Patents by Inventor Michael S. Cluff

Michael S. Cluff 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).

  • Method and device for detecting path faults in a network
    Patent number: 6480576
    Abstract: For testing a network, a connection between an originating station and an answering station is established over the network. Signals are sent over the connection and if the signals are not correctly received through the connection, the connection is maintained and a message is sent to a monitoring station indicating that a defective connection has been detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Michael S. Cluff, John D. Francis, Allen J. Mollica