Patents by Inventor Stephen Luke Van Seters

Stephen Luke Van Seters 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).

  • Logical switch set
    Patent number: 6195351
    Abstract: A Logical Switch Set (LSS) is provided comprising two or more switches that act as a single packet forwarding device with specific connection rules. The single packet forwarding device is a single logical unit. The LSS may be used as either a redundant switch set (RSS) or as a Load Sharing Switch Set (LSSS). The maximum throughput of the LSSS increases with each additional switch. A LSSS can only interconnect with the other devices via trunked links that contain at least one physical connection to each switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: James Scott Hiscock, Joris Johannes Maria Wils, Stephen Luke Van Seters, Edward A. Heiner, Jr., G. Stodel Friedman, John Joseph Harrison, Jr.