Patents by Inventor MARK E. LAVERGNE

MARK E. LAVERGNE 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).

  • Stacked hardware abstraction layer methods for maintaining software/hardware backward compatibility
    Patent number: 8418163
    Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, the present invention provides methods for maintaining software/hardware backward compatibility across multiple versions in a modular and scalable manner. More specifically, the present invention provides, stacked hardware abstraction layer methods for maintaining software/hardware backward compatibility for networking equipment and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew W. Connolly, Mark E. Lavergne, Boris Altshul
  • STACKED HARDWARE ABSTRACTION LAYER METHODS FOR MAINTAINING SOFTWARE/HARDWARE BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY
    Publication number: 20090265698
    Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, the present invention provides methods for maintaining software/hardware backward compatibility across multiple versions in a modular and scalable manner. More specifically, the present invention provides, stacked hardware abstraction layer methods for maintaining software/hardware backward compatibility for networking equipment and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: MATTHEW W. CONNOLLY, MARK E. LAVERGNE, BORIS ALTSHUL