to process the requested call, creates a real queue entry in its call processing queue and sends a call-queued notification to all other call processing components in the system. The other call processing components in the telecommunication system then create a shadow queue entry in their respective call processing queues as a placeholder for the requested call. When system resources become available and the requested call is next in the queue, the call processing component that received the request de-queues and processes the requested call, and sends a call de-queued notification to the other call processing components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Michael Mertz, Gary Stephens, Mahmud Alam, Mark Hebert, Robert Swanson, Roy Smith
  • Patent number: 8634832
    Abstract: An entity of a wireless telecommunications network having a pool of Mobile Switching Centers (MSCs) and a Home Location Register (HLR). The entity includes a network interface which sends pages to mobiles associated with a failed MSC of the pool of MSC's and experiencing termination isolation and receives responses to the pages from at least some of the mobiles. The entity includes a processing unit which produces a registration having updated location information for each response received by the network interface, the registration sent from the network interface to the HLR to end each mobile's termination isolation for which a response was received by the network interface. A method of an entity of a wireless telecommunications network having a pool of Mobile Switching Centers (MSCs) and a Home Location Register (HLR).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Robert Swanson, Gary Stephens, Mahmud Alam, Mark Hebert, Michael Mertz, Roy Smith
  • Publication number: 20120129524
    Abstract: An entity of a wireless telecommunications network having a pool of Mobile Switching Centers (MSCs) and a Home Location Register (HLR). The entity includes a network interface which sends pages to mobiles associated with a failed MSC of the pool of MSC's and experiencing termination isolation and receives responses to the pages from at least some of the mobiles. The entity includes a processing unit which produces a registration having updated location information for each response received by the network interface, the registration sent from the network interface to the HLR to end each mobile's termination isolation for which a response was received by the network interface. A method of an entity of a wireless telecommunications network having a pool of Mobile Switching Centers (MSCs) and a Home Location Register (HLR).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Robert Swanson, Gary Stephens, Mahmud Alam, Mark Hebert, Michael Mertz, Roy Smith
  • Publication number: 20120033801
    Abstract: A system, method, and call processing component for controlling an order of call processing among a plurality of call processing components. Each call processing component, upon receiving a call request when system resources are not available to process the requested call, creates a real queue entry in its call processing queue and sends a call-queued notification to all other call processing components in the system. The other call processing components in the telecommunication system then create a shadow queue entry in their respective call processing queues as a placeholder for the requested call. When system resources become available and the requested call is next in the queue, the call processing component that received the request de-queues and processes the requested call, and sends a call de-queued notification to the other call processing components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Mertz, Gary Stephens, Mahmud Alam, Mark Hebert, Robert Swanson, Roy Smith