Patents by Inventor Todd Miles

Todd Miles 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).

  • Patent number: 7356529
    Abstract: An improved inter-module communication facilitation mechanism (CFM) is disclosed, which provides improved scalability, improved efficiency, and enhanced functionality and performance. In one aspect, the CFM enables a subscriber to subscribe to multiple events using a single namespace specification and a single subscription request. In another aspect, the CFM enables publishers to broadcast, rather than unicast, events to multiple subscribers concurrently. In yet another aspect, the CFM enables message exchange between senders and recipients to be conducted reliably, while at the same time ensuring that a message will be delivered to a recipient at most once. These and other aspects give rise to the many benefits offered by the CFM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Damon John Ennis, Mark Allen Dowdy, Todd Miles Hoff, Keith Erhart Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 7254616
    Abstract: An improved inter-module communication facilitation mechanism (CFM) is disclosed, which provides improved scalability, improved efficiency, and enhanced functionality and performance. In one aspect, the CFM enables a subscriber to subscribe to multiple events using a single namespace specification and a single subscription request. In another aspect, the CFM enables publishers to broadcast, rather than unicast, events to multiple subscribers concurrently. In yet another aspect, the CFM enables message exchange between senders and recipients to be conducted reliably, while at the same time ensuring that a message will be delivered to a recipient at most once. These and other aspects give rise to the many benefits offered by the CFM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: CIENA Corporation
    Inventors: Damon John Ennis, Mark Allen Dowdy, Todd Miles Hoff, Keith Erhart Rasmussen
  • Publication number: 20060177157
    Abstract: Flexible containers and methods for making same are provided. In an embodiment, the container comprises a base portion including a bottom, side walls, and an interior, the bottom defining a substantially flat planar surface when the container houses product and the container rests on its bottom, an upper panel portion, that is designed to be received within the interior of the base portion and includes side panels that define a closure member, the upper panel being so constructed and arranged to define a substantially flat surface when the closure member is closed and portions of the upper panel are folded over. The upper panel includes a portion that is sealed to the base portion, and a pair of handles may also be coupled to the base portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Jerry Buchanan, Rodney Buchanan, Albert Baner, Harold Bennett, Todd Miles, John Ratcliff
  • Patent number: D457318
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Maureen Borland, Diane Fritts, Todd Miles, Harold Bennett, Gene Moran, Dennis Thompson, Michael Galgoci