Patents by Inventor Timothy Hicks
Timothy Hicks 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).
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Patent number: 8098571Abstract: A stack switch for performing pass-through forwarding operations, assigning stack switch identifiers to a plurality of stack switches, temporarily disabling supervision messages exchanged by stack switches, and electing a primary master stack switch is disclosed. In the pass-through mode, the stack switch automatically forwards packets between stack ports independent of their destination address to maintain connectivity between adjacent stack switches while conventional bridging and routing operations are disabled. The sequential identifiers are also preferably assigned in accordance with the sequential position of the various stack switches to better reflect the topology of those switches. The switch is also preferably adapted to temporarily disable the transmission of supervision messages between stack switches to prevent re-assignment of network management functions when switch resources are low.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2004Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Ignatius Santoso, Roberto Henrique Jacob da Silva, Timothy Hicks, Vincent Magret
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Patent number: 7505403Abstract: A stack switch for performing pass-through forwarding operations, assigning stack switch identifiers to a plurality of stack switches, temporarily disabling supervision messages exchanged by stack switches, and electing a primary master stack switch is disclosed. In the pass-through mode, the stack switch automatically forwards packets between stack ports independent of their destination address to maintain connectivity between adjacent stack switches while conventional bridging and routing operations are disabled. The sequential identifiers are also preferably assigned in accordance with the sequential position of the various stack switches to better reflect the topology of those switches. The switch is also preferably adapted to temporarily disable the transmission of supervision messages between stack switches to prevent re-assignment of network management functions when switch resources are low.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2004Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Ignatius Santoso, Roberto Henrique Jacob da Silva, Timothy Hicks, Vincent Magret
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Patent number: 7483383Abstract: A stack switch for performing pass-through forwarding operations, assigning stack switch identifiers to a plurality of stack switches, temporarily disabling supervision messages exchanged by stack switches, and electing a primary master stack switch is disclosed. In the pass-through mode, the stack switch automatically forwards packets between stack ports independent of their destination address to maintain connectivity between adjacent stack switches while conventional bridging and routing operations are disabled. The sequential identifiers are also preferably assigned in accordance with the sequential position of the various stack switches to better reflect the topology of those switches. The switch is also preferably adapted to temporarily disable the transmission of supervision messages between stack switches to prevent re-assignment of network management functions when switch resources are low.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2004Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Ignatius Santoso, Roberto Henrique Jacob da Silva, Timothy Hicks, Vincent Magret
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Patent number: 7417953Abstract: The present invention features embodiments of automatically re-enabling a disabled port or physical media interface by monitoring the link status of the physical layer interface. Any change in the link status automatically re-enables a previously disabled port, thereby permitting data coming in through the previously disabled port to be admitted into the switch and automatically forwarded or routed/switched, without the network administrator manually issuing any commands to manually re-enable the port.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2004Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Timothy Hicks, Phil Ghang, Jagjeet Bhatia
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Publication number: 20060165002Abstract: The present invention features embodiments of automatically re-enabling a disabled port or physical media interface by monitoring the link status of the physical layer interface. Any change in the link status automatically re-enables a previously disabled port, thereby permitting data coming in through the previously disabled port to be admitted into the switch and automatically forwarded or routed/switched, without the network administrator manually issuing any commands to manually re-enable the port.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2004Publication date: July 27, 2006Inventors: Timothy Hicks, Phil Ghang, Jagjeet Bhatia
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Publication number: 20060092849Abstract: A stack switch for performing pass-through forwarding operations, assigning stack switch identifiers to a plurality of stack switches, temporarily disabling supervision messages exchanged by stack switches, and electing a primary master stack switch is disclosed. In the pass-through mode, the stack switch automatically forwards packets between stack ports independent of their destination address to maintain connectivity between adjacent stack switches while conventional bridging and routing operations are disabled. The sequential identifiers are also preferably assigned in accordance with the sequential position of the various stack switches to better reflect the topology of those switches. The switch is also preferably adapted to temporarily disable the transmission of supervision messages between stack switches to prevent re-assignment of network management functions when switch resources are low.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2004Publication date: May 4, 2006Inventors: Ignatius Santoso, Roberto Jacob da Silva, Timothy Hicks, Vincent Magret
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Publication number: 20060092832Abstract: A stack switch for performing pass-through forwarding operations, assigning stack switch identifiers to a plurality of stack switches, temporarily disabling supervision messages exchanged by stack switches, and electing a primary master stack switch is disclosed. In the pass-through mode, the stack switch automatically forwards packets between stack ports independent of their destination address to maintain connectivity between adjacent stack switches while conventional bridging and routing operations are disabled. The sequential identifiers are also preferably assigned in accordance with the sequential position of the various stack switches to better reflect the topology of those switches. The switch is also preferably adapted to temporarily disable the transmission of supervision messages between stack switches to prevent re-assignment of network management functions when switch resources are low.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2004Publication date: May 4, 2006Inventors: Ignatius Santoso, Roberto da Silva, Timothy Hicks, Vincent Magret
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Publication number: 20060092853Abstract: A stack switch for performing pass-through forwarding operations, assigning stack switch identifiers to a plurality of stack switches, temporarily disabling supervision messages exchanged by stack switches, and electing a primary master stack switch is disclosed. In the pass-through mode, the stack switch automatically forwards packets between stack ports independent of their destination address to maintain connectivity between adjacent stack switches while conventional bridging and routing operations are disabled. The sequential identifiers are also preferably assigned in accordance with the sequential position of the various stack switches to better reflect the topology of those switches. The switch is also preferably adapted to temporarily disable the transmission of supervision messages between stack switches to prevent re-assignment of network management functions when switch resources are low.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2004Publication date: May 4, 2006Inventors: Ignatius Santoso, Roberto da Silva, Timothy Hicks, Vincent Magret
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Publication number: 20050257440Abstract: An expandable and collapsible enclosure is provided for a garment refreshing appliance. The appliance has at least either a top or a bottom rigid housing structure. The enclosure comprises a wall structure extending substantially an entire height of the enclosure. The wall structure is made of a flexible material. An opening is provided in the wall structure through which garments can be introduced into or removed from the enclosure. A zipper is attached at the opening to selectively open and close the opening. A snap attachment mechanism is located at either or both of the top and a bottom of the wall structure for securing the wall structure to the top and/or bottom rigid housing structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2004Publication date: November 24, 2005Inventors: George Seiffert, Timothy Hicks
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Patent number: 5802877Abstract: A circular knitting machine for knitting a sock having a pocket knitted integrally with the foot portion includes a needle cylinder carrying long and short butt needles, a drive train for oscillating the needle cylinder in a normal first mode and a second mode 180 degrees out of phase relative to the first mode, a pair of needle raising cams positionable so as to engage only the long butt needles during the knitting of the toe pocket, a lifter for holding the long butt needles in an up position during the knitting of the toe pocket, and a pair of stitch cam for engaging the needles to form the stitches. During the formation of the toe pocket, the short butt needles are pushed downwardly out of action below the knitting height while maintaining their stitches and the long butt needles are oscillated 180 degrees out of phase to form the toe pocket.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 1997Date of Patent: September 8, 1998Assignees: James W. Yates, Ronnie L. YatesInventors: James Wallace Yates, George Timothy Hicks
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Patent number: 5581817Abstract: A sports sock for use while playing soccer or other activities includes a tubular elongated leg section having a cuff and an elastic top spaced from the cuff along said leg section and positioned interiorly thereof. A conventional foot portion is included in the preferred embodiment. The elongated leg section will allow the sock to be folded to sandwich a shin guard to protect the wearer's leg during play as the elastic top maintains the sock upright on the wearer's leg while the cuff grips the ankle area to contain the shin guard.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 1996Date of Patent: December 10, 1996Inventor: G. Timothy Hicks
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Patent number: D744807Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2013Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Inventor: Timothy Hicks
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Patent number: D751881Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Inventor: Timothy Hicks