Patents by Inventor Bill Retzner

Bill Retzner 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).

  • Restoration of network element through employment of bootable image
    Patent number: 7356729
    Abstract: A failure of a network element is detected automatically. A bootable image of the network element is electronically retrieved upon detection of the failure of the network element. The bootable image is employed to restore the network element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph F. Lennert, Bill Retzner, Monica G. Rodgers, Bernard G. Ruel, Srinivasan Sundararajan, Paul D. Wolfson
  • Restoration of network element through employment of bootable image
    Publication number: 20050278583
    Abstract: A failure of a network element is detected automatically. A bootable image of the network element is electronically retrieved upon detection of the failure of the network element. The bootable image is employed to restore the network element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Joseph Lennert, Bill Retzner, Monica Rodgers, Bernard Ruel, Srinivasan Sundararajan, Paul Wolfson