Patents by Inventor Steven Cloud

Steven Cloud 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).

  • System and method for power injection and out of band communications on shared medium
    Patent number: 7583703
    Abstract: In one embodiment, in a power injection and out of band communications on a shared medium system, the system is configured to receive a power signal. Concurrently, the system is configured to receive a data signal. The system is configured to transfer the power and data signals simultaneously on a shared medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Cisco Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bowser, Steven Cloud, Chad Jones
  • System and method for power injection and out of band communications on shared medium
    Publication number: 20050097369
    Abstract: In one embodiment, in a power injection and out of band communications on a shared medium system, the system is configured to receive a power signal. Concurrently, the system is configured to receive a data signal. The system is configured to transfer the power and data signals simultaneously on a shared medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Bowser, Steven Cloud, Chad Jones
  • Wireless-aware network switch and switch asic
    Publication number: 20050030946
    Abstract: An application-specific integrated circuit and related network switch are disclosed. The integrated circuit includes switch circuitry for receiving a 802.11 wireless data frame and forwarding it to a predetermined port. Inspection circuitry is provided for inspecting attributes of the data frame. Decision circuitry is provided for instructing the switch circuitry to forward the data frame based on the attributes, both 802.3 wired and 802.11 wireless.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Clark Carty, James Cisar, James Amos, Steven Cloud, Robert Bowser, Gordon MacKay