Patents by Inventor William P. Osborne

William P. Osborne 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).

  • Demand assigned reformatting with an overflow area for time division multiple access communication
    Patent number: 4763325
    Abstract: A time division multiple access communication system in which the repetitive frame is divided into fixed portions preallocated to separate stations and an overflow portion. Each station retains control of its own preallocated portion. Whenever one of the stations needs space that is not available in its preallocated portion, it requests a reference station for part of the overflow portion, which is relinquished as soon as the requirement stops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1988
    Assignee: Comsat Telesystems, Inc.
    Inventors: William H. Wolfe, William P. Osborne