Patents by Inventor Stephen W. SANDERS

Stephen W. SANDERS 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).

  • Node with radio frequency (RF) switching network and corresponding methods for identifying coupled client devices
    Patent number: 11917259
    Abstract: A Data Over Cable Interface Specification (DOCSIS) node includes a first DOCSIS port and a second DOCSIS port. The node also includes a plurality of radio frequency (RF) ports. A plurality of client devices can be coupled to the RF ports. A RF switching network is coupled between the first DOCSIS port and the second DOCSIS port, and the plurality of RF ports. One or more control circuits can switch the RF switching network between at least a first state and a second state. The switching of the RF switching network allows the one or more control circuits to identify which client devices are coupled to which RF ports of the node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Ayham Al-Banna, Michael J. Emmendorfer, William Turner Hanks, Thomas J. Cloonan, Stephen W. Sanders, Chris R. Zettinger
  • NODE WITH RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) SWITCHING NETWORK AND CORRESPONDING METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING COUPLED CLIENT DEVICES
    Publication number: 20210160585
    Abstract: A Data Over Cable Interface Specification (DOCSIS) node includes a first DOCSIS port and a second DOCSIS port. The node also includes a plurality of radio frequency (RF) ports. A plurality of client devices can be coupled to the RF ports. A RF switching network is coupled between the first DOCSIS port and the second DOCSIS port, and the plurality of RF ports. One or more control circuits can switch the RF switching network between at least a first state and a second state. The switching of the RF switching network allows the one or more control circuits to identify which client devices are coupled to which RF ports of the node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Ayham AL-BANNA, Michael J. EMMENDORFER, William Turner HANKS, Thomas J. CLOONAN, Stephen W. SANDERS, Chris R. ZETTINGER