Patents by Inventor Mark McKee

Mark McKee 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 accessibility to any network attached device during reboot and power loss
    Patent number: 8964574
    Abstract: A data communication network (DCN) having a plurality of network devices coupled to the DCN with at least one of the network devices having a “boot once” connectivity manager processor (CMP). The CMP receives its power over the DCN rather than from the power applied to the network devices. The CMP can execute special operating system code and maintain network connectivity even if the network device itself is powered off, is being booted or is otherwise non-functional. The CMP is also coupled to the network device's memory so that it may respond to out-of-band polling requests for device status information from network management tools. With CMP, network administrators can monitor the boot process of network devices, determine that a network device is non-functional due to power loss and can maintain an accurate inventory status of spare network devices that are stored un-powered in a spares closet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Gourlay, Prashant Gandhi, Mark McKee, Omar G. Abuabara
  • Network Accessibility to any Network Attached Device During Reboot and Power Loss
    Publication number: 20130326059
    Abstract: A data communication network (DCN) having a plurality of network devices coupled to the DCN with at least one of the network devices having a “boot once” connectivity manager processor (CMP). The CMP receives its power over the DCN rather than from the power applied to the network devices. The CMP can execute special operating system code and maintain network connectivity even if the network device itself is powered off, is being booted or is otherwise non-functional. The CMP is also coupled to the network device's memory so that it may respond to out-of-band polling requests for device status information from network management tools. With CMP, network administrators can monitor the boot process of network devices, determine that a network device is non-functional due to power loss and can maintain an accurate inventory status of spare network devices that are stored un-powered in a spares closet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Gourlay, Prashant Gandhi, Mark McKee, Omar G. Abuabara
  • Network accessibility to any network attached device during reboot and power loss
    Patent number: 8509097
    Abstract: A data communication network (DCN) having a plurality of network devices coupled to the DCN with at least one of the network devices having a “boot once” connectivity manager processor (CMP). The CMP receives its power over the DCN rather than from the power applied to the network devices. The CMP can execute special operating system code and maintain network connectivity even if the network device itself is powered off, is being booted or is otherwise non-functional. The CMP is also coupled to the network device's memory so that it may respond to out-of-band polling requests for device status information from network management tools. With CMP, network administrators can monitor the boot process of network devices, determine that a network device is non-functional due to power loss and can maintain an accurate inventory status of spare network devices that are stored un-powered in a spares closet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Gourlay, Prashant Gandhi, Mark McKee, Omar G. Abuabara
  • Endotracheal tube bite block
    Patent number: D760385
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Inventor: Mark McKee