Patents by Inventor Lee Gates

Lee Gates 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).

  • Patent number: 11863625
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for bridging clouds of computing devices for compute and data storage. The technology can receive a virtual routing table (VRT), wherein the VRT indicates an association with a virtual local area network (VLAN) and defines neighbors for each route wherein at least one neighbor is defined for each of the two different cloud service providers, wherein the route definition creates a private transitive network between the neighbors; receive from a first node a first message destined for a second node; determine that the first message employs the route specified by the VRT; forward the first message to the second node; receive from a third node a second message destined for the second node; determine that the second message does not employ the route specified by the VRT; and fail to forward the second message to the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventors: John Keith Fullbright, Mark Beaupre, Lee Gates
  • Publication number: 20230224363
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for bridging clouds of computing devices for compute and data storage. The technology can receive a virtual routing table (VRT), wherein the VRT indicates an association with a virtual local area network (VLAN) and defines neighbors for each route wherein at least one neighbor is defined for each of the two different cloud service providers, wherein the route definition creates a private transitive network between the neighbors; receive from a first node a first message destined for a second node; determine that the first message employs the route specified by the VRT; forward the first message to the second node; receive from a third node a second message destined for the second node; determine that the second message does not employ the route specified by the VRT; and fail to forward the second message to the second node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: John Keith Fullbright, Mark Beaupre, Lee Gates
  • Patent number: 11659035
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for bridging clouds of computing devices for compute and data storage. The technology can receive a virtual routing table (VRT), wherein the VRT indicates an association with a virtual local area network (VLAN) and defines neighbors for each route wherein at least one neighbor is defined for each of the two different cloud service providers, wherein the route definition creates a private transitive network between the neighbors; receive from a first node a first message destined for a second node; determine that the first message employs the route specified by the VRT; forward the first message to the second node; receive from a third node a second message destined for the second node; determine that the second message does not employ the route specified by the VRT; and fail to forward the second message to the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventors: John Keith Fullbright, Mark Beaupre, Lee Gates
  • Publication number: 20220294852
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for bridging clouds of computing devices for compute and data storage. The technology can receive a virtual routing table (VRT), wherein the VRT indicates an association with a virtual local area network (VLAN) and defines neighbors for each route wherein at least one neighbor is defined for each of the two different cloud service providers, wherein the route definition creates a private transitive network between the neighbors; receive from a first node a first message destined for a second node; determine that the first message employs the route specified by the VRT; forward the first message to the second node; receive from a third node a second message destined for the second node; determine that the second message does not employ the route specified by the VRT; and fail to forward the second message to the second node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: John Keith Fullbright, Mark Beaupre, Lee Gates
  • Patent number: 11375016
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for bridging clouds of computing devices for compute and data storage. The technology can receive a virtual routing table (VRT), wherein the VRT indicates an association with a virtual local area network (VLAN) and defines neighbors for each route wherein at least one neighbor is defined for each of the two different cloud service providers, wherein the route definition creates a private transitive network between the neighbors; receive from a first node a first message destined for a second node; determine that the first message employs the route specified by the VRT; forward the first message to the second node; receive from a third node a second message destined for the second node; determine that the second message does not employ the route specified by the VRT; and fail to forward the second message to the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventors: John Keith Fullbright, Mark Beaupre, Lee Gates
  • Publication number: 20210337025
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for bridging clouds of computing devices for compute and data storage. The technology can receive a virtual routing table (VRT), wherein the VRT indicates an association with a virtual local area network (VLAN) and defines neighbors for each route wherein at least one neighbor is defined for each of the two different cloud service providers, wherein the route definition creates a private transitive network between the neighbors; receive from a first node a first message destined for a second node; determine that the first message employs the route specified by the VRT; forward the first message to the second node; receive from a third node a second message destined for the second node; determine that the second message does not employ the route specified by the VRT; and fail to forward the second message to the second node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: John Keith Fullbright, Mark Beaupre, Lee Gates
  • Patent number: 11070619
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for bridging clouds of computing devices for compute and data storage. The technology can receive a virtual routing table (VRT), wherein the VRT indicates an association with a virtual local area network (VLAN) and defines neighbors for each route wherein at least one neighbor is defined for each of the two different cloud service providers, wherein the route definition creates a private transitive network between the neighbors; receive from a first node a first message destined for a second node; determine that the first message employs the route specified by the VRT; forward the first message to the second node; receive from a third node a second message destined for the second node; determine that the second message does not employ the route specified by the VRT; and fail to forward the second message to the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventors: John Keith Fullbright, Mark Beaupre, Lee Gates
  • Publication number: 20200059516
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for bridging clouds of computing devices for compute and data storage. The technology can receive a virtual routing table (VRT), wherein the VRT indicates an association with a virtual local area network (VLAN) and defines neighbors for each route wherein at least one neighbor is defined for each of the two different cloud service providers, wherein the route definition creates a private transitive network between the neighbors; receive from a first node a first message destined for a second node; determine that the first message employs the route specified by the VRT; forward the first message to the second node; receive from a third node a second message destined for the second node; determine that the second message does not employ the route specified by the VRT; and fail to forward the second message to the second node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: John Keith Fullbright, Mark Beaupre, Lee Gates
  • Patent number: 10484471
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for bridging clouds of computing devices for compute and data storage. The technology can receive a virtual routing table (VRT), wherein the VRT indicates an association with a virtual local area network (VLAN) and defines neighbors for each route wherein at least one neighbor is defined for each of the two different cloud service providers, wherein the route definition creates a private transitive network between the neighbors; receive from a first node a first message destined for a second node; determine that the first message employs the route specified by the VRT; forward the first message to the second node; receive from a third node a second message destined for the second node; determine that the second message does not employ the route specified by the VRT; and fail to forward the second message to the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventors: John Keith Fullbright, Mark Beaupre, Lee Gates
  • Publication number: 20150326467
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for bridging clouds of computing devices for compute and data storage. The technology can receive a virtual routing table (VRT), wherein the VRT indicates an association with a virtual local area network (VLAN) and defines neighbors for each route wherein at least one neighbor is defined for each of the two different cloud service providers, wherein the route definition creates a private transitive network between the neighbors; receive from a first node a first message destined for a second node; determine that the first message employs the route specified by the VRT; forward the first message to the second node; receive from a third node a second message destined for the second node; determine that the second message does not employ the route specified by the VRT; and fail to forward the second message to the second node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: John Keith Fullbright, Mark Beaupre, Lee Gates
  • Publication number: 20120318147
    Abstract: An indoor air filter is disclosed. The filter includes non-woven fibers, carbon, and an antimicrobial. The carbon and the antimicrobial are bonded to the fibers to form a filter media. The filter media is pleated. The carbon is activated. The antimicrobial can be silver. The non-woven fibers can be synthetic, and the filter media can be a mechanical filter media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: James Lee Gates, Richard Joseph Scott
  • Patent number: 3958332
    Abstract: A plurality of tubular, spaced apart cutting links are coaxially fastened to a continuous cable and are driven around a plurality of sprockets by a motor driven sprocket. Each cutting link includes cutting teeth at the forward end of the link and a chip or sawdust clearing edge at the rear of the link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1976
    Inventors: Elmer L. Gates, Richard K. Goodell, Elmer Lee Gates, Jr.
  • Patent number: 3936682
    Abstract: An intermediate rotatable member is driven at relatively high speed about a common axis and is concentrically positioned between first and second relatively rotatable members, one of which is bidirectionally driven with respect to the other. Hydrodynamic fluid bearings are carried by the intermediate member on both surfaces thereof and acting on the first and second members, thus even upon cessation of motion, between said first and second members, there is no loss of the hydrodynamic fluid bearings between the first, second and third members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1972
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1976
    Assignee: Martin Marietta Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Lee Gates
  • Patent number: D654486
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Tao-Wei Chang, Lee Gates
  • Patent number: D703652
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Melanson, Lee Gates
  • Patent number: D724089
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Melanson, Lee Gates