This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Nortel Networks Corporation. Active years: 2000.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 2000
Title: Gary L. Swinkels and Optical Network Switching
Introduction
Gary L. Swinkels is an inventor associated with Ottawa, Canada, and Nortel Networks Corporation. His patent work addresses data transmission and switching in synchronous optical networks.
Latest Patents
The supplied information lists one patent for Swinkels: “Method and Apparatus for Data Transmission in Synchronous Optical.” The invention describes a switching node for a synchronous optical network ring that handles data blocks of different sizes. Its controller divides larger blocks into smaller units, checks for concatenated data, and routes the data either as a single unit or as independent elements to an adjacent network ring. This approach supports the transmission of optical signals between network rings with differing block sizes.
Career Highlights
Swinkels’s listed patent reflects work on optical-network switching and the coordination of data across interconnected rings. His patent record includes 1 patent.
Collaborations
The supplied information identifies Louis-Rene Pare and Peter William Phelps as Swinkels’s coworkers. Their names are provided as professional associations, but no specific joint patent or collaboration details are included.
Conclusion
Gary L. Swinkels’s listed invention focuses on routing data efficiently between synchronous optical network rings, highlighting his contribution to optical communications technology.
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