Issued Patents All Time
Showing 1–19 of 19 patents
| Patent # | Title | Co-Inventors | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9094294 | Methods and systems for an out-of-credit timer in a network device | Frank R. Dropps, Bret E. Indrelee, Leo J. Slechta, Jr., Gary M. Papenfuss | 2015-07-28 |
| 8873546 | Method and system for network switch element | James A. Kunz, Frank R. Dropps, Mark A. Owen, Craig M. Verba | 2014-10-28 |
| 8644317 | Method and system for using extended fabric features with fibre channel switch elements | Frank R. Dropps, Craig M. Verba, Gary M. Papenfuss, Ernest G. Kohlwey | 2014-02-04 |
| 8200473 | Emulation of multiple MDIO manageable devices | Frank R. Dropps | 2012-06-12 |
| 8081650 | Method and system for selecting virtual lanes in fibre channel switches | Frank R. Dropps, William J. Gustafson | 2011-12-20 |
| 8072988 | Method and system for buffer-to-buffer credit recovery in fibre channel systems using virtual and/or pseudo virtual lanes | Frank R. Dropps, Ernest G. Kohlwey, Mark A. Owen | 2011-12-06 |
| 8068482 | Method and system for network switch element | James A. Kunz, Frank R. Dropps, Mark A. Owen, Craig M. Verba | 2011-11-29 |
| 8006837 | Long box packaging design for prerecorded media | — | 2011-08-30 |
| 7990975 | Method and system for using extended fabric features with fibre channel switch elements | Frank R. Dropps, Craig M. Verba, Gary M. Papenfuss, Ernest G. Kohlwey | 2011-08-02 |
| 7792115 | Method and system for routing and filtering network data packets in fibre channel systems | Frank R. Dropps, Steven M. Betker | 2010-09-07 |
| 7760752 | Programmable pseudo virtual lanes for fibre channel systems | Frank R. Dropps | 2010-07-20 |
| 7684401 | Method and system for using extended fabric features with fibre channel switch elements | Frank R. Dropps, Craig M. Verba, Gary M. Papenfuss, Ernest G. Kohlwey | 2010-03-23 |
| 7630384 | Method and system for distributing credit in fibre channel systems | Frank R. Dropps, Ernest G. Kohlwey, Mark A. Owen | 2009-12-08 |
| 7613816 | Method and system for routing network information | Frank R. Dropps, Ernest G. Kohlwey, Craig M. Verba, Gary M. Papenfuss | 2009-11-03 |
| 7593997 | Method and system for LUN remapping in fibre channel networks | Frank R. Dropps, Steven M. Betker | 2009-09-22 |
| 7548560 | Method and system for checking frame-length in fibre channel frames | Frank R. Dropps, Ernest G. Kohlwey | 2009-06-16 |
| 7525983 | Method and system for selecting virtual lanes in fibre channel switches | Frank R. Dropps, William J. Gustafson | 2009-04-28 |
| 7522529 | Method and system for detecting congestion and over subscription in a fibre channel network | Frank R. Dropps | 2009-04-21 |
| 7406092 | Programmable pseudo virtual lanes for fibre channel systems | Frank R. Dropps | 2008-07-29 |