Patents by Inventor Albert V. Smith

Albert V. Smith 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).

  • Separation and isolation of multiple network stacks in a network element
    Patent number: 9942365
    Abstract: Separating and isolating multiple network stacks in a network element may enable a network element to simultaneously operate within multiple forwarding planes respectively corresponding to the multiple network stacks. In addition to the network stack, other protocols and routing tools may also be instantiated for each desired forwarding plane. The different instantiations of the network stacks may be executed in parallel in respective memory spaces that are distinct and separate. In this manner, each forwarding plane may operate independently on the network element from other forwarding planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Albert V. Smith, Nasir Iqbal Amanullah, Bradford J. Dobson, Tintooda Nakakes, Steven M. Simmons
  • Preservation of a TTL parameter in a network element
    Patent number: 9929966
    Abstract: In a system having multiple internal Internet protocol (IP) stacks, such as a network element, a value of a time-to-live (TTL) parameter may not be changed by an ingress IP stack. An indication of internal forwarding within the system may be used. An egress IP stack may decrement the value of the TTL parameter. A public network address for the system may be used for response packets to diagnostic packets received by the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Tintooda Nakakes, Albert V. Smith, Nasir Iqbal Amanullah, Joseph Nguyen, Xinxin Sun
  • SEPARATION AND ISOLATION OF MULTIPLE NETWORK STACKS IN A NETWORK ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20150271304
    Abstract: Separating and isolating multiple network stacks in a network element may enable a network element to simultaneously operate within multiple forwarding planes respectively corresponding to the multiple network stacks. In addition to the network stack, other protocols and routing tools may also be instantiated for each desired forwarding plane. The different instantiations of the network stacks may be executed in parallel in respective memory spaces that are distinct and separate. In this manner, each forwarding plane may operate independently on the network element from other forwarding planes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Albert V. Smith, Nasir Iqbal Amanullah, Bradford J. Dobson, Tintooda Nakakes, Steven M. Simmons
  • PRESERVATION OF A TTL PARAMETER IN A NETWORK ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20150271084
    Abstract: In a system having multiple internal Internet protocol (IP) stacks, such as a network element, a value of a time-to-live (TTL) parameter may not be changed by an ingress IP stack. An indication of internal forwarding within the system may be used. An egress IP stack may decrement the value of the TTL parameter. A public network address for the system may be used for response packets to diagnostic packets received by the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Tintooda Nakakes, Albert V. Smith, Nasir Iqbal Amanullah, Joseph Nguyen, Xinxin Sun
  • Method for desalting nucleic acids
    Patent number: 6897027
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for desalting nucleic acid samples. The method involves contacting a liquid sample comprising a nucleic acid and an ionic salt with an ion exchanger comprising an insoluble phosphate salt, removing said liquid, and eluting said nucleic acid from the ion exchanger. The desalted nucleic acids provided by the methods of the invention are suitable for a wide variety of analytic and diagnostic applications, including high-throughput assays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: deCODE genetics ehf.
    Inventors: Sigurdur V. Smárason, Albert V. Smith
  • Method for desalting nucleic acids
    Publication number: 20030186247
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for desalting nucleic acid samples. The method involves contacting a liquid sample comprising a nucleic acid and an ionic salt with an ion exchanger comprising an insoluble phosphate salt, removing said liquid, and eluting said nucleic acid from the ion exchanger. The desalted nucleic acids provided by the methods of the invention are suitable for a wide variety of analytic and diagnostic applications, including high-throughput assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicant: deCODE genetics ehf.
    Inventors: Sigurdur V. Smarason, Albert V. Smith