Patents by Inventor Scott G. Kipp

Scott G. Kipp 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).

  • Terabit top-of-rack switch
    Patent number: 9461768
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a switch. The switch includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a number of multi-channel optical transceivers mounted on the PCB, and a number of switch ports accessible from a front panel of the switch. The switch ports include a number of electrical interfaces that are electrically coupled to a switch chip mounted on the PCB, and a number of optical interfaces that are coupled to the switch chip via the multi-channel optical transceivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Scott G. Kipp
  • TERABIT TOP-OF-RACK SWITCH
    Publication number: 20130315586
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a switch. The switch includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a number of multi-channel optical transceivers mounted on the PCB, and a number of switch ports accessible from a front panel of the switch. The switch ports include a number of electrical interfaces that are electrically coupled to a switch chip mounted on the PCB, and a number of optical interfaces that are coupled to the switch chip via the multi-channel optical transceivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott G. Kipp