Patents by Inventor Marlin Popeye McFate

Marlin Popeye McFate 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: 11831775
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described to facilitate using secure tokens for stateless software defined networking. An initial configuration may be created for deploying a network device at a deployment site. A cryptographically secure certificate may be created that includes the initial configuration for deploying the network device at the deployment site. The cryptographically secure certificate may be stored in a secure token that can be inserted into a secure token reader that is located at the deployment site and communicatively coupled to the device at the deployment site. The network device may then be configured at the deployment site by using the secure token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Riverbed Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Walter Schumann, III, Donald Bradley Wood, Marlin Popeye McFate, Michael Clayton Rudd, Mircea I. T. Zetea, Carlos Marcelo Rodriguez de Luna
  • Patent number: 11477026
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described to facilitate using secure tokens for stateless software defined networking. An initial configuration may be created for deploying a network device at a deployment site. A cryptographically secure certificate may be created that includes the initial configuration for deploying the network device at the deployment site. The cryptographically secure certificate may be stored in a secure token that can be inserted into a secure token reader that is located at the deployment site and communicatively coupled to the device at the deployment site. The network device may then be configured at the deployment site by using the secure token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Riverbed Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Walter Schumann, III, Donald Bradley Wood, Marlin Popeye McFate, Michael Clayton Rudd, Mircea I. T. Zetea, Carlos Marcelo Rodriguez de Luna
  • Patent number: 10858503
    Abstract: A peer to peer dynamic network acceleration method and apparatus provide enhanced communications directly between two or more enhanced devices, such as enhanced clients. The enhanced clients may comprise a front-end, a back-end, or both. In general, the front-end and back-end of the enhanced clients work in concert to translate data into an enhanced protocol for communication between the enhanced clients. The enhanced protocol may provide acceleration, security, error correction, and other benefits. Data from various applications may be seamlessly translated between a first protocol and the enhanced protocol, such that the applications need not be modified to use the enhanced protocol. The enhanced clients may automatically detect one another to establish an enhanced communications channel automatically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Circadence Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Vange, Mark Plumb, Michael Kouts, Glenn Sydney Wilson, Paul Randy Thornton, Marlin Popeye McFate, Robert John Shaughnessy
  • Publication number: 20190390041
    Abstract: A peer to peer dynamic network acceleration method and apparatus provide enhanced communications directly between two or more enhanced devices, such as enhanced clients. The enhanced clients may comprise a front-end, a back-end, or both. In general, the front-end and back-end of the enhanced clients work in concert to translate data into an enhanced protocol for communication between the enhanced clients. The enhanced protocol may provide acceleration, security, error correction, and other benefits. Data from various applications may be seamlessly translated between a first protocol and the enhanced protocol, such that the applications need not be modified to use the enhanced protocol. The enhanced clients may automatically detect one another to establish an enhanced communications channel automatically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Mark Vange, Mark Plumb, Michael Kouts, Glenn Sydney Wilson, Paul Randy Thornton, Marlin Popeye McFate, Robert John Shaughnessy
  • Patent number: 10329410
    Abstract: A peer to peer dynamic network acceleration method and apparatus provide enhanced communications directly between two or more enhanced devices, such as enhanced clients. The enhanced clients may comprise a front-end, a back-end, or both. In general, the front-end and back-end of the enhanced clients work in concert to translate data into an enhanced protocol for communication between the enhanced clients. The enhanced protocol may provide acceleration, security, error correction, and other benefits. Data from various applications may be seamlessly translated between a first protocol and the enhanced protocol, such that the applications need not be modified to use the enhanced protocol. The enhanced clients may automatically detect one another to establish an enhanced communications channel automatically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Circadence Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Vange, Mark Plumb, Michael Kouts, Glenn Sydney Wilson, Paul Randy Thornton, Marlin Popeye McFate, Robert John Shaughnessy
  • Publication number: 20180355154
    Abstract: A peer to peer dynamic network acceleration method and apparatus provide enhanced communications directly between two or more enhanced devices, such as enhanced clients. The enhanced clients may comprise a front-end, a back-end, or both. In general, the front-end and back-end of the enhanced clients work in concert to translate data into an enhanced protocol for communication between the enhanced clients. The enhanced protocol may provide acceleration, security, error correction, and other benefits. Data from various applications may be seamlessly translated between a first protocol and the enhanced protocol, such that the applications need not be modified to use the enhanced protocol. The enhanced clients may automatically detect one another to establish an enhanced communications channel automatically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Mark Vange, Mark Plumb, Michael Kouts, Glenn Sydney Wilson, Paul Randy Thornton, Marlin Popeye McFate, Robert John Shaughnessy
  • Patent number: 10033840
    Abstract: A peer to peer dynamic network acceleration method and apparatus provide enhanced communications directly between two or more enhanced devices, such as enhanced clients. The enhanced clients may comprise a front-end, a back-end, or both. In general, the front-end and back-end of the enhanced clients work in concert to translate data into an enhanced protocol for communication between the enhanced clients. The enhanced protocol may provide acceleration, security, error correction, and other benefits. Data from various applications may be seamlessly translated between a first protocol and the enhanced protocol, such that the applications need not be modified to use the enhanced protocol. The enhanced clients may automatically detect one another to establish an enhanced communications channel automatically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Circadence Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Vange, Mark Plumb, Michael Kouts, Glenn Sydney Wilson, Paul Randy Thornton, Marlin Popeye McFate, Robert John Shaughnessy
  • Publication number: 20170324845
    Abstract: A peer to peer dynamic network acceleration method and apparatus provide enhanced communications directly between two or more enhanced devices, such as enhanced clients. The enhanced clients may comprise a front-end, a back-end, or both. In general, the front-end and back-end of the enhanced clients work in concert to translate data into an enhanced protocol for communication between the enhanced clients. The enhanced protocol may provide acceleration, security, error correction, and other benefits. Data from various applications may be seamlessly translated between a first protocol and the enhanced protocol, such that the applications need not be modified to use the enhanced protocol. The enhanced clients may automatically detect one another to establish an enhanced communications channel automatically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Mark Vange, Mark Plumb, Michael Kouts, Glenn Sydney Wilson, Paul Randy Thornton, Marlin Popeye McFate, Robert John Shaughnessy
  • Patent number: 9436542
    Abstract: A testing system provides automated testing of one or more network infrastructures. The testing system may automatically reconfigure one or more devices within a network infrastructure and then conduct testing on the newly configured network infrastructure. Test results may be used to diagnose network anomalies and to compare performance or other characteristics of various network configurations. In one embodiment, the testing system tests a communication channel between a front-end and back-end mechanism where data traffic is encoded between the front-end and back-end mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Circadence Corporation
    Inventors: Marlin Popeye McFate, Mark Vange
  • Publication number: 20160150054
    Abstract: A peer to peer dynamic network acceleration method and apparatus provide enhanced communications directly between two or more enhanced devices, such as enhanced clients. The enhanced clients may comprise a front-end, a back-end, or both. In general, the front-end and back-end of the enhanced clients work in concert to translate data into an enhanced protocol for communication between the enhanced clients. The enhanced protocol may provide acceleration, security, error correction, and other benefits. Data from various applications may be seamlessly translated between a first protocol and the enhanced protocol, such that the applications need not be modified to use the enhanced protocol. The enhanced clients may automatically detect one another to establish an enhanced communications channel automatically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Mark Vange, Mark Plumb, Michael Kouts, Glenn Sydney Wilson, Paul Randy Thornton, Marlin Popeye McFate, Robert John Shaughnessy
  • Publication number: 20160085610
    Abstract: A testing system provides automated testing of one or more network infrastructures. The testing system may automatically reconfigure one or more devices within a network infrastructure and then conduct testing on the newly configured network infrastructure. Test results may be used to diagnose network anomalies and to compare performance or other characteristics of various network configurations. In one embodiment, the testing system tests a communication channel between a front-end and back-end mechanism where data traffic is encoded between the front-end and back-end mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Marlin Popeye McFate, Mark Vange
  • Patent number: 9148293
    Abstract: A testing system provides automated testing of one or more network infrastructures. The testing system may automatically reconfigure one or more devices within a network infrastructure and then conduct testing on the newly configured network infrastructure. Test results may be used to diagnose network anomalies and to compare performance or other characteristics of various network configurations. In one embodiment, the testing system tests a communication channel between a front-end and back-end mechanism where data traffic is encoded between the front-end and back-end mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Circadence Corporation
    Inventors: Marlin Popeye McFate, Mark Vange
  • Patent number: 8898340
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for dynamic network link acceleration provides a managed communication link for accelerated and reliable network communication between a client and other network devices. In one or more embodiments, a client computing device which generates communication packets of a first type is enhanced with a front end mechanism which selectively encodes the data packets into packets of a second type. The data packets which are encoded into a second type are transmitted over a managed communication link which may provide error correction, security, quality of service, and other services including acceleration of communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Circadence Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Vange, Mark Plumb, Michael Kouts, Glenn Sydney Wilson, Paul Randy Thornton, Marlin Popeye McFate, Robert John Shaughnessy
  • Patent number: 8195823
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for dynamic network link acceleration provides a managed communication link for accelerated and reliable network communication between a client and other network devices. In one or more embodiments, a client computing device which generates communication packets of a first type is enhanced with a front end mechanism which selectively encodes the data packets into packets of a second type. The data packets which are encoded into a second type are transmitted over a managed communication link which may provide error correction, security, quality of service, and other services including acceleration of communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Circadence Corporation
    Inventors: Randy Thornton, Marlin Popeye McFate, Robert John Shaughnessy
  • Publication number: 20120066357
    Abstract: A testing system provides automated testing of one or more network infrastructures. The testing system may automatically reconfigure one or more devices within a network infrastructure and then conduct testing on the newly configured network infrastructure. Test results may be used to diagnose network anomalies and to compare performance or other characteristics of various network configurations. In one embodiment, the testing system tests a communication channel between a front-end and back-end mechanism where data traffic is encoded between the front-end and back-end mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Marlin Popeye McFate, Mark Vange
  • Patent number: 8065399
    Abstract: A testing system provides automated testing of one or more network infrastructures. The testing system may automatically reconfigure one or more devices within a network infrastructure and then conduct testing on the newly configured network infrastructure. Test results may be used to diagnose network anomalies and to compare performance or other characteristics of various network configurations. In one embodiment, the testing system tests a communication channel between a front-end and back-end mechanism where data traffic is encoded between the front-end and back-end mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Circadence Corporation
    Inventors: Marlin Popeye McFate, Mark Vange
  • Publication number: 20100011116
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for dynamic network link acceleration provides a managed communication link for accelerated and reliable network communication between a client and other network devices on demand. In one or more embodiments, the system comprises an enhanced client capable of providing front-end services. The enhanced client may establish the communication link with a back-end mechanism. The communication link may provide error correction, security, quality of service, and other services including acceleration of communications. In one embodiment, the enhanced client provides a communication link utilizing the TMP protocol by cooperative action with a back-end mechanism. A client may be various computing or network devices and may be enhanced with front-end services automatically by automatic download and installation of an internal front-end or manually by user installation of an internal front-end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Randy Thornton, Marlin Popeye McFate, Robert John Shaughnessy
  • Publication number: 20090182868
    Abstract: A testing system provides automated testing of one or more network infrastructures. The testing system may automatically reconfigure one or more devices within a network infrastructure and then conduct testing on the newly configured network infrastructure. Test results may be used to diagnose network anomalies and to compare performance or other characteristics of various network configurations. In one embodiment, the testing system tests a communication channel between a front-end and back-end mechanism where data traffic is encoded between the front-end and back-end mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: Marlin Popeye McFate, Mark Vange
  • Patent number: RE45009
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for dynamic network link acceleration provides a managed communication link for accelerated and reliable network communication between a client and other network devices. In one or more embodiments, a client computing device which generates communication packets of a first type is enhanced with a front end mechanism which selectively encodes the data packets into packets of a second type. The data packets which are encoded into a second type are transmitted over a managed communication link which may provide error correction, security, quality of service, and other services including acceleration of communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Circadence Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Vange, Marc Plumb, Michael Kouts, Glenn Sydney Wilson, Randy Thornton, Marlin Popeye McFate, Robert John Shaughnessy