Patents by Inventor Patrick W. Lea

Patrick W. Lea 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).

  • System and method for providing intelligent quality of service management in a system with a plurality of telecommunication connections
    Patent number: 7995469
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer program product that enables real-time, intelligent quality of service (QoS) for essential services being accessed and/or utilized by a back-office device via a secondary connection to a back-office server running the back-office application/service. A network management device (NMD) executes a QoS utility that responds to a detection of the failure of a primary connection to the back-office server by establishing a secondary connection and providing optimal QoS for the essential services on the secondary connection, in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Wayport, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew W. Steets, Todd L. Mathis, Mathew M. Krenzer, Patrick W. Lea
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTELLIGENT QUALITY OF SERVICE MANAGEMENT IN A SYSTEM WITH A PLURALITY OF TELECOMMUNICATION CONNECTIONS
    Publication number: 20080123661
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer program product that enables real-time, intelligent quality of service (QoS) for essential services being accessed and/or utilized by a back-office device via a secondary connection to a back-office server running the back-office application/service. A network management device (NMD) executes a QoS utility that responds to a detection of the failure of a primary connection to the back-office server by establishing a secondary connection and providing optimal QoS for the essential services on the secondary connection, in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Andrew W. Steets, Todd L. Mathis, Mathew M. Krenzer, Patrick W. Lea
  • Film processing solution cartridge and method for developing and digitizing film
    Patent number: 6913404
    Abstract: A digital film processing system and film processing solution cartridge are disclosed. The cartridge comprises a housing and a chamber for storing a film processing fluid. The processing solution may be contained within a flexible bladder within the chamber. The cartridge may also include an integral applicator for coating the processing solution onto undeveloped film. The cartridge is generally removeably attached to the film processing system, but may also be refillable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Richard A. Patterson, Joseph B. Gault, John J. Straigis, William D. Mapel, Michael R. Thering, G. Gregory Mooty, Patrick W. Lea, Kosta S. Selinidis, Steven K. Brown, Homero Saldana, Eric C. Segerstrom, Stacy S. Cook, Leland A. Lester
  • Film processing solution cartridge and method for developing and digitizing film
    Publication number: 20040076425
    Abstract: A digital film processing system and film processing solution cartridge are disclosed. The cartridge comprises a housing and a chamber for storing a film processing fluid. The processing solution may be contained within a flexible bladder within the chamber. The cartridge may also include an integral applicator for coating the processing solution onto undeveloped film. The cartridge is generally removeably attached to the film processing system, but may also be refillable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Richard A. Patterson, Joseph B. Gault, John J. Straigis, William D. Mapel, Michael R. Thering, G. Gregory Mooty, Patrick W. Lea, Kosta S. Selinidis, Steven K. Brown, Homero Saldana, Eric C. Segerstrom, Stacy S. Cook, Leland A. Lester
  • Film processing solution cartridge and method for developing and digitizing film
    Patent number: 6599036
    Abstract: A digital film processing system and film processing solution cartridge are disclosed. The cartridge comprises a housing and a chamber for storing a film processing fluid. The processing solution may be contained within a flexible bladder within the chamber. The cartridge may also include an integral applicator for coating the processing solution onto undeveloped film. The cartridge is generally removeably attached to the film processing system, but may also be refillable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Applied Science Fiction, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Patterson, Joseph B. Gault, John J. Straigis, William D. Mapel, Michael R. Thering, G. Gregory Mooty, Patrick W. Lea, Kosta S. Selinidis, Steven K. Brown, Homero Saldana, Eric C. Segerstrom, Stacy S. Cook, Leland A. Lester