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Lee E. Ballard
Also filed as: BALLARD LEE · BALLARD LEE E · BALLARD LEE ERIC
41 granted patents·5 pending applications·69 citations·filing 1999–2024
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46 records- 0192US11899602B2Smart network interface controller operating system bindingDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 13, 2024·2 cites·18 claims
- 0292US11740919B2System and method for hardware offloading of nested virtual switchesDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 29, 2023·7 cites·18 claims
- 0387US10361948B2Communication loop prevention in an information handling systemDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 23, 2019·6 cites·20 claims
- 0486US11445027B2System and method for platform session management using device integrity measurementsDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 13, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 0585US10146653B2Automated system-level failure and recoveryDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 4, 2018·5 cites·20 claims
- 0684US10276131B2Systems and methods for remote mouse pointer managementBALLARD LEE E·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 30, 2019·5 cites·23 claims
- 0775US11438229B2Systems and methods for operating system deployment and lifecycle management of a smart network interface cardDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 6, 2022·1 cites·12 claims
- 0875US11258624B2System and method for providing remote site security for information handling systems in a protected networkDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 22, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 0975US10990680B2Method and apparatus for securing add-in cards from firmware and configuration changesDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 27, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 1075US10419239B2Switch dependent teaming for high availability of virtual network functionsDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 17, 2019·3 cites·13 claims
- 1172US11012407B2System and method of utilizing multiple networksDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2017·Granted May 18, 2021·2 cites·11 claims
- 1271US11334416B2System and method for transferring peripheral firmware core dataDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2019·Granted May 17, 2022·1 cites·18 claims
- 1369US12074913B2Certificate authorization policy for security protocol and data model capable devicesDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 27, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 1467US9467441B2Secure service delegatorDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 11, 2016·2 cites·14 claims
- 1566US9292108B2Systems and methods for remote mouse pointer managementBALLARD LEE E·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 22, 2016·2 cites·29 claims
- 1665US9960987B2System and method for using open source management modules on hardware switch elementsDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2015·Granted May 1, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 1764US11411753B2Adding network controller sideband interface (NC-SI) sideband and management to a high power consumption deviceDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 9, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 1862US12405807B2System and method for boot and shutdown synchronization of server operating system and component operating systemDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 2, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 1962US2025232255A1Managing device personality at an information handling systemDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2060US11516256B2Certificate authorization policy for security protocol and data model capable devicesDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 29, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 2158US12407674B2System and method for discovery and binding of remote access controller firmware to a proxy serviceDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 2, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 2258US12399697B2Secure smart network interface controller firmware updateDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 26, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 2358US10075398B2Systems and methods for enabling a host system to use a network interface of a management controllerDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 11, 2018·1 cites·15 claims
- 2457US11928191B2System and method for authorization scope extension for security protocol and data model capable devicesDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 12, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2556US11836504B2Synchronized shutdown of host operating system and data processing unit operating systemDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 5, 2023·0 cites·12 claims
- 2656US11809289B2High-availability (HA) management networks for high performance computing platformsDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 7, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 2755US11805338B2Systems and methods for enabling smart network interface card as an advanced telemetry applianceDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 31, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
- 2854US12164642B2Smart network interface controller signature database emulationDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 10, 2024·0 cites·9 claims
- 2952US12425400B2Secure access via 802.1X port-based network access control (PNAC)DELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 23, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 3052US11909595B2System and method for distributed management of communication devicesDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 20, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3152US2025328647A1Securing legacy adapters with a secure microcontroller unit and legacy adapter recoveryDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3251US12222882B2Systems and methods for smart network interface card-initiated server managementDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 11, 2025·0 cites·12 claims
- 3351US10924435B2System and method for port reduction using multiple chassis link aggregation group for stacked devicesDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 16, 2021·0 cites·18 claims
- 3450US11011876B2System and method for remote management of network interface peripheralsDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2018·Granted May 18, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 3549US12118363B2Coordinated boot synchronization and startup of information handling system subsystemsDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 15, 2024·0 cites·12 claims
- 3649US12001827B2System and method for system-wide firmware downgrade controlDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 4, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3749US10938640B2System and method of managing an intelligent peripheralDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 2, 2021·0 cites·18 claims
- 3848US12170642B2Managing failover between information handling systemsDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 17, 2024·0 cites·17 claims
- 3948US10785120B2Systems and methods for extending link layer discovery over virtual Ethernet bridgesDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 22, 2020·0 cites·16 claims
- 4048US10778574B2Smart network interface peripheral cardsDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 15, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 4147US2023342324A1Smart network interface controller serial communication redirectionDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4246US6522732B1System and method of preserving stable calls during a split mode operation of telecommunications equipmentALCATEL USA SOURCING LP·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 18, 2003·24 cites·15 claims
- 4346US2024241748A1Asynchronous client to client task managementDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4445US11431506B2System and method of utilizing a component of an information handling systemDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 30, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 4541US10853113B2Hierarchically nested virtualized functions having a physical function providing processing requests and responses to each level of the hierarchyDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 1, 2020·0 cites·12 claims
- 4629US2018242154A1System and method for automatic provisioning of multi-tenant wireless local area networksDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
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