Patents by Inventor Robert Eugene Gilligan

Robert Eugene Gilligan 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 managing low computing resource state
    Patent number: 11237874
    Abstract: A network device includes computing resources for utilization by processes hosted by the network device and a computing resources manager. The computing resources manager automatically instantiate a new instance of a first process of the processes upon termination of the first process; makes a determination that the network device has entered an out of computing resources state; and in response to the determination: performs an action set to increase a quantity of the computing resources that are available for allocation to the processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Arista Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth James Duda, Itthichok Jangjaimon, Andre Abreu Calfa, Robert Eugene Gilligan, Roman Olegovich Chertov
  • Method and system for software image verification using a Null File
    Patent number: 11157656
    Abstract: In general, embodiments relate to methods and systems for signing a software image (SWI), distributing the signed SWI to one or more network devices, and verifying, on a per-network device basis, the signed SWI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Arista Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Barnett Rahn, Michelle Binlu Wang, Baptiste Elie Franck Covolato, Julien André Alexis Gomes, Robert Eugene Gilligan
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING LOW COMPUTING RESOURCE STATE
    Publication number: 20210034427
    Abstract: A network device includes computing resources for utilization by processes hosted by the network device and a computing resources manager. The computing resources manager automatically instantiate a new instance of a first process of the processes upon termination of the first process; makes a determination that the network device has entered an out of computing resources state; and in response to the determination: performs an action set to increase a quantity of the computing resources that are available for allocation to the processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Kenneth James Duda, Itthichok Jangjaimon, Andre Abreu Calfa, Robert Eugene Gilligan, Roman Olegovich Chertov
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURE BOOT AND IMAGE VERIFICATION
    Publication number: 20200250344
    Abstract: In general, embodiments relate to methods and systems for signing a software image (SWI), distributing the signed SWI to one or more network devices, and verifying, on a per-network device basis, the signed SWI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Ethan Barnett Rahn, Michelle Binlu Wang, Baptiste Elie Franck Covolato, Julien André Alexis Gomes, Robert Eugene Gilligan
  • Method and apparatus for migrating volumes and virtual disks
    Patent number: 7085883
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for migrating a volume and a virtual disk from a first storage controller to a second storage controller in a distributed storage system having volumes and virtual disks associated with storage controllers. In one embodiment, the virtual disk is migrated to the second storage controller, and requests for data reads/writes associated with the virtual disk are routed to the second controller. Further, in another embodiment, the volume is migrated to the second storage controller, and requests for data reads/writes associated with the volume are routed to the second controller. A contact address may be associated with a plurality of storage controllers and once a session between an application server and a volume is established, the application server may be redirected so as to communicate with the storage controller associated with the volume using the IP address of the storage controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Intransa, Inc.
    Inventors: Ismail Dalgic, Robert Eugene Gilligan, F. Alan Jones, Kadir Ozdemir