Inventor · Raleigh, NC, US

Jimmy Ervin

12Patents
9h-index
21Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 20, 1997 → Nov 19, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8615599B1 Method and apparatus for preventing loops in a network by controlling broadcasts Electricity 312 Active
US6091732A Method for configuring distributed internet protocol gateways with lan emulation Electricity 66 Expired
US7580417B2 Method and apparatus for load balancing over virtual network links Electricity 45 Active
US7940661B2 Dynamic link aggregation Electricity 22 Active
US6438133B1 Load balancing mechanism for a translational bridge environment Electricity 18 Expired
US6282201A Method for configuring distributed internet protocol gateways with LAN emulation Electricity 18 Expired
US7342877B1 Method and system for providing a loop-free ring topology Electricity 16 Expired
US7782841B2 Method and system for transporting data using pseudowire circuits over a bridged network Electricity 15 Active
US7525949B1 Forwarding for network devices Electricity 13 Expired
US7602706B1 Inter-ring protection for shared packet rings Electricity 9 Expired
US7653526B1 Method and system for emulating an ethernet link over a sonet path Electricity 8 Expired
US9088484B1 Method and apparatus for preventing loops in a network by controlling broadcasts Electricity 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.