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Gary M. Papenfuss
Also filed as: PAPENFUSS GARY M
28 granted patents·1 pending application·210 citations·filing 2004–2015
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29 records- 0192US9172655B1Systems and methods for quality of service in networksQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 27, 2015·20 cites·20 claims
- 0290US8391300B1Configurable switch element and methods thereofDROPPS FRANK R·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 5, 2013·19 cites·20 claims
- 0383US8995425B1Network device scheduler and methods thereofQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 31, 2015·6 cites·27 claims
- 0483US8005105B2Method and system for configuring fibre channel portsQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 23, 2011·10 cites·20 claims
- 0583US7430175B2Method and system for managing traffic in fibre channel systemsQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 30, 2008·33 cites·19 claims
- 0682US7447224B2Method and system for routing fibre channel framesQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 4, 2008·29 cites·20 claims
- 0781US7613816B1Method and system for routing network informationQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 3, 2009·10 cites·17 claims
- 0879US8995457B1Systems and methods for modifying frames in a network deviceQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 31, 2015·6 cites·20 claims
- 0978US7990975B1Method and system for using extended fabric features with fibre channel switch elementsQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 2, 2011·4 cites·6 claims
- 1078US7466700B2LUN based hard zoning in fibre channel switchesQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 16, 2008·24 cites·25 claims
- 1177US8116206B1Method and system for routing frames in a networkDROPPS FRANK R·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 14, 2012·7 cites·15 claims
- 1276US8644317B1Method and system for using extended fabric features with fibre channel switch elementsDROPPS FRANK R·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 4, 2014·3 cites·10 claims
- 1375US8976800B1Configurable switch element and methods thereofQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 10, 2015·3 cites·13 claims
- 1474US9094294B1Methods and systems for an out-of-credit timer in a network deviceQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 28, 2015·4 cites·15 claims
- 1570US9118586B2Multi-speed cut through operation in fibre channel switchesDROPPS FRANK R·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 25, 2015·3 cites·12 claims
- 1669US7649903B2Method and system for managing traffic in fibre channel systemsQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 19, 2010·3 cites·12 claims
- 1766US7558281B2Method and system for configuring fibre channel portsQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 7, 2009·9 cites·20 claims
- 1859US7684401B2Method and system for using extended fabric features with fibre channel switch elementsQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 23, 2010·4 cites·2 claims
- 1959US7609710B1Method and system for credit management in a networking systemQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 27, 2009·1 cites·14 claims
- 2058US7583597B2Method and system for improving bandwidth and reducing idles in fibre channel switchesQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 1, 2009·5 cites·23 claims
- 2156US7512067B2Method and system for congestion control based on optimum bandwidth allocation in a fibre channel switchQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 31, 2009·3 cites·11 claims
- 2254US7936771B2Method and system for routing fibre channel framesQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2008·Granted May 3, 2011·0 cites·13 claims
- 2354US7822057B2Method and system for keeping a fibre channel arbitrated loop open during frame gapsQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 26, 2010·0 cites·23 claims
- 2453US7894348B2Method and system for congestion control in a fibre channel switchQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 22, 2011·2 cites·21 claims
- 2553US7420982B2Method and system for keeping a fibre channel arbitrated loop open during frame gapsQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 2, 2008·1 cites·18 claims
- 2653US2009168772A1Lun based hard zoning in fibre channel switchesDROPPS FRANK R·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2752US7580354B2Multi-speed cut through operation in fibre channel switchesQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 25, 2009·1 cites·16 claims
- 2847US8989191B1Systems and methods for hard zoning in networksQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 24, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
- 2946US9590924B1Network device scheduler and methods thereofQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 7, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
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