Patents by Inventor Nicholas Paul DeVito

Nicholas Paul DeVito 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).

  • Multi-ring SONET architecture having shared gateways daisy chained to complete the main and subsidiary ring controlled by a common master controller
    Patent number: 5742774
    Abstract: A pair of SONET rings (12' and 14') can be interworked by providing at least two gateways (16.sub.m-1 and 16.sub.m) that are shared by each of the rings. Each shared gateway has the capability of transferring a block of optical information resident in a prescribed time slot in an interchange frame associated with one ring to a time slot in an interchange frame associated with the other ring so the block reaches its intended destination in that ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Inventors: Daniel Yousef Al-Salameh, Nicholas Paul DeVito, Philip M. Francisco, Steven H. Hersey, Wilhelm Kremer