Patents by Inventor Philip Eugene Rynes

Philip Eugene Rynes 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 apparatus for converting between differing data and command exchange protocols
    Patent number: 6222855
    Abstract: A protocol converter converts from a first data and command exchange protocol to a second, different data and command exchange protocol. The protocol converter includes a first interface for sending and receiving data and commands in a first protocol, such as DSCH, and a second interface for sending and receiving data and commands in a second, different protocol, such as Ethernet. The device can receive data and commands simultaneously at either interface and convert from the first protocol to the second protocol or from the second protocol to the first protocol without loss of integrity to the flow of the data and commands. Additionally, the device provides a redundant connection, a safeguard in the event of primary path failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Alan Kimber, Philip Eugene Rynes