Patents by Inventor Richard T. Hughey

Richard T. Hughey 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).

  • Shared media communications in a virtual connection network
    Patent number: 6216166
    Abstract: A local area network (LAN) type group of data comprising a reserved value, a source media access control (MAC) address, and a destination MAC address. The source MAC address corresponds to a network element that originates the LAN type group of data. The destination MAC address uniquely corresponds to one or more network elements designated to receive the LAN type group of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Zheng, George N. Frank, Richard T. Hughey