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BALLARD LEE E

US31 patents
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DELL PRODUCTS LP

28 patents
US11899602B2Feb 13, 2024

Smart network interface controller operating system binding

DELL PRODUCTS LP2 citations73
US10361948B2Jul 23, 2019

Communication loop prevention in an information handling system

DELL PRODUCTS LP6 citations73
US11012407B2May 18, 2021

System and method of utilizing multiple networks

DELL PRODUCTS LP2 citations72
US10146653B2Dec 4, 2018

Automated system-level failure and recovery

DELL PRODUCTS LP5 citations71
US10419239B2Sep 17, 2019

Switch dependent teaming for high availability of virtual network functions

DELL PRODUCTS LP3 citations68
US10990680B2Apr 27, 2021

Method and apparatus for securing add-in cards from firmware and configuration changes

DELL PRODUCTS LP2 citations67
US9960987B2May 1, 2018

System and method for using open source management modules on hardware switch elements

DELL PRODUCTS LP2 citations65
US12541623B2Feb 3, 2026

Synchronization of system time among smart devices via Security Protocol Data Model (SPDM)

DELL PRODUCTS LP0 citations62
US11928191B2Mar 12, 2024

System and method for authorization scope extension for security protocol and data model capable devices

DELL PRODUCTS LP0 citations62
US11438229B2Sep 6, 2022

Systems and methods for operating system deployment and lifecycle management of a smart network interface card

DELL PRODUCTS LP1 citations62
US9467441B2Oct 11, 2016

Secure service delegator

DELL PRODUCTS LP2 citations62
US11258624B2Feb 22, 2022

System and method for providing remote site security for information handling systems in a protected network

DELL PRODUCTS LP1 citations61
US12399697B2Aug 26, 2025

Secure smart network interface controller firmware update

DELL PRODUCTS LP0 citations60
US12585454B2Mar 24, 2026

Management controller firmware updates for information handling system (IHS) component without a direct out-of-band (OOB) management channel

DELL PRODUCTS LP0 citations57
US11411753B2Aug 9, 2022

Adding network controller sideband interface (NC-SI) sideband and management to a high power consumption device

DELL PRODUCTS LP1 citations56
US12425400B2Sep 23, 2025

Secure access via 802.1X port-based network access control (PNAC)

DELL PRODUCTS LP0 citations52
US12405807B2Sep 2, 2025

System and method for boot and shutdown synchronization of server operating system and component operating system

DELL PRODUCTS LP0 citations52
US12164642B2Dec 10, 2024

Smart network interface controller signature database emulation

DELL PRODUCTS LP0 citations52
US11805338B2Oct 31, 2023

Systems and methods for enabling smart network interface card as an advanced telemetry appliance

DELL PRODUCTS LP0 citations52
US12407674B2Sep 2, 2025

System and method for discovery and binding of remote access controller firmware to a proxy service

DELL PRODUCTS LP0 citations51
US12222882B2Feb 11, 2025

Systems and methods for smart network interface card-initiated server management

DELL PRODUCTS LP0 citations51
US12001827B2Jun 4, 2024

System and method for system-wide firmware downgrade control

DELL PRODUCTS LP0 citations51
US11836504B2Dec 5, 2023

Synchronized shutdown of host operating system and data processing unit operating system

DELL PRODUCTS LP0 citations51
US11809289B2Nov 7, 2023

High-availability (HA) management networks for high performance computing platforms

DELL PRODUCTS LP0 citations51
US10785120B2Sep 22, 2020

Systems and methods for extending link layer discovery over virtual Ethernet bridges

DELL PRODUCTS LP0 citations50
US10075398B2Sep 11, 2018

Systems and methods for enabling a host system to use a network interface of a management controller

DELL PRODUCTS LP1 citations47
US12118363B2Oct 15, 2024

Coordinated boot synchronization and startup of information handling system subsystems

DELL PRODUCTS LP0 citations46
US10853113B2Dec 1, 2020

Hierarchically nested virtualized functions having a physical function providing processing requests and responses to each level of the hierarchy

DELL PRODUCTS LP0 citations41

BALLARD LEE E

2 patents

ALCATEL USA SOURCING LP

1 patent