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Fred O. Ferris Iii

Examiner (ID: 15385, Phone: (571)272-3778 , Office: P/3992 )

Most Active Art Unit
2128
Art Unit(s)
3992, 2128, 2123
Total Applications
331
Issued Applications
255
Pending Applications
19
Abandoned Applications
56

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/236113
POLICY BUILDER FOR OVERLAY NETWORKS Aug 20, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20668103 [patent_doc_number] => 12609889 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-04-21 [patent_title] => Network device and configuration method thereof for static link aggregation [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/226797 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-07-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 0 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 114 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18226797 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/226797
Network device and configuration method thereof for static link aggregation Jul 26, 2023 Issued
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18/358360
TECHNIQUES FOR IN-BAND TOPOLOGY CONNECTIONS IN A PROXY Jul 24, 2023 Abandoned
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18/357292
Service indication method and apparatus Jul 23, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20582123 [patent_doc_number] => 12574381 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-03-10 [patent_title] => Scalable source security group tag (SGT) propagation over third-party WAN networks [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/223344 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-07-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 5810 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 215 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18223344 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/223344
Scalable source security group tag (SGT) propagation over third-party WAN networks Jul 17, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20668099 [patent_doc_number] => 12609885 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-04-21 [patent_title] => Hot standby for border routers in low-power and lossy networks [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/352858 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-07-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 7390 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 229 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18352858 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/352858
Hot standby for border routers in low-power and lossy networks Jul 13, 2023 Issued
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18/352921
Packet tracing mechanism in a network leveraging SRv6 Jul 13, 2023 Issued
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18/220880
Connectivity candidate filtering Jul 11, 2023 Issued
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18/346806
METHODS FOR UPLINK MULTIUSER SIGNALING AND TRANSMISSION Jul 3, 2023 Issued
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18/346708
Target wake time (TWT) coordination techniques Jul 2, 2023 Issued
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18/345887
Route distinguishers for same destination path diversity Jun 29, 2023 Issued
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18/342368
Route processing method, related apparatus, and network system Jun 26, 2023 Issued
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18/341439
Inter-autonomous system (inter-AS) option Jun 25, 2023 Issued
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18/334947
Network node-to-node connectivity verification including data path processing of packets within a packet switching device Jun 13, 2023 Issued
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18/327392
Segment identifiers that support end-to-end segment routing with color extended community and border gateway protocol virtual private network option B May 31, 2023 Issued
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18/202001
Control channel and data channel transmission/reception method and apparatus for NR system May 24, 2023 Issued
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18/201468
ACCESSING LOCAL NETWORK DEVICES VIA MESH NETWORK DEVICES May 23, 2023 Pending
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18/201464
Accessing local network devices via mesh network devices May 23, 2023 Issued
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18/201472
ACCESSING LOCAL NETWORK DEVICES VIA MESH NETWORK DEVICES May 23, 2023 Pending
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18/200312
Accessing local network devices via mesh network devices May 21, 2023 Issued
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