Inventor

Donald Russell Ellis

Inventor

Ottawa, CA

Overview

2001–2014

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 14 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H04Lprimary

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication39%

H04JMultiplex communication19%

H04QSelecting16%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests13%

H04WWireless communication networks6%

G06FElectric digital data processing3%

H04MTelephonic communication3%

PatentTitleYear

8,737,198'Method and apparatus for controlling a set of ethernet nodes interconnected to form one or more closed loops'2014 8,295,175'Service metrics for managing services transported over circuit-oriented and connectionless networks'2012 8,116,308'System and method for providing improved packet traceability'2012 8,019,841'Zoning for distance pricing and network engineering in connectionless and connection-oriented networks'2011 7,792,044'Service management channel for managing an optical networking service'2010 7,499,407'System and method for managing an optical networking service'2009 7,483,450'Method and system for link-based clock synchronization in asynchronous networks'2009 6,920,153'Architecture and addressing scheme for storage interconnect and emerging storage service providers'2005 6,888,791'Self-healing link switched ring for ATM traffic'2005 6,859,865'System and method for removing latency effects in acknowledged data transfers'2005 6,421,150'Architecture repartitioning to simplify outside-plant component of fiber-based access system'2002 6,256,292'Self-healing line switched ring for ATM traffic'2001 6,222,848'Gigabit ethernet interface to synchronous optical network (SONET) ring'2001 6,198,558'Architecture repartitioning to simplify outside-plant component of fiber-based access system'2001

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2001–2011Patents assigned to NORTEL NETWORKS LTD (9)· patent assignee history

2001–2014Based in Ottawa, CA· patent location history

2010–2014Patents assigned to CIENA CORP (4)· patent assignee history

2012–2014Patents assigned to ELLIS DONALD (3)· patent assignee history

2012–2014Patents assigned to HOLNESS MARC (2)· patent assignee history

2014Patents assigned to BENVENUTI NICOLA (1)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
NORTEL NETWORKS LTD	9	2001–2011
CIENA CORP	4	2010–2014
ELLIS DONALDself	3	2012–2014
HOLNESS MARC	2	2012–2014
BENVENUTI NICOLA	1	2014

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Ottawa, CA	14	2001–2014