Patents by Inventor Fritz R. Eilers

Fritz R. Eilers 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).

  • Network having switchover with no data loss
    Patent number: 7742401
    Abstract: A data switchover from a first switching module to a second switching module has no data loss. A graceful code upgrade in a Fibre Channel network, for example, with no data loss can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Fritz R. Eilers, Mark R. Parquette