Patents by Inventor Patrick Gilbreath

Patrick Gilbreath 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).

  • Target shooting system and method of use
    Patent number: 8523185
    Abstract: A target shooting system includes a gun which shoots a projectile at a target which is part of a target assembly. The target includes a sensor which senses a projectile hit, and passes an electronic signal to a target information processor located in the target assembly. The target information processor processes the hit information, and transmits a target hit signal to a system processor over a wireless rf link. The system processor stores and displays the hit information, and broadcasts a hit announcement to the shooter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Inventors: Don Herbert Gilbreath, Conor Patrick Gilbreath
  • System and method for selectively manipulating control traffic to improve network performance
    Publication number: 20070195742
    Abstract: A system and method for selectively controlling traffic in a network to improve network performance. The system includes a network controller that includes a first control-traffic prioritizer. An Access Point (AP) includes a second control-traffic prioritizer and communicates with the network controller. One or more clients communicate with the AP. The communications behavior of the client is affected by operations of the first control-traffic prioritizer and the second control-traffic prioritizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: William Erdman, Jeremy Stieglitz, Patrick Gilbreath, Ian Foo