Patents by Inventor Robin C. Grindley

Robin C. Grindley 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).

  • Daisy chainable ONU
    Patent number: 8548323
    Abstract: Embodiments of a scalable optical network unit (ONU) architecture for multi-dwelling units (MDUs) that has a low initial cost (or first port cost) and a low maintenance cost are provided herein. The ONU architecture is scalable in that a growing number of end users can share a single drop fiber that couples the ONU to a passive optical network. The ONU architecture utilizes a multiplexer module to allow the ONU to be daisy chained with one or more additional ONUs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan Edgar Hirth, Robin C. Grindley, Rajiv S. Dighe, Glen Kramer, Thyagarajan T. Subramanian, Vafa Christopher Moezzi, Edward Wayne Boyd
  • Daisy Chainable ONU
    Publication number: 20110262132
    Abstract: Embodiments of a scalable optical network unit (ONU) architecture for multi-dwelling units (MDUs) that has a low initial cost (or first port cost) and a low maintenance cost are provided herein. The ONU architecture is scalable in that a growing number of end users can share a single drop fiber that couples the ONU to a passive optical network. The ONU architecture utilizes a multiplexer module to allow the ONU to be daisy chained with one or more additional ONUs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Robin C. Grindley, Rajiv S. Dighe, Glen Kramer, Thyagarajan T. Subramanian, Vafa Christopher Moezzi, Edward Wayne Boyd, Ryan Edgar HIRTH