Patents by Inventor Timothy Pinkston

Timothy Pinkston 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).

  • Method and device for network reconfiguration
    Publication number: 20040257993
    Abstract: The present invention describes a method and system that allows a network to alter its routing strategy from one routing function to another while the network is up and running. For networks with link level backpressure, the method provides a deadlock free transition between the routing strategies. A variant of the method also guarantees that all packets will be delivered in order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Olav Lysne, Jose Duato, Timothy Pinkston