Patents by Inventor Robert N. Snively

Robert N. Snively 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).

  • Fibre channel virtual host bus adapter
    Patent number: 9787524
    Abstract: Methods and devices to allow multiple operating system images to simultaneously access a Fiber Channel fabric through a common host bus adapter port are described. For each requesting operating system image, a fabric switch maintains a unique port identifier value and a unique fabric channel address so that each operating system image may be uniquely identified across the fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Alberto Lutgardo, Robert N. Snively