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Message packet transmitter

CA 2102878 C · Owner: Giampapa, Mark E. · Inventors: Joseph, Douglas J.; Giampapa, Mark E.; Fitch, Blake G.

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A message packet transmitter for transmitting a packet of electronic data signals onto a communication network without interruption. A first-in first-out, electronic memory has a transmit state in which an electronic data signal stored therein is output. The electronic memory has an idle state in which electronic data signals stored therein are not output. A message packet-in-transit identification circuit generates a packet-in-transit signal after the electronic memory outputs the first electronic data signal in a message packet. A no-packet-in-transit signal is generated after the electronic memory outputs the last electronic data signal in the message packet. A state controller maintains …

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  • Filed November 10, 1993 and granted May 25, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 10, 2013.
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FiledNovember 10, 1993
GrantedMay 25, 1999
Term endedNovember 10, 2013
Patent numberCA 2102878 C
Classification (IPC)H04L12/56

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1994199619982000200220042006200820102012Application filedNov 10, 1993Patent grantedMay 25, 1999Term endedNov 10, 2013

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