Patents by Inventor Steve McKinty

Steve McKinty 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).

  • Network link bypass device
    Patent number: 6412016
    Abstract: For bypassing a computer system coupled between first and second network links, the computer system executes a software which provides a predetermined control signal on a control line. The control line is polled by a bypass device that will cause the computer system to be bypassed when said control signal is not present on the control line. The control signal may be in the form of periodic pulses and a bypassing is caused when a pulse is not received on the control line within a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe Martin, Steve McKinty