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SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC
US·7,636 granted patents·452 pending applications·421,567 citations·filing 1982–2010
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8,088 records- 0199US7551971B2Operation ready transportable data center in a shipping containerSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 23, 2009·126 cites·16 claims
- 0299US7426721B1Transformation of objects between a computer programming language and a data representation languageSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 16, 2008·214 cites·84 claims
- 0399US7356213B1Transparent switch using optical and electrical proximity communicationSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 8, 2008·176 cites·20 claims
- 0499US7167920B2Peer-to-peer communication pipesSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 23, 2007·274 cites·151 claims
- 0599US7165727B2Method and apparatus for installing an application onto a smart cardSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 23, 2007·375 cites·31 claims
- 0699US7089272B1Specializing write-barriers for objects in a garbage collected heapSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 8, 2006·562 cites·35 claims
- 0799US7065579B2System using peer discovery and peer membership protocols for accessing peer-to-peer platform resources on a networkSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 20, 2006·304 cites·61 claims
- 0899US7028170B2Processing architecture having a compare capabilitySUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 11, 2006·409 cites·20 claims
- 0999US6896612B1Self-cooled electronic equipment enclosure with failure tolerant cooling system and method of operationSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 24, 2005·221 cites·25 claims
- 1099US6789162B1Storage controller configured to select unused regions of a storage device for data storage according to head positionSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 7, 2004·525 cites·28 claims
- 1199US6643650B1Mechanism and apparatus for using messages to look up documents stored in spaces in a distributed computing environmentSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 4, 2003·677 cites·46 claims
- 1299US6263350B1Method and system for leasing storageSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 17, 2001·352 cites·52 claims
- 1399US6167402AHigh performance message storeSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 26, 2000·1.1k cites·38 claims
- 1499US6014669AHighly-available distributed cluster configuration databaseSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 11, 2000·785 cites·42 claims
- 1599US5887134ASystem and method for preserving message order while employing both programmed I/O and DMA operationsSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 23, 1999·1.4k cites·15 claims
- 1699US5812398AMethod and system for escrowed backup of hotelled world wide web sitesSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 22, 1998·1.1k cites·3 claims
- 1799US5739512ADigital delivery of receiptsSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 14, 1998·718 cites·9 claims
- 1899US5708709ASystem and method for managing try-and-buy usage of application programsSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 13, 1998·1.1k cites·15 claims
- 1999US5649093AServer disk error recovery systemSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 15, 1997·362 cites·22 claims
- 2099US5416842AMethod and apparatus for key-management scheme for use with internet protocols at site firewallsSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1994·Granted May 16, 1995·767 cites·30 claims
- 2199US4958378AMethod and apparatus for detecting changes in raster dataSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 18, 1990·475 cites·32 claims
- 2299US4435792ARaster memory manipulation apparatusSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1982·Granted Mar 6, 1984·542 cites·21 claims
- 2398US7672129B1Intelligent microchannel coolingSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 2, 2010·100 cites·16 claims
- 2498US7630368B2Virtual network interface card loopback fastpathSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 8, 2009·130 cites·19 claims
- 2598US7574523B2Relay peers for extending peer availability in a peer-to-peer networking environmentSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 11, 2009·201 cites·52 claims
- 2698US7463648B1Approach for allocating resources to an apparatus based on optional resource requirementsSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 9, 2008·241 cites·30 claims
- 2798US7443759B1Reduced-power memory with per-sector ground controlSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 28, 2008·77 cites·26 claims
- 2898US7436059B1Thermoelectric cooling device arraysSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 14, 2008·101 cites·20 claims
- 2998US7421544B1Facilitating concurrent non-transactional execution in a transactional memory systemSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 2, 2008·95 cites·21 claims
- 3098US7412518B1Method and apparatus for proximity discovery of servicesSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 12, 2008·192 cites·52 claims
- 3198US7395382B1Hybrid software/hardware transactional memorySUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 1, 2008·211 cites·53 claims
- 3298US7389403B1Adaptive computing ensemble microprocessor architectureSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 17, 2008·155 cites·24 claims
- 3398US7379846B1System and method for automated problem diagnosisSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 27, 2008·241 cites·35 claims
- 3498US7340500B2Providing peer groups in a peer-to-peer environmentSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 4, 2008·172 cites·95 claims
- 3598US7328243B2Collaborative content coherence using mobile agents in peer-to-peer networksSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 5, 2008·293 cites·66 claims
- 3698US7254608B2Managing distribution of content using mobile agents in peer-topeer networksSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 7, 2007·387 cites·34 claims
- 3798US7240289B2Graphical user interface for displaying and navigating in a directed graph structureSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 3, 2007·189 cites·8 claims
- 3898US7232073B1Smart card with multiple applicationsSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 19, 2007·313 cites·69 claims
- 3998US7206841B2Rendezvous for locating peer-to-peer resourcesSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 17, 2007·233 cites·203 claims
- 4098US7178021B1Method and apparatus for using non-secure file servers for secure information storageSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 13, 2007·210 cites·33 claims
- 4198US7165107B2System and method for dynamic, transparent migration of servicesSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 16, 2007·268 cites·65 claims
- 4298US7136927B2Peer-to-peer resource resolutionSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 14, 2006·171 cites·71 claims
- 4398US7089293B2Switching system method for discovering and accessing SCSI devices in response to querySUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 8, 2006·394 cites·14 claims
- 4498US6971097B1Method and apparatus for implementing concurrently running jobs on an extended virtual machine using different heaps managersSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 29, 2005·288 cites·22 claims
- 4598US6965648B1Source synchronous link integrity validationSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 15, 2005·418 cites·21 claims
- 4698US6934755B1System and method for migrating processes on a networkSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 23, 2005·259 cites·55 claims
- 4798US6876996B2Method and apparatus for using a shared library mechanism to facilitate sharing of metadataSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 5, 2005·162 cites·23 claims
- 4898US6868447B1Mechanism and apparatus for returning results of services in a distributed computing environmentSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 15, 2005·300 cites·45 claims
- 4998US6850979B1Message gates in a distributed computing environmentSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 1, 2005·303 cites·40 claims
- 5098US6845409B1Data exchange methods for a switch which selectively forms a communication channel between a processing unit and multiple devicesSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 18, 2005·205 cites·26 claims
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