Patents by Inventor Paul Edward Erkkila

Paul Edward Erkkila has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Load balancing of network communications
    Patent number: 10880219
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for balancing or routing a received communication on a telecommunications network among a plurality of network devices. More particularly, a load balancing unit is associated with a telecommunications network that receives communications from one or more network devices intended for transmission through that network and selects an associated component of the network to process the communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Charles Uzelac, Paul Edward Erkkila
  • LOAD BALANCING OF NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20190253359
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for balancing or routing a received communication on a telecommunications network among a plurality of network devices. More particularly, a load balancing unit is associated with a telecommunications network that receives communications from one or more network devices intended for transmission through that network and selects an associated component of the network to process the communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Adam Charles Uzelac, Paul Edward Erkkila
  • LOAD BALANCING OF NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20170070434
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for balancing or routing a received communication on a telecommunications network among a plurality of network devices. More particularly, a load balancing unit is associated with a telecommunications network that receives communications from one or more network devices intended for transmission through that network and selects an associated component of the network to process the communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Adam Charles Uzelac, Paul Edward Erkkila
  • Load balancing of network communications
    Patent number: 9356872
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for balancing or routing a received communication on a telecommunications network among a plurality of network devices. More particularly, a load balancing unit is associated with a telecommunications network that receives communications from one or more network devices intended for transmission through that network and selects an associated component of the network to process the communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Charles Uzelac, Paul Edward Erkkila
  • LOAD BALANCING OF NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20130286836
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for balancing or routing a received communication on a telecommunications network among a plurality of network devices. More particularly, a load balancing unit is associated with a telecommunications network that receives communications from one or more network devices intended for transmission through that network and selects an associated component of the network to process the communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Adam Charles Uzelac, Paul Edward Erkkila