Patents by Inventor Christopher Spain

Christopher Spain 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).

  • Light scattering polymeric composition with improved scattering efficiency and improved mechanical properties
    Patent number: 11319433
    Abstract: Light scattering polymeric compositions have improved scattering efficiency and improved mechanical properties. The compositions include a polymeric matrix material and at least two different kinds of scattering particles uniformly dispersed therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignees: Röhm GmbH, Roehm America LLC
    Inventors: René Kogler, Michael Pasierb, Christopher Spain, Ursula Golchert, Ralf Richter, Ernst Becker, Stefan Nau
  • Light scattering polymeric composition with improved scattering efficiency and improved mechanical properties
    Publication number: 20210102058
    Abstract: Light scattering polymeric compositions have improved scattering efficiency and improved mechanical properties. The compositions include a polymeric matrix material and at least two different kinds of scattering particles uniformly dispersed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicants: Röhm GmbH, Roehm America LLC
    Inventors: René Kogler, Michael Pasierb, Christopher Spain, Ursula Golchert, Ralf Richter, Ernst Becker, Stefan Nau
  • Application identification and overlay provisioning as a service
    Patent number: 9887936
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a first device in a network receives application traffic sent from a source device towards a destination address. The first device sends the application traffic to a traffic identification service. The first device receives an instruction to establish a network tunnel to send the application traffic from the source device towards the destination address. The instruction is based on a classification of the application traffic by the traffic identification service. The first device establishes the network tunnel to send the application traffic from the source device towards the destination address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Fabio Maino, Vina Ermagan, Christopher Spain
  • APPLICATION IDENTIFICATION AND OVERLAY PROVISIONING AS A SERVICE
    Publication number: 20170041246
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a first device in a network receives application traffic sent from a source device towards a destination address. The first device sends the application traffic to a traffic identification service. The first device receives an instruction to establish a network tunnel to send the application traffic from the source device towards the destination address. The instruction is based on a classification of the application traffic by the traffic identification service. The first device establishes the network tunnel to send the application traffic from the source device towards the destination address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Fabio Maino, Vina Ermagan, Christopher Spain
  • Controlling a resource demand system
    Patent number: 8712592
    Abstract: Methods of controlling a resource demand system are disclosed. One method includes obtaining weather data from at least one data source that collects weather data at a plurality of areas. A weather value for a target location is calculated from the weather data. A weather value is sensed for the target location. The calculated weather value is compared with the sensed weather value to validate at least one of the calculated weather value and the sensed weather value, and a control value is calculated based on at least one of the calculated weather value and the sensed weather value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Carlson, Christopher Spain, Danny A Dansereau
  • Method and system for fast link failover
    Patent number: 8208370
    Abstract: A method and system for fast link failover is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method is provided in which a failure of a first link between a network element and an upstream portion of a communications network is detected, and a second link or group of links between the network element and a downstream portion of the communications network is responsively disabled to maintain a communications channel between the downstream and upstream portions of the communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert H. Mitchell, Jr., Pritesh N. Patel, April Chou, Mauricio Arregoces, Christopher Spain
  • Automatically configuring switch ports with appropriate features
    Patent number: 7411915
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatically configuring a physical port of a switch with features appropriate to a connection type snoops incoming packets to determine the connection type and executes a port configuration macro installed on the switch to apply appropriate features for the connection type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Spain, Pauline Shuen, Shashi Kumar, Glen Robert Fisher, Ujjal Bajaj