Patents by Inventor Franz J. Weller

Franz J. Weller 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).

  • Unified systems of network tool optimizers and related methods
    Patent number: 9130818
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for unified systems of network tool optimizers (NTOs). A NTO supervisor device controls switch fabric circuitry to interconnect a plurality of NTO member devices so that packets received at a source port for one NTO member device can be output to a destination port for a different NTO member device. The NTO supervisor device is further configured to analyze filters for the NTO member devices and to generate filter rules for forwarding packets among the various NTO member devices using the switch fabric circuitry. Further, additional secondary NTO supervisor devices can also be included within the unified NTO system to further expand the system. As such, a plurality of NTO member devices are managed and controlled by one or more NTO supervisor devices to form a highly scalable and efficient unified NTO system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Anue Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory S. Hilton, Andrew M. Spooner, Franz J. Weller, Patricia A. Abkowitz, Ronald A. Pleshek, Richard G. Jeske, Keith E. Cheney, Charles A. Webb, III, Scott A. Harper
  • Unified Systems Of Network Tool Optimizers And Related Methods
    Publication number: 20140254396
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for unified systems of network tool optimizers (NTOs). A NTO supervisor device controls switch fabric circuitry to interconnect a plurality of NTO member devices so that packets received at a source port for one NTO member device can be output to a destination port for a different NTO member device. The NTO supervisor device is further configured to analyze filters for the NTO member devices and to generate filter rules for forwarding packets among the various NTO member devices using the switch fabric circuitry. Further, additional secondary NTO supervisor devices can also be included within the unified NTO system to further expand the system. As such, a plurality of NTO member devices are managed and controlled by one or more NTO supervisor devices to form a highly scalable and efficient unified NTO system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Gregory S. Hilton, Andrew M. Spooner, Franz J. Weller, Patricia A. Abkowitz, Ronald A. Pleshek, Richard G. Jeske, Keith E. Cheney, Charles A. Webb, III, Scott A. Harper