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Dale A. Heatherington

Patents indexed

1

Year range

1985

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Years active

1985

Total patents

1

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1985

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telecommunicationsconsumer_electronicsmechanical

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1980s
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1 patents, in 1985

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US 4549302·1985·Hayes Microcomputer Products Inc

How Modems Use Guard Time to Switch Between Data and Commands

This patent describes a method for modems to safely switch from sending data to accepting commands without accidentally triggering that switch while transmitting normal files.

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