Thomas A Potter

US Patent:

D453355, Feb 5, 2002

Filed:

Sep 19, 2000

Appl. No.:

29/129624

Inventors:

Thomas Potter - Garden Grove CA 92840
Stan Fear - Santa Ana CA 92706

International Classification:

1902

US Classification:

D19 69

US Patent:

6621828, Sep 16, 2003

Filed:

Dec 1, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/452759

Inventors:

Barry W. Field - Windsor CA
Kenneth M. Buckland - Santa Rosa CA
Charles R. Dyer - Rohnert Park CA
Riccardo G. Dorbolo - Petaluma CA
Danny Thom - Santa Rosa CA
Jan C. Hobbel - Cotati CA
Soren B. Pedersen - Petaluma CA
Thomas A. Potter - Petaluma CA

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

H04J 316

US Classification:

370466, 3703951, 370458, 370376

Abstract:

A switch card for telecommunications node includes a shared memory operable to store traffic channels. A time slot interchanger (TSI) is coupled to a first bus and to the shared memory. The TSI is operable based on predefined switching instructions to access the shared memory to stored traffic channels received from the first bus and to retrieve traffic channels for transmission on the first bus. An asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switch is operable to switch a traffic cell based on header information in the traffic cell. A traffic converter is operable to convert traffic channels retrieved from the shared memory to traffic cells for processing by a bus fuser and to convert traffic cells to traffic channels for storage in the shared memory. The bus fuser is coupled to the shared memory through the traffic converter, the ATM switch, and a second bus. The bus fuser is operable to receive a traffic cell from each one of the traffic converter, the ATM switch, and the second bus and to route the traffic cell to another one of the traffic converter, the ATM switch, and the second bus.

US Patent:

6628657, Sep 30, 2003

Filed:

Dec 1, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/452746

Inventors:

Earl B. Manchester - Cotati CA
Barry W. Field - Windsor CA
Kenneth M. Buckland - Santa Rosa CA
Riccardo G. Dorbolo - Petaluma CA
Soren B. Pedersen - Petaluma CA
Thomas A. Potter - Petaluma CA

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

H04L 1228

US Classification:

3703951, 370347

Abstract:

A bus for a telecommunications node includes a frame repeating at a defined interval and including a defined number of slots. Each slot includes an overhead portion identifying a type of traffic in the slot and a service traffic portion transporting traffic of the type. A first slot in at least one frame transports in the service traffic portion asynchronous traffic and routing information for the asynchronous traffic in the telecommunications node. A second slot in the frame transports synchronous traffic in the service traffic portion and has a location in the frame associated with routing information for the synchronous traffic in the telecommunications node.

US Patent:

6674755, Jan 6, 2004

Filed:

Jun 30, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/607771

Inventors:

Thomas A. Potter - Petaluma CA
R. Douglas Howson - Santa Rosa CA

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

H04M 1106

US Classification:

370395, 370237

Abstract:

A method for protection switching in a telecommunications network is provided that includes receiving a plurality of primary and secondary sub-streams. Each primary sub-stream corresponds to a redundant secondary sub-stream. Each sub-stream has an associated priority level. Protection switching is provided for the sub-streams based on the priority levels.

US Patent:

6760327, Jul 6, 2004

Filed:

Dec 1, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/452829

Inventors:

Earl B. Manchester - Cotati CA
Barry W. Field - Windsor CA
Kenneth M. Buckland - Santa Rosa CA
Charles R. Dyer - Rohnert CA
Riccardo G. Dorbolo - Petaluma CA
Danny Thom - Santa Rosa CA
Jan C. Hobbel - Cotati CA
Soren B. Pedersen - Petaluma CA
Thomas A. Potter - Petaluma CA

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

H04L 1228

US Classification:

370364, 370252, 370438

Abstract:

A rate adjustable backplane includes a set of switch slots configured to receive one or more switch cards forming a switch core and a plurality of line slots each configured to receive a line card. A low speed bus couples the line slots to the set of switch slots. A high speed bus also couples the line slots to the set of switch slots. Each line slot includes a low speed connector coupled to the low speed bus and a high speed connector coupled to the high speed bus. The low speed connector is adapted to receive a mating connector of a line card to establish a low speed communication connection between the line card and the switch core. The high speed connector is adapted to receive a mating connector of the line card to establish a high speed link between the line card and the switch core.

US Patent:

20020109609, Aug 15, 2002

Filed:

May 30, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/866919

Inventors:

Thomas Potter - Reno NV, US
Ralph Ferguson - North Hollywood CA, US

Assignee:

Innovapark Company L.L.C. - New York NY

International Classification:

G08G001/14

US Classification:

340/932200, 340/933000

Abstract:

The field of the present invention is parking meters and more particularly to the use of electronically operated parking meters coupled with a sensor for positively sensing unobtrusively the presence or absence of a vehicle in a specified parking space controlled by the sensor and electronically operated parking meter. An induction coil mounted below the surface of the parking area is used to provide positive signals to the electronically operated parking meter and a cpu upon both the entrance of a vehicle into the parking space and the movement of the vehicle from the parking space. Moreover, the detecting system is battery operated and the battery life is extended by duty cycle operation of the detector system, whereby only a small portion of a detecting cycle is actually employed for detecting the status of the parking space.

US Patent:

20070089898, Apr 26, 2007

Filed:

Oct 22, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/256490

Inventors:

Thomas Potter - Reno NV, US

Assignee:

RENO AGRICULTURE AND ELECTRONICS - Reno NV

International Classification:

H01B 11/02

US Classification:

17411300R

Abstract:

A multi-sheath multi-conductor cable for use as an oscillator loop. The cable has a plurality of inner wires each having an insulative jacket. An inner electrically insulative flexible sheath surrounds the jacketed wires. A water blocking compound occupies the voids in the volume defined by the inner sheath. A first outer sheath surrounds the inner sheath. A second outer sheath surrounds the first outer sheath. Both outer sheaths are electrically insulative and sufficiently flexible to enable the cable to be formed into a loop having angled corners.

US Patent:

49264940, May 15, 1990

Filed:

Dec 28, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/138122

Inventors:

Thomas Potter - Los Alamitos CA

International Classification:

H04B 500

US Classification:

455 41

Abstract:

A method and system for transferring information between a moving vehicle and a stationary information location having a vehicle detector system with a loop antenna by using the loop antenna as either the receiving antenna for signals transmitted from a moving vehicle or as the transmitting antenna for signals generated by a transmitter located at the vehicle detector site for transfer to a receiver mounted on a moving vehicle. The information is encoded on a carrier having a frequency outside the normal frequency range of the vehicle detector system, preferably by interrupted carrier pattern processing.