William D. Townsend
7Patents
7h-index
17Co-inventors
49Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 11, 1997 → Mar 8, 1999
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6185214A | Use of code vectors for frame forwarding in a bridge/router | Electricity | 154 | Expired |
| US6041058A | Hardware filtering method and apparatus | Electricity | 136 | Expired |
| US6172980A | Multiple protocol support | Electricity | 132 | Expired |
| US6397260B1 | Automatic load sharing for network routers | Electricity | 131 | Expired |
| US5978378A | Method and apparatus for VLAN support | Electricity | 78 | Expired |
| US6115379A | Unicast, multicast, and broadcast method and apparatus | Electricity | 42 | Expired |
| US6205149A | Quality of service control mechanism and apparatus | Electricity | 34 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.