Gary W Hanson

6641280, Nov 4, 2003

Sep 26, 2001

09/963304

Gary B. Hanson - Hudson WI
Michael F. Weber - Shoreview MN
Andrew J. Ouderkirk - Woodbury MN

3M Innovative Properties Company - Saint Paul MN

F21L 700

362186, 362101, 362202, 362318

Hand-holdable toy light tube comprising a handle, a light source and a tube of color shifting film. The light source is preferably disposed within an end of the handle. The tube of color shifting film extends from the end of the handle. During use, light from the light source interacts with the tube of color shifting film, producing a brilliant colored effect. Movement of the handle and thus of the tube of color shifting film produces multiple colors.

6731741, May 4, 2004

Mar 31, 2000

09/539917

Serge F. Fourcand - Fairview TX
Gerry R. Dubois - Lucas TX
Gary D. Hanson - Plano TX
Dwight W. Doss - Richardson TX

Alcatel - Paris

H04M 700

37922108, 379230, 379900

A telecommunications network environment ( ) includes a signaling server ( ) accessible by maintenance interfaces ( ) and network interfaces ( ). The signaling server ( ) includes a signaling link controller ( ) that receives and processes signaling information received from network elements and other signaling servers. The signaling link controller ( ) extracts a data portion of the signaling information for message transfer part level two processing. For additional processing, the data portion of the signaling information may be routed over an Ethernet switch ( ) to another signaling link controller ( ) or to a signaling services controller ( ) for signaling connection control part processing. The signaling services control element ( ) may perform local number portability lookup and global title translation on the received data portion. After processing, the signaling link controller ( ) generates a return message in response to the signaling information.

6797366, Sep 28, 2004

Jul 1, 2002

10/188175

Gary B. Hanson - Hudson WI
James M. Jonza - Woodbury MN
Andrew J. Ouderkirk - Woodbury MN
John A. Wheatley - Lake Elmo MN

3M Innovative Properties Company - St. Paul MN

G02B 500

428201, 428195, 428203, 428212, 428916, 40427, 40442, 359 1, 359 2, 359 15, 359502, 359580, 359589, 359590, 359485, 359487, 359838, 359839, 359884

Multilayer polymeric films and other optical bodies are provided which is useful in making colored mirrors and polarizers. The films are characterized by a change in color as a function of viewing angle.

7388868, Jun 17, 2008

Dec 17, 2002

10/321230

Peter O'Connell - Heath TX, US
John Abraira - Frisco TX, US
Gary Hanson - Plano TX, US
Xing Chen - Plano TX, US
Babu Mani - Plano TX, US

Alcatel Lucent - Paris

H04L 12/28
H04L 12/56

370401

Emergency call-routing apparatus, and an associated method, for use in a packet-based, telephonic network. An emergency call router is positioned selectably to provide local call handling functionality to a local network that is normally connected by way of an access gateway to the telephonic network whose operation is normally controlled by a softswitch. The apparatus is used when, e. g. , a total communication link failure condition occurs between the access gateway and the softswitch. The emergency call router selectably routes calls within the local network to permit continued, local calling functionality in spite of the failure of the communication link. High-priority calls, such as calls placed to an emergency dispatch center, are routed within the local network to a designated, local-network station. And local calls are also selectably routed by the emergency call router. A call priority scheme is also used in the event that call capacity is exceeded.

20010053146, Dec 20, 2001

Jul 23, 2001

09/911745

Daniel Lyon - Richardson TX, US
Richard Schroder - Plano TX, US
Gary Hanson - Plano TX, US
E. Read - Plano TX, US
Sharlene Lin - Plano TX, US
Michael Hanlon - Plano TX, US
Stephen Deschaine - Garland TX, US

Alcatel U.S.A., Inc., Delaware corporation

H04L012/50

370/359000, 370/474000, 370/503000, 370/535000

In the inbound direction, a tributary processor () includes an SPE encoder/decoder for extracting a synchronous payload envelope (SPE) from an STS-1P signal. A path terminator () may extract DS3 signals or a matrix payload envelope (MPE) from the STS-1P SPE. A DS1/DS3 extractor () generates DS1 signals from either the DS3 or MPE signals. An MPE mapper () creates MPE signals from the DS1 signals. A wideband stage interface () converts the MPE signals into matrix transport format (MTF) signals for cross-connection in a wideband center stage matrix (). In the outbound direction, the wideband stage interface () receives MTF signals from the wideband center stage matrix () and generates MPE signals therefrom. The MPE signals are sent through the MPE mapper () in order to extract DS1 signals. The DS1 signals are converted to DS3 signals or another MPE mapping by the DS1/DS3 extractor (). The path terminator receives DS3 or MPE signals for conversion into an STS-1P SPE. The SPE encoder/decoder creates the STS-1P signals from the STS-1P SPE for transmission to the appropriate interfaced subsystem or network.

20030007491, Jan 9, 2003

Jun 25, 2002

10/179901

E. Read - Plano TX, US
Stephen Deschaine - Garland TX, US
Dwight Doss - Richardson TX, US
Gary Hanson - Plano TX, US
Steven Sensel - The Colony TX, US
Richard Schroder - Plano TX, US
Edward Traupman - Fairview TX, US
Richard Weldon - Plano TX, US

H04L012/56

370/395100, 370/401000

An integrated multi-rate cross-connect system () includes a broadband subsystem () for processing optical and electrical telecommunication network signals. A wideband subsystem () processes wideband level electrical telecommunication signals from the network, from the broadband subsystem (), and from a narrowband subsystem (). The narrowband subsystem () processes narrowband level electrical telecommunication signals from the network and the wideband subsystem (). An administration subsystem () provides centralized control and synchronization to the broadband subsystem (), the wideband subsystem (), and the narrowband subsystem (). The wideband subsystem () is coupled to the broadband subsystem () and the narrowband subsystem () by internal transmission links () to allow for remote distribution of each subsystem. Each subsystem operates within its own timing island synchronized to a reference timing signal to facilitate component distribution.

60815698, Jun 27, 2000

Feb 29, 1996

8/613434

Gary D. Hanson - Plano TX
Ioan V. Teodorescu - Plano TX

Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P. - Plano TX

H04L 704

375362

A method for determining the change in frequency of a clock signal (168). The method includes the step of counting the number of clock signal cycles (168) that occur over at least two time windows (162, 164). The number of clock signal cycles counted in the first time window (162) is compared to the number of clock signal cycles counted in the second time window (164).

45588880, Dec 17, 1985

Apr 4, 1985

6/719630

Gary R. Hanson - Minneapolis MN
George R. Rabuse - Sunfish Lake MN

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company - St. Paul MN

B42D 100
B42D 504
B42C 900
B42B 906

281 23

A binding tape for binding the shingled edges of sheets has a supple tough and flexible nonwoven fibrous backing coated on one surface with a pressure-sensitive adhesive and with a barrier coat to seal the backing on the other surface. A low adhesion backsize is coated on the backing to permit winding or stacking strips of tape. Tabs adhered to the ends of the strips aid in locating the strips in relation to the shingled edges.