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Frank R. Dropps
Also filed as: DROPPS FRANK · DROPPS FRANK R
134 granted patents·13 pending applications·1,039 citations·filing 1998–2024
99Inventor score
Files withQLOGIC CORP75DROPPS FRANK R28HEWLETT PACKARD ENTPR DEV LP26SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC7QLOGIC SWITCH PRODUCTS INC3
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147 records- 0198US7983265B1Method and system for processing a network packetQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 19, 2011·83 cites·24 claims
- 0296US9767318B1Secure controller systems and associated methods thereofDROPPS FRANK·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 19, 2017·45 cites·20 claims
- 0395US9438426B2Key-value data storage device with hybrid architectureSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 6, 2016·23 cites·20 claims
- 0494US11200347B1Secure controller systems and associated methods thereofDROPPS FRANK R·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 14, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 0594US9698803B1Analog system and associated methods thereofDROPPS FRANK R·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 4, 2017·7 cites·20 claims
- 0693US9172602B1Method and system for auto-negotiationQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 27, 2015·21 cites·18 claims
- 0792US9172655B1Systems and methods for quality of service in networksQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 27, 2015·20 cites·20 claims
- 0891US10268630B1Noncoherent interprocessor communication remapping node controllerHEWLETT PACKARD ENTPR DEV LP·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 23, 2019·7 cites·15 claims
- 0990US9786677B1Memory device having memory cells connected in parallel to common source and drain and method of fabricationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 10, 2017·9 cites·12 claims
- 1090US9411400B1Methods and systems for advertsing available credit at memory of network device ports based on temperatureQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 9, 2016·13 cites·20 claims
- 1190US8391300B1Configurable switch element and methods thereofDROPPS FRANK R·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 5, 2013·19 cites·20 claims
- 1290US7248580B2Hardware-enforced loop-level hard zoning for fibre channel switch fabricQLOGIC SWITCH PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 24, 2007·60 cites·12 claims
- 1389US7406092B2Programmable pseudo virtual lanes for fibre channel systemsQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 29, 2008·54 cites·8 claims
- 1488US10664621B1Secure controller systems and associated methods thereofDROPPS FRANK R·Filed 2017·Granted May 26, 2020·4 cites·21 claims
- 1588US10592465B2Node controller direct socket group memory accessHEWLETT PACKARD ENTPR DEV LP·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 17, 2020·5 cites·11 claims
- 1688US8953606B1Flexible edge access switch and associated methods thereofMCGLAUGHLIN EDWARD C·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 10, 2015·12 cites·18 claims
- 1787US9264383B1Systems and methods for quality of service for link aggregation groupsQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 16, 2016·9 cites·16 claims
- 1887US8200473B1Emulation of multiple MDIO manageable devicesDROPPS FRANK R·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 12, 2012·15 cites·15 claims
- 1987US8050260B1Method and system for load balancing in infiniband switches and networksQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 1, 2011·14 cites·18 claims
- 2087US7876752B1Method and system for partition based network routingQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 25, 2011·16 cites·18 claims
- 2186US9282046B1Smoothing FIFO and methods thereofQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 8, 2016·9 cites·21 claims
- 2286US9071559B1Network devices having configurable receive packet queues and related methodsQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 30, 2015·8 cites·23 claims
- 2386US7843846B1Method and system for processing network informationQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 30, 2010·14 cites·33 claims
- 2486US7719969B1System and method for assigning network device port address based on link rateQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2007·Granted May 18, 2010·13 cites·20 claims
- 2585US9831883B1Analog system and associated methods thereofDROPPS FRANK R·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 28, 2017·1 cites·19 claims
- 2685US9154455B1Method and system for determining drop eligibility of network informationQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 6, 2015·8 cites·18 claims
- 2784US2024396561A1Analog system and associated methods thereofDROPPS FRANK R·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2883US11888751B2Enhanced virtual channel switchingHEWLETT PACKARD ENTPR DEV LP·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 30, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 2983US8995425B1Network device scheduler and methods thereofQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 31, 2015·6 cites·27 claims
- 3083US8005105B2Method and system for configuring fibre channel portsQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 23, 2011·10 cites·20 claims
- 3183US7903558B1Method and system for monitoring a network link in network systemsQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 8, 2011·12 cites·23 claims
- 3283US7525968B1Method and system for auto routing fibre channel class F frames in a fibre channel fabricQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 28, 2009·14 cites·12 claims
- 3383US7430175B2Method and system for managing traffic in fibre channel systemsQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 30, 2008·33 cites·19 claims
- 3482US9154569B1Method and system for buffer managementQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 6, 2015·6 cites·21 claims
- 3582US8976667B1Method and system for programmable delay before transmission pausingQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 10, 2015·6 cites·19 claims
- 3682US8072988B2Method and system for buffer-to-buffer credit recovery in fibre channel systems using virtual and/or pseudo virtual lanesDROPPS FRANK R·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 6, 2011·9 cites·18 claims
- 3782US7447224B2Method and system for routing fibre channel framesQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 4, 2008·29 cites·20 claims
- 3881US12057850B2Analog system and associated methods thereofDROPPS FRANK R·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 6, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3981US9225672B1Systems and methods for packet grouping in networksQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 29, 2015·6 cites·20 claims
- 4081US9172661B1Method and system for using lane alignment markersQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 27, 2015·6 cites·20 claims
- 4181US7773629B1Method and system for network port addressingQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 10, 2010·9 cites·20 claims
- 4281US7613816B1Method and system for routing network informationQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 3, 2009·10 cites·17 claims
- 4380US10476810B1Network source arbitrationHEWLETT PACKARD ENTPR DEV LP·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 12, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 4480US7548560B1Method and system for checking frame-length in fibre channel framesQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 16, 2009·9 cites·24 claims
- 4580US7027862B2Apparatus and method for transmitting an electrical signal in an implantable medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 11, 2006·93 cites·20 claims
- 4679US9305901B2Non-circular die package interconnectSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 5, 2016·4 cites·16 claims
- 4779US9282000B1Network devices having configurable receive packet queues and related methodsQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 8, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
- 4879US8995457B1Systems and methods for modifying frames in a network deviceQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 31, 2015·6 cites·20 claims
- 4979US7525983B2Method and system for selecting virtual lanes in fibre channel switchesQLOGIC CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 28, 2009·25 cites·13 claims
- 5078US11196432B2Analog system and associated methods thereofDROPPS FRANK R·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 7, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
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