Patents by Inventor Robert C. Scheibel

Robert C. Scheibel 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 starting an acknowledgment timer
    Patent number: 6289224
    Abstract: A target communication device (106) determines a length of time needed to transmit outbound information. The target communication device then transmits to a sending communication device (112) an indication of a timer value based on the length of time needed to transmit the outbound information. The sending communication device receives the indication and transmits information to the target communication device. The sending communication device determines a timer length using the indication of the timer value and starts a timer, associated with the information transmitted, with the timer length determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert F. Boxall, Mouayad Albaghdadi, Robert C. Scheibel