Patents by Inventor Terry Herbster

Terry Herbster 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).

  • Data communications device with resident link adapter
    Patent number: 5388109
    Abstract: A data communications device (101, 119) may be controlled from a centrally-located network management system controller (109) located some distance from the device. The data communications device is coupled to the network management system controller by a local channel (155, 157). The device includes a link adapter (133, 143) that communicates with the controller by a protocol that allows the device to exchange messages with the controller. As many as 512 devices may be coupled to the same local channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Assignee: Universal Data Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Dean Y. Hodge, Terry Herbster, Robert E. Ray, Jr., Fred C. Killmeyer