Patents by Inventor Kenneth Smart

Kenneth Smart 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).

  • Publication number: 20150172167
    Abstract: A content delivery network (CDN) performs time varying traffic allocation. The network includes: one or more edge servers that store content corresponding to a domain name that is associated with a content provider, and are configured to deliver the content to end users in response to requests received at the edge servers from the end users; analytics information characterizing the CDN; and a traffic engine that periodically evaluates a service function as having a serve value or a shunt value for the domain name, based at least in part on the analytics information. The traffic engine transmits one or more IP addresses of the edge servers to an interface to a domain name service (DNS) while the service function has the serve value for the domain name; and transmits alternate domain name information of a different network to the interface while the service function has the shunt value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Limelight Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Smart, Peter Coppola, Jacob S. Roersma, Lonhyn Jasinskyj, Jason Wolfe, Joseph DePalo
  • Patent number: 8775564
    Abstract: A content delivery network (CDN) performs time varying traffic allocation. The network includes: one or more edge servers that store content corresponding to a domain name that is associated with a content provider, and are configured to deliver the content to end users in response to requests received at the edge servers from the end users; analytics information characterizing the CDN; and a traffic engine that periodically evaluates a service function as having a serve value or a shunt value for the domain name, based at least in part on the analytics information. The traffic engine transmits one or more IP addresses of the edge servers to an interface to a domain name service (DNS) while the service function has the serve value for the domain name; and transmits alternate domain name information of a different network to the interface while the service function has the shunt value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Limelight Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Smart, Peter Coppola, Jacob S. Roersma, Lonhyn Jasinskyj
  • Publication number: 20060091265
    Abstract: A system and device for installing and mounting conduit upon a surface such as a roof. The system made up of at least one support block having a base and an upper portion, a support rail and a variety of attachments for holding conduit to the rail. Each of the various blocks in the system configured to nest when oriented in a first direction to stack in an elevated position having a greater height when oriented in a second direction. These pieces are configured to work together to provide a mounting system with significant advantages over other devices that exist in the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicant: Freedom, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth Smart
  • Patent number: D521851
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Inventor: Kenneth Smart