Patents by Inventor Michael McMillin

Michael McMillin 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).

  • Private network access point router for interconnecting among internet route providers
    Publication number: 20050201365
    Abstract: An improvement to the Private Network Access Point (PNAP) packet switched network described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,009,081, where two customers connected to the same PNAP will exchange traffic through the PNAP without transiting over the backbones of the Internet. In addition, a multi-homed customer connected to the PNAP is provided with access to the PNAP optimized routing table so that the customer will also have the ability to know the best route for a particular destination. In this way, if a multi-homed customer connected to the PNAP is directly connected to a particular NSP to which a destination is also connected, the PNAP customer can use the PNAP information regarding the NSP to send the information to the destination through that commonly connected NSP in the most direct fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Applicant: InterNAP Network Services Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Wheeler, Ophir Ronen, Benjamin Black, Michael McMillin, John Carlson
  • Private network access point router for interconnecting among internet route providers
    Patent number: 6912222
    Abstract: A Private Network Access Point (PNAP) packet switched network is provided where two customers connected to the same PNAP exchange traffic through the PNAP without transiting over the backbones of the Internet. In addition, a multi-homed customer connected to the PNAP is provided with access to the PNAP optimized routing table so that the customer will also have the ability to know the best route for a particular destination. In this way, if a multi-homed customer connected to a particular National Service Provider (NSP) to which a destination is also connected, the PNAP customer can use the PNAP information regarding the NSP to send the information to the destination through that commonly connected NSP in the most direct fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Internap Network Services Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher D. Wheeler, Ophir Ronen, Benjamin J. Black, Michael McMillin, John Carlson