Patents by Inventor Adam V. Richards

Adam V. Richards 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).

  • Hybrid optoelectrical switches
    Patent number: 11800266
    Abstract: A device for a network switch comprises N input ports, and an electrical block including a plurality of electrical switches configured to route signals in an electrical domain. Each electrical switch includes M input ports, and the device further comprises an optical block coupled to the electrical block. The optical block is configured to route signals in an optical domain. A configuration of the optical block and a configuration of the electrical block are based on at least a number of the N input ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ioannis (Giannis) Patronas, Paraskevas Bakopoulos, Elad Mentovich, Barak Gafni, Adam V. Richards
  • HYBRID OPTOELECTRICAL SWITCHES
    Publication number: 20220377441
    Abstract: A device for a network switch comprises N input ports, and an electrical block including a plurality of electrical switches configured to route signals in an electrical domain. Each electrical switch includes M input ports, and the device further comprises an optical block coupled to the electrical block. The optical block is configured to route signals in an optical domain. A configuration of the optical block and a configuration of the electrical block are based on at least a number of the N input ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Ioannis (Giannis) Patronas, Paraskevas Bakopoulos, Elad Mentovich, Barak Gafni, Adam V. Richards