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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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18/285204
HANDOVER WITH AN ACTIVE MULTI-CAST BROADCAST SESSION Mar 27, 2022 Pending
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18/553133
Configuring routing in networks Mar 21, 2022 Issued
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18/280612
METHODS, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS DIRECTED TO SERVICE ROUTING ON A USER PLANE OF A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Mar 6, 2022 Pending
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18/549115
PACKET FORWARDING METHOD AND SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Mar 3, 2022 Pending
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17/685469
Control plane based enhanced TI-LFA node protection scheme for SR-TE paths Mar 2, 2022 Issued
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17/685874
Satisfying demands in data communication networks Mar 2, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18541845 [patent_doc_number] => 20230246961 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-08-03 [patent_title] => METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ROUTING NETWORK TRAFFIC AMONG ORGANIZATIONS USING A SERVICE-ORIENTED PROTOCOL [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/591900 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-02-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 14354 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 259 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17591900 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/591900
Methods and systems for routing network traffic among organizations using a service-oriented protocol Feb 2, 2022 Issued
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17/591927
Methods and systems for determining preferred linked network path between two network devices Feb 2, 2022 Issued
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17/589793
Methods and systems for switch management Jan 30, 2022 Issued
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17/649282
Embedded network packet data for use of alternative paths within a group of network devices Jan 27, 2022 Issued
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17/585217
Rank and routing techniques for networked device Jan 25, 2022 Issued
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17/583420
Port discovery via passive internet group management protocol snooping neighbors Jan 24, 2022 Issued
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17/583634
System and method for splitting data elements for data communication based on transformation types implemented on the data elements at different devices Jan 24, 2022 Issued
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17/578375
Identifying bogon address spaces Jan 17, 2022 Issued
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17/575839
Systems and methods for constructing service-aware virtual topologies in wide area networks Jan 13, 2022 Issued
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17/576015
Link quality metrics as constraints in source routing switching networks Jan 13, 2022 Issued
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17/574831
Apparatus, system, and method for performing GUTI reallocation Jan 12, 2022 Issued
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17/573094
Data transmission method, network node, and storage medium Jan 10, 2022 Issued
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17/569483
Systems and methods for implementing multi-table OpenFlow flows that have combinations of packet edits Jan 4, 2022 Issued
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17/561121
Interconnect network for multi-tile system on chips Dec 22, 2021 Issued
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