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Philip A. Thomas
Also filed as: THOMAS PHILIP · THOMAS PHILIP A
48 granted patents·3 pending applications·1,229 citations·filing 1996–2025
98Inventor score
Files withJUNIPER NETWORKS INC16MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC7FUNGIBLE INC5THOMAS PHILIP A5DIVA SYSTEMS CORP4
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51 records- 0198US11777839B2Data center network with packet sprayingMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 3, 2023·12 cites·14 claims
- 0297US8687629B1Fabric virtualization for packet and circuit switchingKOMPELLA KIREETI·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 1, 2014·86 cites·30 claims
- 0397US6208335B1Method and apparatus for providing a menu structure for an interactive information distribution systemDIVA SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 27, 2001·435 cites·23 claims
- 0496US12231353B2Fabric control protocol for data center networks with packet spraying over multiple alternate data pathsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 18, 2025·8 cites·17 claims
- 0596US9240843B1Method and apparatus for blind time skew compensation for coherent optical receiversJUNIPER NETWORKS INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 19, 2016·33 cites·21 claims
- 0695US12294470B2Fabric control protocol for large-scale multi-stage data center networksMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2021·Granted May 6, 2025·7 cites·23 claims
- 0795US11412076B2Network access node virtual fabrics configured dynamically over an underlay networkFUNGIBLE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 9, 2022·4 cites·20 claims
- 0894US9331929B1Methods and apparatus for randomly distributing traffic in a multi-path switch fabricTHOMAS PHILIP A·Filed 2012·Granted May 3, 2016·30 cites·21 claims
- 0992US9906243B1Methods and apparatus for flexible overhead forward error correction (FEC) sub-system for optical fiber communication systemsJUNIPER NETWORKS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 27, 2018·10 cites·20 claims
- 1092US8625596B1Multi-chassis topology discovery using in-band signalingTHOMAS PHILIP A·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 7, 2014·18 cites·23 claims
- 1192US7032176B2Method and apparatus for providing a menu structure for an interactive information distribution systemSEDNA PATENT SERVICES LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 18, 2006·52 cites·64 claims
- 1290US9225431B1Fast chromatic dispersion estimationJUNIPER NETWORKS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 29, 2015·12 cites·36 claims
- 1390US8953951B1Fast chromatic dispersion estimationTHOMAS PHILIP A·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 10, 2015·12 cites·33 claims
- 1490US7877549B1Enforcement of cache coherency policies using process synchronization servicesJUNIPER NETWORKS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 25, 2011·26 cites·37 claims
- 1590US5781227AMethod and apparatus for masking the effects of latency in an interactive information distribution systemDIVA SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 14, 1998·126 cites·17 claims
- 1689US9838138B1Self-calibration of pluggable optical moduleJUNIPER NETWORKS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 5, 2017·9 cites·21 claims
- 1788US8254255B2Flow-control in a switch fabricTHOMAS PHILIP A·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 28, 2012·15 cites·18 claims
- 1885US7743200B1Instruction cache using perfect hash functionJUNIPER NETWORKS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 22, 2010·13 cites·37 claims
- 1985US5966162AMethod and apparatus for masking the effects of latency in an interactive information distribution systemDIVA SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 12, 1999·81 cites·29 claims
- 2084US9258192B2Multi-chassis topology discovery using in-band signalingJUNIPER NETWORKS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 9, 2016·6 cites·20 claims
- 2184US8713221B1Rate controlled first in first out (FIFO) queues for clock domain crossingAGRAWAL ANURAG·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 29, 2014·9 cites·22 claims
- 2282US7966442B1Cache using perfect hash functionJUNIPER NETWORKS INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 21, 2011·6 cites·32 claims
- 2379US10862513B2Data processing unit having hardware-based parallel variable-length codeword decodingFUNGIBLE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 8, 2020·4 cites·21 claims
- 2479US10097479B1Methods and apparatus for randomly distributing traffic in a multi-path switch fabricJUNIPER NETWORKS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 9, 2018·3 cites·16 claims
- 2578US12143296B2Data center network with packet sprayingMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 12, 2024·0 cites·17 claims
- 2677US8804710B2System architecture for a scalable and distributed multi-stage switch fabricAYBAY GUNES·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 12, 2014·7 cites·17 claims
- 2777US8717889B2Flow-control in a switch fabricTHOMAS PHILIP A·Filed 2012·Granted May 6, 2014·4 cites·19 claims
- 2876US12120016B2Data center network with packet sprayingMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 15, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2975US8325749B2Methods and apparatus for transmission of groups of cells via a switch fabricTHOMAS SARIN·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 4, 2012·7 cites·24 claims
- 3075US6163272AMethod and apparatus for managing personal identification numbers in interactive information distribution systemDIVA SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 19, 2000·176 cites·8 claims
- 3171US11025445B2Early acknowledgment for write operationsFUNGIBLE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 1, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 3271US10547333B1Methods and apparatus for flexible overhead forward error correction (FEC) sub-system for optical fiber communication systemsJUNIPER NETWORKS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 28, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 3371US9104345B2Rate controlled first in first out (FIFO) queues for clock domain crossingJUNIPER NETWORKS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 11, 2015·2 cites·20 claims
- 3471US9077466B2Methods and apparatus for transmission of groups of cells via a switch fabricJUNIPER NETWORKS INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 7, 2015·2 cites·19 claims
- 3571US2025323864A1Scalable multi-plane fabric-less connectivity for packet forwarding engineJUNIPER NETWORKS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3670US2025276697A1Apparatus and method for determining a cognitive state of a user of a vehicleJAGUAR LAND ROVER LTD·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3769US12261926B2Fabric control protocol for data center networks with packet spraying over multiple alternate data pathsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 25, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3868US9021582B2Parallelized pattern matching using non-deterministic finite automataGOLDMAN GARY·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 28, 2015·4 cites·38 claims
- 3967US8705500B1Methods and apparatus for upgrading a switch fabricAYBAY GUNES·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 22, 2014·3 cites·19 claims
- 4065US12375399B2Scalable multi-plane fabric-less connectivity for packet forwarding engineJUNIPER NETWORKS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 29, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4163US8804711B2Methods and apparatus related to a modular switch architectureAYBAY GUNES·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 12, 2014·2 cites·18 claims
- 4262US11405179B2Multimode cryptographic processorFUNGIBLE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 2, 2022·0 cites·18 claims
- 4362US8364864B2Multi-bank queuing architecture for higher bandwidth on-chip memory bufferJUNIPER NETWORKS INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 29, 2013·1 cites·20 claims
- 4461US12119950B2Early acknowledgment for write operationsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 15, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4557US12319295B2Apparatus and method for determining a cognitive state of a user of a vehicleJAGUAR LAND ROVER LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 3, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 4651US8713220B2Multi-bank queuing architecture for higher bandwidth on-chip memory bufferJUNIPER NETWORKS INC·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 29, 2014·0 cites·20 claims
- 4750US8279863B2Methods and apparatus for dynamic detection of transit times between stages in distributed multi-stage switch fabricsSHENOY SATHISH·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 2, 2012·1 cites·20 claims
- 4848US11552907B2Efficient packet queueing for computer networksFUNGIBLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 10, 2023·0 cites·33 claims
- 4947US8612508B1High speed one's complement checksum generator/checkerAGRAWAL ANURAG·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 17, 2013·0 cites·20 claims
- 5039US12054110B2Apparatus and method for controlling vehicle functionsJAGUAR LAND ROVER LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 6, 2024·0 cites·9 claims
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