Patents by Inventor Scott Andrew Hankins

Scott Andrew Hankins 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).

  • MANAGING A NETWORK OVERLAID ON ANOTHER NETWORK
    Publication number: 20240022464
    Abstract: Briefly, embodiments described may include managing a network comprising a plurality of logical broadcast domains, wherein the network may be overlaid on another network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Hankins, Andrew John Mastracci
  • Managing a network overlaid on another network
    Patent number: 11743098
    Abstract: Briefly, embodiments described herein include those for managing a network comprising a plurality of logical broadcast domains, wherein the network may be overlaid on another network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Cradlepoint, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Hankins, Andrew John Mastracci
  • CONNECTING A CLOUD NETWORK TO THE INTERNET
    Publication number: 20230147498
    Abstract: Briefly, methods and/or apparatuses of connecting a private network to the Internet are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Hankins, Andrew John Mastracci
  • CONNECTING A CLOUD NETWORK TO THE INTERNET
    Publication number: 20230141252
    Abstract: Briefly, methods and/or apparatuses of connecting a private network to the Internet are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Hankins, Andrew John Mastracci
  • DEPLOYMENT OF NETWORK-RELATED FEATURES OVER CLOUD NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20230050544
    Abstract: Briefly, methods and/or apparatuses of virtual deployment of network-related features are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Hankins, Michael A. Cartsonis, Andrew John Mastracci
  • Deployment of network-related features over cloud network
    Patent number: 11516077
    Abstract: Briefly, methods and/or apparatuses of virtual deployment of network-related features are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Cradlepoint, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Hankins, Michael A. Cartsonis, Andrew John Mastracci
  • Management of a network via a GUI of user relationships
    Patent number: 11424995
    Abstract: Briefly, methods and/or apparatuses are described for network management via a graphical user interface (GUI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Cradlepoint, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Cartsonis, Scott Andrew Hankins, Andrew John Mastracci
  • Network device identification via similarity of operation and auto-labeling
    Publication number: 20220109685
    Abstract: Systems and methods include receiving data associated with monitoring network communication traffic associated with a plurality of network devices; analyzing network communication flows of the plurality of network devices to group similar network devices together; analyzing patterns, frequency, relevance, and origination of words in the network communication traffic to auto-label the plurality of network devices; and assigning one or more words to any of a given network device and a group of similar network devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Hankins, Thomas James Geisler
  • IMPLICIT TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
    Publication number: 20220045905
    Abstract: Briefly, methods and/or apparatuses for implicit traffic engineering, such as for the Internet, are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Hankins, Andrew John Mastracci
  • CONNECTING A CLOUD NETWORK TO THE INTERNET
    Publication number: 20220038506
    Abstract: Briefly, methods and/or apparatuses of connecting a private network to the Internet are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Hankins, Andrew John Mastracci
  • Network device identification
    Patent number: 11212183
    Abstract: Briefly, embodiments, such as methods and/or systems for network device identification, for example, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Zscaler, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Hankins, Thomas James Geisler, III
  • Transmitting broadcast domain configurations
    Patent number: 11184230
    Abstract: Communications between broadcast domains are described. In an embodiment, a broadcast domain configuration of one broadcast domain is generated and transmitted for receipt by a device in another broadcast domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: CRADLEPOINT, INC.
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Hankins, Andrew John Mastracci
  • Connecting a cloud network to the internet
    Patent number: 11178184
    Abstract: This relates to connecting a network of logical broadcast domains to the Internet. In an embodiment, selected signal packets are transmitted between two logical broadcast domains via a tunnel server. Outbound signal packets are communicated to the Internet via network address translation as to the outbound signal packets which are different than the selected signal packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: CRADLEPOINT, INC.
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Hankins, Andrew John Mastracci
  • MANAGING A NETWORK OVERLAID ON ANOTHER NETWORK
    Publication number: 20210288866
    Abstract: Briefly, methods and/or apparatuses of overlaying a secure, connected, flexible networking structure, such as on cloud infrastructure, are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Hankins, Andrew John Mastracci
  • Private networks overlaid on cloud infrastructure
    Patent number: 10985968
    Abstract: Briefly, methods and/or apparatuses of overlaying a secure, connected, flexible networking structure, such as on cloud infrastructure, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Cradlepoint, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Hankins, Andrew John Mastracci
  • Management of a network via a GUI of user relationships
    Patent number: 10892955
    Abstract: Briefly, methods and/or apparatuses are described for network management via a graphical user interface (GUI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Cradlepoint, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Cartsonis, Scott Andrew Hankins, Andrew John Mastracci
  • DEPLOYMENT OF NETWORK-RELATED FEATURES OVER CLOUD NETWORK
    Publication number: 20200412610
    Abstract: Briefly, methods and/or apparatuses of virtual deployment of network-related features are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Hankins, Michael A. Cartsonis, Andrew John Mastracci
  • Linking logical broadcast domains
    Patent number: 10880162
    Abstract: Briefly, methods and apparatuses are described that link two or more logical broadcast domains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Cradlepoint, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Hankins, Andrew John Mastracci, Craig Wesley Elliott
  • Deployment of network-related features over cloud network
    Patent number: 10819569
    Abstract: Briefly, methods and/or apparatuses of virtual deployment of network-related features are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Cradlepoint, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Hankins, Michael A. Cartsonis, Andrew John Mastracci
  • Private networks overlaid on cloud infrastructure
    Patent number: 10764110
    Abstract: Briefly, methods and/or apparatuses of overlaying a secure, connected, flexible networking structure, such as on cloud infrastructure, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Cradlepoint, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Hankins, Andrew John Mastracci