Patents by Inventor WilliamGiles Scanlon

WilliamGiles Scanlon 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).

  • Wireless network medium access control protocol
    Patent number: 7193986
    Abstract: A device for use in a packet-oriented transmission network comprises a transmitter arranged to transmit a sequence comprising at least one data packet and a receiver arranged to receive a sequence comprising at least one data packet. At least one data packet in one of the transmitted or received sequence of data packets includes at least one pointer to indicate when a designated data packet in the sequence is to be received and/or transmitted. The designated data packet includes an indication of at least one other device connected to the packet-oriented transmission network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: WilliamGiles Scanlon, Tze-Yeung Chui
  • Wireless network medium access control protocol
    Publication number: 20030231607
    Abstract: A device for use in a packet-oriented transmission network comprises a transmitter arranged to transmit a sequence comprising at least one data packet and a receiver arranged to receive a sequence comprising at least one data packet. At least one data packet in one of the transmitted or received sequence of data packets includes at least one pointer to indicate when a designated data packet in the sequence is to be received and/or transmitted. The designated data packet includes an indication of at least one other device connected to the packet-oriented transmission network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventors: WilliamGiles Scanlon, Tze-Yeung Chui