Patents by Inventor Mark Rudolph

Mark Rudolph 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).

  • System and method for locating offending network device and maintaining network integrity
    Patent number: 9191278
    Abstract: A system and method detects within an IP network an offending network device that has been adversely affecting the IP network performance. A discovery protocol frame is propagated to successive network switches and is formed as a field having a query for inquiring within each network switch to which the frame is propagated whether the network switch has a database entry regarding the MAC address and switch port for the offending network device to locate the offending network device. This discovery protocol frame includes a command for any network switch that has the offending network device connected thereto to disable the switch port to which the offending network device is connected or block all data traffic from the MAC address of the offending network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: ADTRAN, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Schlichter, David Perkinson, Mark Rudolph
  • Torque limiter with improved lubrication
    Patent number: 9086096
    Abstract: A torque limiter in which grease passages are provided to enable better lubrication of the wearing components. A disconnect nut is also provided to readily enable release of the torque limiter even for very high release sellings to afford greasing as a part of a maintenance regimen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Brunel Corporation
    Inventors: Randall R. Long, Ryan Jesse, Mark Rudolph, Shane Johnson, Thomas Ross
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING OFFENDING NETWORK DEVICE AND MAINTAINING NETWORK INTEGRITY
    Publication number: 20130166708
    Abstract: A system and method detects within an IP network an offending network device that has been adversely affecting the IP network performance. A discovery protocol frame is propagated to successive network switches and is formed as a field having a query for inquiring within each network switch to which the frame is propagated whether the network switch has a database entry regarding the MAC address and switch port for the offending network device to locate the offending network device. This discovery protocol frame includes a command for any network switch that has the offending network device connected thereto to disable the switch port to which the offending network device is connected or block all data traffic from the MAC address of the offending network device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Timothy J. Schlichter, David Perkinson, Mark Rudolph
  • System and method for locating offending network device and maintaining network integrity
    Patent number: 8380828
    Abstract: A system and method detects within an IP network an offending network device that has been adversely affecting the IP network performance. A discovery protocol frame is propagated to successive network switches and is formed as a field having a query for inquiring within each network switch to which the frame is propagated whether the network switch has a database entry regarding the MAC address and switch port for the offending network device to locate the offending network device. This discovery protocol frame includes a command for any network switch that has the offending network device connected thereto to disable the switch port to which the offending network device is connected or block all data traffic from the MAC address of the offending network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Adtran, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Schlichter, David Perkinson, Mark Rudolph