Patents by Inventor Ben Collin Van Kerkwyk

Ben Collin Van Kerkwyk 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).

  • Configuration of an edge switch downlink port with a network policy of a published network configuration service type
    Patent number: 9690605
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to associating an identifier for a virtual machine with a published network configuration service type. Examples include configuring an edge switch with a network policy in response to receiving the identifier from the edge switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
    Inventors: Ben Collin Van Kerkwyk, Charles L. Hudson
  • NETWORK RESOURCE AUTOMATION MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20150113143
    Abstract: A method for resource automation management includes creating a service model by receiving dragged and dropped abstracted service units into a workspace and receiving connections between the abstracted service units to represent a communication path. The method further includes storing the service model in a computer readable memory and simulating, with a computational processor, the service model in a zone model representing resources and topology in the computer network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P
    Inventors: Leslie R. Stuart, Ben Collin Van Kerkwyk, Philippe Michelet