Daniel E Reynolds

US Patent:

7225244, May 29, 2007

Filed:

Apr 10, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/832436

Inventors:

Daniel A Reynolds - Nashua NH, US
Douglas B Stefanelli - Amherst NH, US
Joseph D Kidder - Arlington MA, US

Assignee:

Ciena Corporation - Linthicum MD

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709223, 709203

Abstract:

A common command interface (CCI) provides an interface abstraction allowing network device applications to maintain one set of code for each command regardless of which command interface (e. g. , web, CLI, NMS, etc. ) initiates the command. That is, the command code in each application may be shared across multiple command interfaces. The interface abstraction allows new applications including additional commands to be added to a network device and existing applications to be dynamically upgraded to include new and/or modified commands without having to modify the CCI. Thus, the network device may provide the increased flexibility of having multiple command interfaces while minimizing the complexity required to maintain commands across those interfaces. In addition, a community command interface may be used to connect the common command interfaces of multiple network devices.

US Patent:

56998813, Dec 23, 1997

Filed:

Nov 27, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/757493

Inventors:

Fred William Berwanger - South Bend IN
Daniel S. Reynolds - Long Beach CA

Assignee:

AlliedSignal Inc. - Morristown NJ

International Classification:

F16D 5536

US Classification:

188 715

Abstract:

A multi-disc brake (80) includes a piston housing (102) and attached torque tube (94) located about an axle (87). Integrated within the piston housing (102) is a brake actuator (90). The piston housing (102) is located axially between an actuator member (98) of the brake actuator (90) and an axle sleeve (109) and radial portion 87a of the axle (87). Hydraulic actuation of the brake actuator (90) displaces axially the actuator member (98) against a stationary thrust sleeve (99) such that the piston housing (102) is compressed between the actuator member (98) and axle sleeve (109), thereby reducing torsional vibrational movement of the piston housing (102) and torque tube (94) about the axle (87).