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James Paul Rivers
Also filed as: RIVERS JAMES · RIVERS JAMES P · RIVERS JAMES PAUL · RIVERS JAMES R
39 granted patents·3 pending applications·946 citations·filing 1989–2025
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42 records- 0195US8321908B2Apparatus and method for applying network policy at a network deviceGAI SILVANO·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 27, 2012·51 cites·9 claims
- 0295US5412782AProgrammed I/O ethernet adapter with early interrupts for accelerating data transfer3COM CORP·Filed 1992·Granted May 2, 1995·217 cites·6 claims
- 0391US7822027B2Network routing to the socketCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 26, 2010·28 cites·21 claims
- 0490US7274694B1Defining link aggregation across a stackCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 25, 2007·75 cites·22 claims
- 0589US11853114B1Virtualized hardware clocks for providing highly accurate time information in hosted machine instancesAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 26, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 0689US4963702ADigitizer pad featuring spacial definition of a pressure contact areaINTERLINK ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1989·Granted Oct 16, 1990·109 cites·20 claims
- 0786US11462872B1Multiple-width plug arrangement for networking connectivityAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 4, 2022·2 cites·19 claims
- 0886US7590120B2Enhanced multicast VLAN registrationCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 15, 2009·15 cites·5 claims
- 0985US12368568B1Method and apparatus for accounting for propogation delay with distributing a clock signalAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 22, 2025·1 cites·12 claims
- 1084US2025385744A1Transmitting clock signals in network packetsAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1182US8705528B2Subnet scoped multicast/broadcast packet distribution mechanism over a routed networkYADAV NAVINDRA·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 22, 2014·5 cites·17 claims
- 1282US8208463B2Subnet scoped multicast / broadcast packet distribution mechanism over a routed networkYADAV NAVINDRA·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 26, 2012·8 cites·19 claims
- 1382US7814311B2Role aware network security enforcementCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 12, 2010·10 cites·27 claims
- 1482US7327693B1Method and apparatus for precisely measuring a packet transmission timeCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 5, 2008·34 cites·12 claims
- 1579US5872920AProgrammed I/O ethernet adapter with early interrupts for accelerating data transfer3COM CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 16, 1999·77 cites·5 claims
- 1676US6078532AMethod and apparatus for improving performance of DRAM subsystems with SRAM overlaysCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 20, 2000·37 cites·14 claims
- 1771US6112252AProgrammed I/O ethernet adapter with early interrupt and DMA control for accelerating data transfer3COM CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 29, 2000·51 cites·2 claims
- 1870US9219638B2Apparatus and method for applying network policy at a network deviceCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 22, 2015·2 cites·22 claims
- 1969US6535963B1Memory apparatus and method for multicast devicesCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 18, 2003·66 cites·11 claims
- 2069US5485584AApparatus for simulating a stack structure using a single register and a counter to provide transmit status in a programmed I/O ethernet adapter with early interrupts3COM CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 16, 1996·47 cites·3 claims
- 2168US12431999B1Transmitting clock signals in network packetsAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 30, 2025·0 cites·12 claims
- 2267US8239580B2Programmed I/O ethernet adapter with early interrupts for accelerating data transferHAUSMAN RICHARD·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 7, 2012·2 cites·7 claims
- 2367US7539154B1Method and apparatus to detect and break loop configurationCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 26, 2009·15 cites·15 claims
- 2467US7339893B2Pre-empting low-priority traffic with high-priority traffic on a dedicated linkCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 4, 2008·12 cites·24 claims
- 2566US8325602B2Method and system to manage network traffic congestion in networks with link layer flow controlRIVERS JAMES PAUL·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 4, 2012·3 cites·20 claims
- 2663US7620754B2Carrier card converter for 10 gigabit ethernet slotsCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 17, 2009·3 cites·13 claims
- 2761US8156325B2Role aware network security enforcementCONVERY SEAN·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 10, 2012·2 cites·17 claims
- 2860US7433366B1Offered load fairness in a stackCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 7, 2008·6 cites·10 claims
- 2960US7277910B1System and method for balancing rings coupling routing platformsCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 2, 2007·6 cites·9 claims
- 3060US6587936B1Multi-bank memory access method and apparatusCISCO TECH IND·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 1, 2003·11 cites·19 claims
- 3160US5420987AMethod and apparatus for configuring a selected adapter unit on a common bus in the presence of other adapter units3COM CORP·Filed 1993·Granted May 30, 1995·38 cites·4 claims
- 3258US8798058B2Providing fibre channel services and forwarding fibre channel over ethernet framesRIVERS JAMES PAUL·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 5, 2014·1 cites·25 claims
- 3356US12407566B1Network rack of host server computers with increased network availabilityAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 2, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 3456US9369304B2Subnet scoped multicast/broadcast packet distribution over a routed networkCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 14, 2016·0 cites·18 claims
- 3555US12332681B1Clock selection in a clock distribution networkAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 17, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 3649US2025175479A1Intent-driven network managementAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3747US9270594B2Apparatus and method for applying network policy at virtual interfacesRIVERS JAMES PAUL·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 23, 2016·0 cites·25 claims
- 3845US6201729B1DRAM hidden row access method and apparatusCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 13, 2001·9 cites·19 claims
- 3945US2009238070A1Method and system to adjust cn control loop parameters at a congestion pointNUOVA SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4042US7634712B2Techniques for generating cyclic redundancy check (CRC) valuesCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 15, 2009·1 cites·24 claims
- 4137US7899937B1Programmed I/O ethernet adapter with early interrupts for accelerating data transferU S ETHERNET INNOVATIONS LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 1, 2011·0 cites·8 claims
- 4234US9218356B2Systems and methods for accelerating networking functionalityLEAKE EDWARD NOLAN·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 22, 2015·0 cites·42 claims
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