Inventor
HUGHES STERLING
US44 patents
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SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC
23 patentsUS7853417B2Dec 14, 2010
Methods and system for utility network outage detection
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC26 citations92
US7769888B2Aug 3, 2010
Method and system for providing network and routing protocols for utility services
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC21 citations92
US9439145B2Sep 6, 2016
Approach for extended battery life network nodes
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC7 citations84
US7940669B2May 10, 2011
Route and link evaluation in wireless mesh communications networks
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC13 citations84
US7894481B2Feb 22, 2011
Methods and systems for dynamic fragmentation of packets by communication network nodes
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC13 citations84
US9182275B2Nov 10, 2015
Distributing light intensity readings in a wireless mesh
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC5 citations80
US9689710B2Jun 27, 2017
Power outage notification and determination
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC2 citations72
US8532149B2Sep 10, 2013
Updating routing and outage information in a communications network
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC3 citations63
US7969889B2Jun 28, 2011
Route and link evaluation in wireless mesh communications networks
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC3 citations62
US7839899B2Nov 23, 2010
Method and system of updating routing information in a communications network
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC2 citations62
US7961741B2Jun 14, 2011
Rapid dissemination of bulk information to widely dispersed network nodes
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC4 citations57
US10348513B2Jul 9, 2019
System and method for broadcasting messages to nodes within a wireless mesh network
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC0 citations52
US9800467B2Oct 24, 2017
Technique for changing the operating state of a node within a network
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC1 citations52
US9801128B2Oct 24, 2017
Approach for extended battery life network nodes
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC0 citations52
US9276813B2Mar 1, 2016
Technique for changing the operating state of a node within a network
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC0 citations52
US8873518B2Oct 28, 2014
System and method for broadcasting messages to nodes within a wireless mesh network
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC0 citations52
US8819279B2Aug 26, 2014
Method and system for providing network and routing protocols for utility services
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC0 citations51
US9866460B2Jan 9, 2018
System and method for convergence and automatic disabling of access points in a wireless mesh network
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC0 citations50
US8935412B2Jan 13, 2015
Multi-protocol network registration and address resolution
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC0 citations49
US9451592B2Sep 20, 2016
System and method for broadcasting messages to nodes within a wireless mesh network
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC0 citations48
US8902732B2Dec 2, 2014
System and method for managing access point failover within a wireless mesh network
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC1 citations48
US9774466B2Sep 26, 2017
System and method for broadcasting messages to nodes within a wireless mesh network
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC0 citations44
US9615426B2Apr 4, 2017
Distributing light intensity readings in a wireless mesh
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC0 citations39
HUGHES STERLING
7 patentsUS8755303B2Jun 17, 2014
Powerline carrier zero-crossing transformer mapping with asymmetric RF return path
HUGHES STERLING10 citations83
US8316136B2Nov 20, 2012
Multi-protocol network registration and address resolution
HUGHES STERLING4 citations59
US8917680B2Dec 23, 2014
System and method for reserving channels for high priority packets
HUGHES STERLING0 citations51
US8213357B2Jul 3, 2012
Static addressing of devices in a dynamically routed network
HUGHES STERLING1 citations50
US9226219B2Dec 29, 2015
System and method for route learning and auto-configuration
HUGHES STERLING0 citations41
US9106567B2Aug 11, 2015
System and method for setting a path to an access point across a wireless mesh network
HUGHES STERLING0 citations41
US9030951B2May 12, 2015
System and method for improving network convergence via adaptive routing techniques
HUGHES STERLING0 citations41
VASWANI RAJ
4 patentsUS8233905B2Jul 31, 2012
Load management in wireless mesh communications networks
VASWANI RAJ182 citations98
US8515433B2Aug 20, 2013
Load management in wireless mesh communications networks
VASWANI RAJ24 citations92
US8189577B2May 29, 2012
Network utilities in wireless mesh communications networks
VASWANI RAJ26 citations92
US9658081B2May 23, 2017
Methods and system for utility network outage detection
VASWANI RAJ10 citations84
FLAMMER GEORGE
4 patentsUS8130700B2Mar 6, 2012
Method and system for providing network and routing protocols for utility services
FLAMMER GEORGE8 citations82
US8072951B2Dec 6, 2011
Method and system for providing routing protocols in a frequency hopping spread spectrum network
FLAMMER GEORGE10 citations82
US8161191B2Apr 17, 2012
Method and system for providing network and routing protocols for utility services
FLAMMER GEORGE4 citations72
US8396987B2Mar 12, 2013
Method and system for providing network and routing protocols for utility services
FLAMMER GEORGE1 citations61