Patents by Inventor Joshua Ricklis

Joshua Ricklis 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).

  • PERFORMING SCALABLE NETWORK UPGRADES
    Publication number: 20240305527
    Abstract: A system performs upgrade of a network that includes network devices that provide connectivity to servers. The system performs network upgrade by evaluating a set of upgrade criteria for each network device to determine whether to upgrade the device or delay upgrading the network device. Each upgrade criterion is based on a relation between the selected network device and other network devices currently being upgraded. After completing the upgrade, the system determines whether the network upgrade completed successfully. The system determines whether the network upgrade completed successfully by determining a pre-snapshot representing a state of the network before network upgrade and a post-snapshot representing a state of the network after network upgrade. The system compares the pre-snapshot and the post-snapshot to determine whether the network upgrade completed successfully.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua Ricklis, Zachary Meath
  • Performing scalable network upgrades
    Patent number: 12088466
    Abstract: A system performs upgrade of a network that includes network devices that provide connectivity to servers. The system performs network upgrade by evaluating a set of upgrade criteria for each network device to determine whether to upgrade the device or delay upgrading the network device. Each upgrade criterion is based on a relation between the selected network device and other network devices currently being upgraded. After completing the upgrade, the system determines whether the network upgrade completed successfully. The system determines whether the network upgrade completed successfully by determining a pre-snapshot representing a state of the network before network upgrade and a post-snapshot representing a state of the network after network upgrade. The system compares the pre-snapshot and the post-snapshot to determine whether the network upgrade completed successfully.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Ricklis, Zachary Meath