Patents by Inventor Thomas Jay Kitchens

Thomas Jay Kitchens 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).

  • Interface circuit that interconnects a media access controller and an optical line termination transceiver module
    Patent number: 7305575
    Abstract: A communication system includes an interface that allows a media access controller (MAC) and an optical line termination transceiver module (TM), which have incompatible interfaces, to be connected together. The interface detects a phase relationship required by the TM, and feeds the information back to a processor and memory which places a value into the MAC to adjust the phase relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Tellabs Petaluma, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Darden Vereen, Thomas Jay Kitchens, Jose G. Betancourt