Patents by Inventor W. Leo Rollins

W. Leo Rollins 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).

  • Device connections and methods thereof
    Patent number: 8463952
    Abstract: A first device port and a second device port are connected using a first cable and a second cable. The first device port and the second device port use a divisible number of lanes, X for communication. The first cable uses X? lanes, where X? is less than X. The second cable uses X-X? lanes, where X-X? is also less than X. If the first cable is disconnected or fails, then the second cable is used after a failover operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Allen E. Tracht, Daniel J. Kolor, W. Leo Rollins