Patents by Inventor Will Sutton

Will Sutton 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).

  • Protocol-independent switch system and method
    Patent number: 8493974
    Abstract: A protocol-independent switch system and method includes wrapping ingress data with a local header to form a wrapped packet. The wrapped packet can include data in any of layer-1, layer-2, and layer-3 type. The local header is used for switching the wrapped packet across switch fabric. The local header is removed before egress of the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: L-3 Communications
    Inventors: David W. Nelson, Brent R. Hess, Will Sutton, Mike Mitchell, Dan Watt