Patents by Inventor Tom Doblmaier

Tom Doblmaier 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: 7451009
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for processing defect data indicative of defects in a product is described. In one example, each of the defects is assigned one of a plurality of severity levels and one of a plurality of impact levels. The defects are classified into categories based on combinations of severity level and impact level. A graphic representative of a topographical relation among numbers of defects in the categories is generated. The graphic is displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: David Grubb, Tom Doblmaier, Glen P. Goffin, Evan A. Groat, Steven M. Mensoff, Dan Quigley
  • Publication number: 20070150084
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for processing defect data indicative of defects in a product is described. In one example, each of the defects is assigned one of a plurality of severity levels and one of a plurality of impact levels. The defects are classified into categories based on combinations of severity level and impact level. A graphic representative of a topographical relation among numbers of defects in the categories is generated. The graphic is displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: David Grubb, Tom Doblmaier, Glen Goffin, Evan Groat, Steven Mensoff, Dan Quigley
  • Patent number: 6842435
    Abstract: The invention provides a system which monitors and controls upstream path congestion by utilizing a MAC layer protocol wherein an upstream communication cell is transmitted from a settop box to the headend. The upstream cell contains a message field and a retry count. The retry count is incremented upon failure of each attempt to communicate with the headend within the upstream path. A downstream cell from the headend to the settop terminals contains an acknowledgment field and an optional power control field. Upstream path congestion is monitored by the headend through averaging or other suitable monitoring all of the retry count field data which arrives from the network of settop terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Tom Doblmaier, Richard Moore, Jr., T. Randy Nash