Robert D Mclaughlin

US Patent:

6595042, Jul 22, 2003

Filed:

Jun 13, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/880178

Inventors:

Christopher M. Holliday - Yardley PA
Allison London Brown - New Hope PA
Robert A. McLaughlin - Milltown NJ
Anthony L. Mullins - Somerset NJ

Assignee:

McNeil-PPC, Inc. - Skillman NJ

International Classification:

G01N 1508

US Classification:

73 6447, 73 38

Abstract:

A method for demonstrating breathability by providing an aliquot of liquid in a container having an opening; forming a closed system by securing a film about the opening; imparting evaporation on the closed system; and measuring or observing the remaining fluid after a predetermined time.

US Patent:

6847704, Jan 25, 2005

Filed:

Dec 23, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/328577

Inventors:

Ali M. Cherchali - Jackson NJ, US
James C. Ehlinger - Colts Neck NJ, US
Marius Jonas Gudelis - Holmdel NJ, US
William G. Lester - Cranford NJ, US
Robert J. McLaughlin - Allentown NJ, US

Assignee:

AT&T Corp. - New York NY

International Classification:

H04M 1100

US Classification:

379 9305, 379 9001, 37922113

Abstract:

An architecture and technique for creating self-installable and portable telephony (dial tone) service that can be moved between any two locations that has access to both a voice communication network and a data network. A telephony adapter is used as a subscriber premises device that is connected between a conventional telephone set and both a voice network and a data network. A provisioning server communicates with the telephony adapter through the data network and maintains a record of the subscriber's local telephone number and IP address of the telephony adapter. As the subscriber moves from one location to another, the telephony adapter (once turned “on”) will communicate with the provisioning server and re-establish phone service, always using the same local phone number of the subscriber.

US Patent:

7342925, Mar 11, 2008

Filed:

Jan 12, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/033930

Inventors:

Ali Cherchali - Jackson NJ, US
William G. Lester - Cranford NJ, US
Robert J. McLaughlin - Allentown NJ, US

Assignee:

AT&T Corp. - New York NY

International Classification:

H04L 12/56

US Classification:

370389, 370400, 709202

Abstract:

In an arrangement where the device that is known to an ISP is communicating with the ISP through an interposed device that is not known to the ISP, the interposed device captures the known device's MAC address upon startup and clones the captured MAC address in all standard packets that it sends to the ISP.

US Patent:

7590058, Sep 15, 2009

Filed:

Dec 1, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/000677

Inventors:

Ali M. Cherchali - Jackson NJ, US
Gagan Lal Choudhury - Marlboro NJ, US
Marius Jonas Gudelis - Holmdel NJ, US
Robert J. McLaughlin - Allentown NJ, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P. - Reno NV

International Classification:

G01R 31/08

US Classification:

370230, 370413, 3703954

Abstract:

A terminal adapter for guaranteeing the quality of service of both voice and data packets is disclosed. When a data packet is received in a first data input queue of a terminal adapter, a determination is made whether a voice packet is present in a voice input queue. Another determination is made as to whether the sum of the size of the data packet and the size of all packets in a terminal adapter output queue would exceed a first size threshold established for the output queue. If voice packets are present in the voice input queue, or if the aforementioned sum exceeds the size threshold, the data packet is not forwarded to the output queue. If no voice packets are present in the voice input queue and if the aforementioned sum is below the first size threshold, then the data packet is forwarded to the output queue.

US Patent:

7613282, Nov 3, 2009

Filed:

Apr 10, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/411533

Inventors:

Ali M. Cherchali - Jackson NJ, US
Marius Jonas Gudelis - Holmdel NJ, US
William G. Lester - Cranford NJ, US
Robert J. McLaughlin - Allentown NJ, US

International Classification:

H04M 1/64
H04L 12/66
H04L 12/50

US Classification:

379 8817, 370356, 370359

Abstract:

An improved telephony adapter compresses voice data, creates IP packets, and prioritizes the voice IP packets over the data IP packets. Preferably, the compression and packetization interval is such that the bandwidth occupied by the voice IP packets is approximately half of the minimum average available bandwidth in the upstream direction, thereby maintaining acceptable latency and voice quality of the speech. Further enhancement is achieved by causing the ISP to also give priority to voice packets that are destined to the telephony adapter, over the data packets that are destined to the telephony adapter.

US Patent:

7787455, Aug 31, 2010

Filed:

Jan 29, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/011751

Inventors:

Ali Cherchali - Jackson NJ, US
William G. Lester - Cranford NJ, US
Robert J. McLaughlin - Allentown NJ, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/56
H04J 1/16

US Classification:

370389, 370252, 370254, 370401

Abstract:

In an arrangement where the device that is known to an ISP is communicating with the ISP through an interposed device that is not known to the ISP, the interposed device captures the known device's MAC address upon startup and clones the captured MAC address in all standard packets that it sends to the ISP.

US Patent:

7953005, May 31, 2011

Filed:

Aug 4, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/535162

Inventors:

Ali M. Cherchali - Jackson NJ, US
Gagan Lal Choudhury - Marlboro NJ, US
Marius Jonas Gudelis - Holmdel NJ, US
Robert J. McLaughlin - Allentown NJ, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P. - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

H04L 12/26

US Classification:

370230, 3703954, 370413

Abstract:

A terminal adapter for guaranteeing the quality of service of both voice and data packets is disclosed. When a data packet is received in a first data input queue of a terminal adapter, a determination is made whether a voice packet is present in a voice input queue. Another determination is made as to whether the sum of the size of the data packet and the size of all packets in a terminal adapter output queue would exceed a first size threshold established for the output queue. If voice packets are present in the voice input queue, or if the aforementioned sum exceeds the size threshold, the data packet is not forwarded to the output queue. If no voice packets are present in the voice input queue and if the aforementioned sum is below the first size threshold, then the data packet is forwarded to the output queue.

US Patent:

8526424, Sep 3, 2013

Filed:

Apr 14, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/386148

Inventors:

Ali M. Cherchali - Jackson NJ, US
Marius Jonas Gudelis - Holmdel NJ, US
William G. Lester - Cranford NJ, US
Robert J. McLaughlin - Allentown NJ, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P. - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

H04L 12/66

US Classification:

370352, 370353, 370355, 370356, 370419, 370463

Abstract:

An improved telephony adapter compresses voice data, creates IP packets, and prioritizes the voice IP packets over the data IP packets. Preferably, the compression and packetization interval is such that the bandwidth occupied by the voice IP packets is approximately half of the minimum average available bandwidth in the upstream direction, thereby maintaining acceptable latency and voice quality of the speech. Further enhancement is achieved by causing the ISP to also give priority to voice packets that are destined to the telephony adapter, over the data packets that are destined to the telephony adapter.