Jimmy Ervin
12Patents
9h-index
21Co-inventors
68Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 20, 1997 → Nov 19, 2013
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.