Patents by Inventor Ronnie R. Kulper

Ronnie R. Kulper 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).

  • Methods and apparatus to provision cloud computing network elements
    Patent number: 10153943
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provision cloud computing network elements are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving a selection of a cloud networking template from a client, wherein the cloud networking template includes a data center connector type and a wide area network connector type, configuring a virtual machine on a host server based on the cloud networking template, configuring a data center connector based on the data center connector type, configuring a wide area network connector based on the wide area network connector type, and coupling the wide area network connector to the data center connector and coupling the data center connector to the virtual machine within the host server to enable the client to access the virtual machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: John T. Mulligan, David John Knight, Ronnie R. Kulper, Don J. Moloney, Mai-Uyen Thi Nguyen, Han Q. Nguyen, Diana Lynn Toll-Verry, Simon S. Zelingher
  • Methods and Apparatus to Provision Cloud Computing Network Elements
    Publication number: 20160087835
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provision cloud computing network elements are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving a selection of a cloud networking template from a client, wherein the cloud networking template includes a data center connector type and a wide area network connector type, configuring a virtual machine on a host server based on the cloud networking template, configuring a data center connector based on the data center connector type, configuring a wide area network connector based on the wide area network connector type, and coupling the wide area network connector to the data center connector and coupling the data center connector to the virtual machine within the host server to enable the client to access the virtual machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: John T. Mulligan, David John Knight, Ronnie R. Kulper, Don J. Moloney, Mai-Uyen Thi Nguyen, Han Q. Nguyen, Diana Lynn Toll-Verry, Simon S. Zelingher
  • Methods and apparatus to provision cloud computing network elements
    Patent number: 9203775
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provision cloud computing network elements are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving a selection of a cloud networking template from a client, wherein the cloud networking template includes a data center connector type and a wide area network connector type, configuring a virtual machine on a host server based on the cloud networking template, configuring a data center connector based on the data center connector type, configuring a wide area network connector based on the wide area network connector type, and coupling the wide area network connector to the data center connector and coupling the data center connector to the virtual machine within the host server to enable the client to access the virtual machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: John T. Mulligan, David John Knight, Ronnie R. Kulper, Don J. Moloney, Mai-Uyen Thi Nguyen, Han Q. Nguyen, Diana Lynn Toll-Verry, Simon S. Zelingher
  • Methods and Apparatus to Provision Cloud Computing Network Elements
    Publication number: 20140223434
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provision cloud computing network elements are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving a selection of a cloud networking template from a client, wherein the cloud networking template includes a data center connector type and a wide area network connector type, configuring a virtual machine on a host server based on the cloud networking template, configuring a data center connector based on the data center connector type, configuring a wide area network connector based on the wide area network connector type, and coupling the wide area network connector to the data center connector and coupling the data center connector to the virtual machine within the host server to enable the client to access the virtual machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: John T. Mulligan, David John Knight, Ronnie R. Kulper, Don J. Moloney, Mai-Uyen Thi Nguyen, Han Q. Nguyen, Diana Lynn Toll-Verry, Simon S. Zelingher
  • Methods and apparatus to provision cloud computing network elements
    Patent number: 8699499
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provision cloud computing network elements are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving a selection of a cloud networking template from a client, wherein the cloud networking template includes a data center connector type and a wide area network connector type, configuring a virtual machine on a host server based on the cloud networking template, configuring a data center connector based on the data center connector type, configuring a wide area network connector based on the wide area network connector type, and coupling the wide area network connector to the data center connector and coupling the data center connector to the virtual machine within the host server to enable the client to access the virtual machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: John T. Mulligan, David John Knight, Ronnie R. Kulper, Don J. Moloney, Mai-Uyen Thi Nguyen, Han. Q. Nguyen, Diana Lynn Toll-Verry, Simon S. Zelingher
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVISION CLOUD COMPUTING NETWORK ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20120147894
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provision cloud computing network elements are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving a selection of a cloud networking template from a client, wherein the cloud networking template includes a data center connector type and a wide area network connector type, configuring a virtual machine on a host server based on the cloud networking template, configuring a data center connector based on the data center connector type, configuring a wide area network connector based on the wide area network connector type, and coupling the wide area network connector to the data center connector and coupling the data center connector to the virtual machine within the host server to enable the client to access the virtual machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: John T. Mulligan, David John Knight, Ronnie R. Kulper, Don J. Moloney, Mai-Uyen Thi Nguyen, Han Q. Nguyen, Diana Lynn Toll-Verry, Simon S. Zelingher