Frederick G Rogers

US Patent:

7316588, Jan 8, 2008

Filed:

Sep 25, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/534884

Inventors:

Frederick C. Rogers - Olathe KS, US
Lyle T. Bertz - Lee's Summit MO, US
Usman Muhammad Naim - Overland Park KS, US

Assignee:

Sprint Communications Company L.P. - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

H01R 24/04

US Classification:

439668, 439669, 4399241

Abstract:

A unitary connector system includes a single pin, multi-pole electrical connector having a plug body, as well as a mating receptacle. The plug body is formed of a series of discrete conductive contacts interposed with a series of insulative rings such that the insulative rings electrically isolate adjacent conductive contacts from one another, each contact thereby forming a terminal. A series of conductive lines extend within the plug body and are electrically coupled with the series of conductive contacts each representing a transmission channel. The universal nature of the plug body design allows for a specific number of poles to be chosen to handle the particular signal transmission requirements.

US Patent:

7316589, Jan 8, 2008

Filed:

Sep 27, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/535778

Inventors:

Frederick C. Rogers - Olathe KS, US
Lyle T. Bertz - Lee's Summit MO, US
Usman Muhammad Naim - Overland Park KS, US

Assignee:

Sprint Communications Company L.P. - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

H01R 13/648

US Classification:

439668, 439669

Abstract:

A common axis, multi-pole connector assembly provides improved connectivity with electronic devices having mating receptacles of differing form factors. In one aspect, the connector includes assembly includes a single pin, hollow plug body, one or more conductive lines extending within the plug body, and a sleeve configured for sliding reception over the plug body. The plug body is formed with one or more discrete conductive contacts with which the one or more conductive lines are electrically coupled. The sleeve, which may be either formed as an insulative body or formed with one or more discrete conductive contacts, has an axial length that is less than the axial length of the plug body so that when the sleeve is installed on the plug body, a portion of the plug body extends out from beneath the sleeve.

US Patent:

7322858, Jan 29, 2008

Filed:

Sep 29, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/536830

Inventors:

Frederick C. Rogers - Olathe KS, US
Lyle T. Bertz - Lee's Summit MO, US
Usman Muhammad Naim - Overland Park KS, US

Assignee:

Sprint Communications Company L.P. - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

H01R 24/04

US Classification:

439669, 439668, 439675, 439827

Abstract:

A universal receptacle facilitates improved connectivity between electronic devices through plug-type connectors within a range of form factors. In one aspect, the receptacle includes an elongate, open ended chamber, a series of conductive terminals disposed in the chamber, urging structure for urging the conductive terminals inwardly towards a longitudinal axis of the chamber, and a series of conductive lines electrically coupled with the conductive terminals. The conductive terminals may be located within the chamber such that the urging structure places the terminals in physical contact with the plug-type connector when the connector possesses a diameter that is less than the diameter of the chamber. In this way, the particular degree of displacement of the terminals varies depending on the form factor or diameter of a particular region of the connector, while electronic signal pathways are maintained between the conductive terminals of the receptacle and conductive contacts of the connector.

US Patent:

7407416, Aug 5, 2008

Filed:

Sep 27, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/535637

Inventors:

Frederick C. Rogers - Olathe KS, US
Lyle T. Bertz - Lee's Summit MO, US
Usman Muhammad Naim - Overland Park KS, US

Assignee:

Sprint Communications Company L.P. - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

H01R 24/04

US Classification:

439669

Abstract:

A multi-stage, multi-pole connector provides improved connectivity with electronic devices having mating receptacles of differing form factors. In one aspect, the connector includes a hollow base plug portion, a hollow tip plug portion, and a series of conductive lines extending within the base plug portion and the tip plug portion. Both the base plug portion and the tip plug portion share the same longitudinal axis and are each formed with one or more discrete conductive contacts electrically isolated from one another. The tip plug portion extends axially from the base plug portion and has a smaller outside diameter along the length of the tip plug portion than the average outside diameter along the length of the base plug portion. This configuration causes the connector to step down in form factor to a smaller cross-sectional size moving from the base plug portion to the tip plug portion.

US Patent:

7479714, Jan 20, 2009

Filed:

Nov 13, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/559000

Inventors:

Frederick C. Rogers - Olathe KS, US
Lyle T. Bertz - Lee's Summit MO, US

Assignee:

Sprint Communications Company L.P. - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

H02J 3/14

US Classification:

307 38

Abstract:

A method for controlling power consumption of an electronic system is provided. The electronic system includes a number of modules, such as, for example, processing units, server blades and disk drives. In a predetermined sequence, application of power to each module is initiated. Each initiation of the application of power to a module is followed by a waiting period associated with that module.

US Patent:

7617336, Nov 10, 2009

Filed:

Apr 5, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/099100

Inventors:

Lyle Thomas Bertz - Lee's Summit MO, US
Frederick Carl Rogers - Olathe KS, US
John Michael Everson - Kansas City MO, US
Keith Pinney - Olathe KS, US
Salvador Cerda, Jr. - Peculiar MO, US

Assignee:

Sprint Communications Company L.P. - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

G06F 3/01

US Classification:

710 8, 710104

Abstract:

A blade computing system is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The blade computing system includes a substrate, at least one capacitive communication system formed on the substrate and configured to capacitively exchange data communications, and at least one inductive power system formed on the substrate and configured to inductively receive electrical power. The blade computing system further includes one or more baffles formed on the substrate and positioned between a capacitive communication system of the at least one capacitive communication system and an inductive power system of the at least one inductive power system. The blade computing system further includes a processing system formed on the substrate and coupled to the inductive power system and the capacitive communication system.

US Patent:

7716710, May 11, 2010

Filed:

May 14, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/748145

Inventors:

John M. Everson - Leawood KS, US
Lyle T. Bertz - Lee's Summit MO, US
Frederick C. Rogers - Olathe KS, US
James W. Norris - Kansas City MO, US
Jarrod A. Nichols - Olathe KS, US

Assignee:

Sprint Spectrum L.P. - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 17/30
H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725110, 707 10, 725109, 709217

Abstract:

A method for distributing a digital motion picture to multiple theaters in a region via terrestrial wireless communication. The motion picture is divided into chunks, and the chunks are transmitted to particular initial seed theaters in the region. To facilitate the initial seeding, downlink bandwidth on various wireless links is dynamically increased. Once the initial seeding is complete, the downlink bandwidth is decreased and is preferably equalized substantially with uplink bandwidth. The theaters in the region are then directed to begin peer-to-peer sharing of the chunks with each other, possibly through use of BitTorrent or other cooperative downloading process from the initial seed theaters. Ultimately, all of the theaters in the region thereby obtain all of the chunks of the motion picture and can conveniently present the motion picture to audiences.

US Patent:

7769035, Aug 3, 2010

Filed:

Jul 13, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/777741

Inventors:

Jeremy R. Breau - Kansas City MO, US
Frederick C. Rogers - Olathe KS, US
Lyle T. Bertz - Lee's Summit MO, US
William Rout - Olathe KS, US
Amirali Emami - Vienna VA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04L 12/28

US Classification:

370412, 370392

Abstract:

Techniques are provided for facilitating a channel change between multiple data streams. Such techniques provide for receiving and processing a first stream of data packets within a buffer. The method also includes receiving buffer control header with a data packet of a second stream. The buffer control header includes a buffer clearance indicator that indicates whether the second data stream request for the first data stream to be cleared from the buffer. Moreover, the method includes clearing the first data stream from the buffer based on the buffer clearance indicator. Furthermore, the method includes immediately processing the second stream through the buffer once the first stream is cleared.