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Michael R. Smith
Also filed as: SMITH MICHAEL · SMITH MICHAEL R · SMITH MICHAEL ROY
76 granted patents·8 pending applications·1,612 citations·filing 1995–2024
99Inventor score
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84 records- 0198US8345692B2Virtual switching overlay for cloud computingCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 1, 2013·158 cites·20 claims
- 0298US8102781B2Dynamic distribution of virtual machines in a communication networkSMITH MICHAEL·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 24, 2012·198 cites·17 claims
- 0397US9178812B2Stacking metadata contexts for service chainsCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 3, 2015·48 cites·20 claims
- 0497US8213336B2Distributed data center access switchSMITH MICHAEL·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 3, 2012·131 cites·20 claims
- 0595US8134922B2Reducing flooding in a bridged networkELANGOVAN ANUSANKAR·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 13, 2012·105 cites·26 claims
- 0694US8539571B2Method and apparatus for providing network security using security labelingSMITH MICHAEL R·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 17, 2013·22 cites·21 claims
- 0794US7652181B1Alkylation reactor design with effluent recycle and impure benzene regenerationUOP LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 26, 2010·23 cites·19 claims
- 0893US8589919B2Traffic forwarding for virtual machinesSMITH MICHAEL·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 19, 2013·46 cites·20 claims
- 0993US7794585B2Hydrocarbon conversion processUOP LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 14, 2010·31 cites·20 claims
- 1092US7530112B2Method and apparatus for providing network security using role-based access controlCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 5, 2009·58 cites·17 claims
- 1192US5833795AMagnetic particle integrated adhesive and associated method of repairing a composite material productMC DONNELL DOUGLAS CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 10, 1998·116 cites·17 claims
- 1290US7790020B2Hydrocarbon conversion process to improve cetane numberUOP LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 7, 2010·21 cites·20 claims
- 1388US9860254B2Method and apparatus for providing network security using role-based access controlCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 2, 2018·4 cites·20 claims
- 1488US7782841B2Method and system for transporting data using pseudowire circuits over a bridged networkCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 24, 2010·21 cites·23 claims
- 1587US7794588B2Hydrocarbon conversion process to decrease polyaromaticsUOP LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 14, 2010·15 cites·20 claims
- 1686US8301882B2Method and apparatus for ingress filtering using security group informationSMITH MICHAEL R·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 30, 2012·8 cites·20 claims
- 1786US7840708B2Method and system for the assignment of security group information using a proxyCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 23, 2010·13 cites·20 claims
- 1886US7639605B2System and method for detecting and recovering from virtual switch link failuresCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 29, 2009·30 cites·26 claims
- 1986US7139928B1Method and system for providing redundancy within a network elementCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 21, 2006·46 cites·51 claims
- 2085US7954163B2Method and apparatus for providing network security using role-based access controlCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2009·Granted May 31, 2011·8 cites·30 claims
- 2185US7821981B2Satellite switch communication over a networkCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 26, 2010·14 cites·19 claims
- 2285US7751416B2Virtual network deviceCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 6, 2010·55 cites·27 claims
- 2384US8363666B2Multiple network architecture providing for migration of devicesCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 29, 2013·19 cites·21 claims
- 2484US7836490B2Method and apparatus for providing network security using security labelingCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 16, 2010·35 cites·95 claims
- 2584US7669244B2Method and system for generating user group permission listsCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 23, 2010·31 cites·71 claims
- 2684US7286491B1Virtual local area network membership registration protocol for multiple spanning tree network environmentsCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 23, 2007·35 cites·29 claims
- 2783US7906013B2Hydrocarbon conversion processUOP LLC·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 15, 2011·4 cites·15 claims
- 2882US8037180B2Centralized control plane appliance for virtual infrastructureCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 11, 2011·12 cites·19 claims
- 2981US8713201B2Method and system for the assignment of security group information using a proxySMITH MICHAEL R·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 29, 2014·6 cites·13 claims
- 3081US8302157B2Method and system for generating user group identifiersSMITH MICHAEL R·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 30, 2012·5 cites·23 claims
- 3180US8621596B2Method and apparatus for best effort propagation of security group informationSMITH MICHAEL R·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 31, 2013·4 cites·18 claims
- 3279US6515969B1Virtual local area network membership registration protocol for multiple spanning tree network environmentsCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 4, 2003·98 cites·17 claims
- 3378US8661556B2Method and apparatus for providing network security using role-based access controlSMITH MICHAEL R·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 25, 2014·3 cites·22 claims
- 3477US7985393B2Pastillation of ammonium sulfate nitrateUOP LLC·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 26, 2011·3 cites·16 claims
- 3577US7292569B1Distributed router forwarding architecture employing global translation indicesCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 6, 2007·33 cites·20 claims
- 3676US7877796B2Method and apparatus for best effort propagation of security group informationCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 25, 2011·15 cites·70 claims
- 3776US7827402B2Method and apparatus for ingress filtering using security group informationCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 2, 2010·18 cites·76 claims
- 3875US9237158B2Method and apparatus for providing network security using role-based access controlCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 12, 2016·2 cites·22 claims
- 3974US8555056B2Method and system for including security information with a packetSMITH MICHAEL R·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 8, 2013·3 cites·22 claims
- 4073US8274973B2Virtual service domainsSARDAR SRINIVAS·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 25, 2012·4 cites·21 claims
- 4173US7421612B1Method and system for optimized switchover of redundant forwarding enginesCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 2, 2008·18 cites·95 claims
- 4272US8481797B2Processes for maximizing high-value aromatics production utilizing stabilized crude benzene withdrawalSMITH MICHAEL R·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 9, 2013·2 cites·14 claims
- 4372US7632473B2Process and apparatus for alkylation of aromatic with olefin using impure aromatic recycleUOP LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 15, 2009·1 cites·5 claims
- 4471US10865350B2Process for hydroprocessing a hydrocarbon streamUOP LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 15, 2020·1 cites·11 claims
- 4570US9621419B2Determining when to switch to a standby intelligent adjunct network deviceSMITH MICHAEL R·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 11, 2017·2 cites·17 claims
- 4669US9246799B2Data plane learning of bi-directional service chainsCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 26, 2016·2 cites·20 claims
- 4768US9752085B2Process and apparatus for producing diesel from a hydrocarbon streamUOP LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 5, 2017·1 cites·18 claims
- 4868US8999256B2Process and apparatus for producing diesel from a hydrocarbon streamUOP LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 7, 2015·1 cites·20 claims
- 4968US7877601B2Method and system for including security information with a packetCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 25, 2011·10 cites·45 claims
- 5067US9567272B2FCC process with a dehydrogenation zone for max propylene productionUOP LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 14, 2017·1 cites·15 claims
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