Patents by Inventor Robert H. Thomas
Robert H. Thomas 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).
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Patent number: 12276218Abstract: A system for removing effluents from the exhaust gases of an engine includes an auxiliary occupational emissions device positioned downstream of a vehicle-regulated emission abatement system. One or more glow plugs is positioned between the vehicle-regulated emission abatement system and the auxiliary occupational emissions device. The glow plugs are operable to heat exhaust gases exiting the vehicle-regulated emission abatement system prior to advancement into the auxiliary occupational emissions device. A method of lighting off an auxiliary occupational emissions device is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2024Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: Beecher Emission Solution Technologies, LLCInventors: Scott H. Beecher, Timothy J. Rolls, Robert M. Thomas
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Patent number: 7969898Abstract: A technique for breaking a loop caused by looping alternate paths associated with a prefix in a communications network. One or more non-looping alternate paths associated with the prefix that exclude a first node in the communications network are identified. One or more alternate paths from nodes in the loop that are associated with the prefix are identified. An identified path that intersects with an identified non-looping path is established as an alternate path associated with the prefix at a node in the loop.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2007Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Alex Raj, Robert H. Thomas, Anna Charny, Prabhu Vaithilingam
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Patent number: 7945696Abstract: In one embodiment, one or more tunnel mesh groups may be established in at least a portion of a computer network, where each tunnel mesh group corresponds to a differentiated routing profile. Traffic may then be received at the portion of the computer network, the traffic indicating a particular differentiated routing profile (e.g., based on a received label corresponding to the differentiated routing profile as advertised by the portion of the computer network). Accordingly, the traffic may be routed through the portion of the computer network along a tunnel of a particular tunnel mesh group corresponding to the particular differentiated routing profile traffic.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2007Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jean-Philippe Vasseur, Jeff Apcar, Jim Guichard, Robert H. Thomas
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Patent number: 7936668Abstract: A given router in the core of a label-switching network identifies a group of routers to receive common label binding information for later routing packets along respective paths through the label-switching network. One way to identify which of multiple routers to include as a member of the group to receive the same label information is to analyze egress policies associated with downstream routers in the label-switching network. Based on this analysis, the given router identifies group members as routers having a substantially same egress policy as each other. The given router then allocates memory resources to store a common set of label information to be distributed to each member in the group of routers having the same egress policy. After populating the memory resources with label information, the given router distributes a common set of label information to each router in the group of routers.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2005Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: James N. Guichard, Matthew H. Birkner, Robert H. Thomas, Roy M. Brooks
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Patent number: 7899049Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product for minimizing or preventing duplicate traffic during point to multipoint tree switching in a network. In its operation, embodiments disclosed herein utilize control plane trigger mechanisms to handle the receipt of duplicate traffic by network entities after the occurrence of a network failure event. Generally, the control plane trigger mechanism prevents a network entity from processing multicast traffic from both old and new upstream data paths resulting from typical network convergence procedures. The methods and apparatus describe herein apply to standard rerouting procedures as well as fast rerouting procedures for multicast traffic in a network.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2006Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Alex E. Raj, Robert H. Thomas
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Patent number: 7684350Abstract: A method of distributing labels in a label distribution protocol multicast network having a root node and at least one leaf node comprises the steps, performed at a receiving node, of receiving a label and path vector from a distributing node, carrying out loop or convergence detection from the received path vector and, if convergence or no loop is detected, sending a receiving node label and path vector to its nexthop node in the network.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2006Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Alex E. Raj, Eric C. Rosen, Robert H. Thomas, IJsbrand Wijnands
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Patent number: 7609620Abstract: A method and apparatus method for providing fast rerouting in a network is presented. The method and apparatus assign a first local label for a prefix, and assign a second local label for the prefix. The first local label is advertised to an upstream peer and the second local label is advertised to a downstream peer. A forwarding entry from the first local label for a prefix is switched to the second local label for the prefix when a failure of a link or next hop is detected.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2005Date of Patent: October 27, 2009Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Alex E. Raj, Robert H. Thomas, Prabhu Vaithilingam
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Publication number: 20090144443Abstract: In one embodiment, one or more tunnel mesh groups may be established in at least a portion of a computer network, where each tunnel mesh group corresponds to a differentiated routing profile. Traffic may then be received at the portion of the computer network, the traffic indicating a particular differentiated routing profile (e.g., based on a received label corresponding to the differentiated routing profile as advertised by the portion of the computer network). Accordingly, the traffic may be routed through the portion of the computer network along a tunnel of a particular tunnel mesh group corresponding to the particular differentiated routing profile traffic.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2007Publication date: June 4, 2009Inventors: Jean-Philippe Vasseur, Jeff Apcar, Jim Guichard, Robert H. Thomas
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Publication number: 20080031130Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product for minimizing or preventing duplicate traffic during point to multipoint tree switching in a network. In its operation, embodiments disclosed herein utilize control plane trigger mechanisms to handle the receipt of duplicate traffic by network entities after the occurrence of a network failure event. Generally, the control plane trigger mechanism prevents a network entity from processing multicast traffic from both old and new upstream data paths resulting from typical network convergence procedures. The methods and apparatus describe herein apply to standard rerouting procedures as well as fast rerouting procedures for multicast traffic in a network.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2006Publication date: February 7, 2008Inventors: Alex E. Raj, Robert H. Thomas
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Patent number: 7286529Abstract: A tag-switching router on a tag-switching network establishing a single tag distribution protocol (TDP) session with a peer for the advertisement of tag bindings shared by two or more interfaces and contemporaneously establishing with the peer one or more additional TDP sessions for the advertisement of tag bindings dedicated for use by specific interfaces. Each router interface has an assigned tag space comprised incoming tags that are appended by the peer to input data packets forwarded by the peer. A new Hello message carried in a TDP protocol data unit (PDU) is introduced for use in a TDP discovery mechanism. The router periodically multicasts a specific Hello message from each tag-switching enabled interface and a router TDP identifier in the TDP PDU header identifies the tag space that the router has assigned to the interface.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2003Date of Patent: October 23, 2007Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventor: Robert H. Thomas
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Patent number: 6512768Abstract: A tag-switching router on a tag-switching network establishing a single tag distribution protocol (TDP) session with a peer for the advertisement of tag bindings shared by two or more interfaces and contemporaneously establishing with the peer one or more additional TDP sessions for the advertisement of tag bindings dedicated for use by specific interfaces. Each router interface has an assigned tag space comprised incoming tags that are appended by the peer to input data packets forwarded by the peer. A new Hello message carried in a TDP protocol data unit (PDU) is introduced for use in a TDP discovery mechanism. The router periodically multicasts a specific Hello message from each tag-switching enabled interface and a router TDP identifier in the TDP PDU header identifies the tag space that the router has assigned to the interface.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 1999Date of Patent: January 28, 2003Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventor: Robert H. Thomas
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Patent number: 4868932Abstract: A supplementary self-contained cleaning fluid distribution system provides for the selective flushing and cleaning of the waste fluid holding tanks of a recreational vehicle. From an external connection cleaning fluid is directed to grey water or sewage tanks respectively, by means of a tank selector and backflow prevention system. Components of the system include a pair of normally closed solenoid valves and a normally open pressure switch responsive to the delivered pressure of the cleaning fluid. A predetermined reduction of the cleaning fluid supply pressure automatically isolates the vehicle system from the external fluid supply.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 1988Date of Patent: September 26, 1989Assignee: Swan Industries, Inc.Inventors: Robert H. Thoma, J. David Swan
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Patent number: 4605587Abstract: Improved retention on yarn and processing properties have been discovered in a composition of matter comprising meta and para pyromellitates ##STR1## and 2 to 50 percent by weight of specific dimers of I. and II., wherein A is (CH.sub.2).sub.2 (CF.sub.2).sub.n CF.sub.3, where n is 5 to 13 and B is CH.sub.2 CHOHCH.sub.2 Cl.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 1982Date of Patent: August 12, 1986Assignee: Allied CorporationInventors: Robert H. Thomas, Willis B. Hammond, Michael P. Friedberger, William A. Archie
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Patent number: 4604316Abstract: Improved retention on yarn and processing properties have been discovered in a composition of matter comprising meta and para pyromellitates ##STR1## and 70 to 95 percent by weight of specific dimers and other oligomers of I. and II., wherein A is (CH.sub.2).sub.2 (CF.sub.2).sub.n CF.sub.3, where n is 5 to 13 and B is CH.sub.2 CHOHCH.sub.2 Cl.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 1982Date of Patent: August 5, 1986Assignee: Allied CorporationInventors: Robert H. Thomas, deceased, by Mary A. Thomas, executrix, Willis B. Hammond, Michael P. Friedberger, William A. Archie