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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

USPTO Granted Patents = 498

% Expired Patents = 38.2

EPO Patents = 30

Trademarks = 33

Forward Citations = 6,346

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501 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Suresh Vobbilisetty (37 out of 51 patents)

Sathish Kumar Gnanasekaran (35 out of 40 patents)

Phanidhar Koganti (34 out of 47 patents)

4. Richard L Hammons (33 out of 37 patents)

5. Shunjia Yu (19 out of 29 patents)

6. Kung-Ling Ko (18 out of 24 patents)

7. David C Banks (18 out of 21 patents)

8. Vineet M Abraham (17 out of 19 patents)

9. Mythilikanth Raman (17 out of 24 patents)

10. Badrinath Kollu (16 out of 22 patents)

11. Dennis Hideo Makishima (16 out of 19 patents)

12. John Michael Terry (14 out of 16 patents)

13. Vardarajan Venkatesh (13 out of 17 patents)

14. Mani Kancherla (12 out of 43 patents)

15. Balakumar N Kaushik (12 out of 16 patents)

Core Competencies:

Virtualization

Fabric Switches

Link Aggregation

Network Scalability

Load Balancing

Multicast Traffic

Ethernet Fabric

Path Diagnostics

Switch Management

Network Optimization

SDN Networks

Resource Provisioning

498 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 10341211 - Command response and completion determination (2019-07-02),

2. 10210113 - SAN fabric online path diagnostics (2019-02-19),

3. 10187269 - Minimized display of monitored events with live severity level and count indications (2019-01-22),

4. 10153989 - 128 gigabit fibre channel physical architecture (2018-12-11),

5. 10148454 - 128 gigabit fibre channel speed negotiation (2018-12-04),

6. 10075394 - Virtual link aggregations across multiple fabric switches (2018-09-11),

7. 10067779 - Method and apparatus for providing virtual machine information to a network interface (2018-09-04),

8. 10063473 - Method and system for facilitating switch virtualization in a network of interconnected switches (2018-08-28),

9. 10044568 - Network extension groups of global VLANs in a fabric switch (2018-08-07),

10. 10038627 - Selective rule management based on traffic visibility in a tunnel (2018-07-31),

11. 10038592 - Identifier assignment to a new switch in a switch group (2018-07-31),

12. 10025634 - Transparent high availability for stateful services (2018-07-17),

13. 10015900 - Compact flash retainer (2018-07-03),

14. 10015113 - Techniques to restore multicast data plane from persistent storage (2018-07-03),

15. 10003552 - Distributed bidirectional forwarding detection protocol (D-BFD) for cluster of interconnected switches (2018-06-19),

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. is an American technology company that specializes in networking solutions. They provide a range of networking hardware and software products, including routers, switches, storage area networks (SAN), and data center solutions. Brocade's solutions are designed to optimize network performance, enhance security, and enable organizations to manage their networks efficiently. With a strong focus on innovation and customer satisfaction, Brocade has established itself as a leading provider of networking solutions in diverse industries.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Sep 29 2026

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

498 Patents

#37 in San Jose, CA

#214 in California

#975 in US

#1,941 in the World

San Jose, CA, United States of America

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

Forward Citations = 6,346

501 inventors:

Suresh Vobbilisetty (37 out of 51 patents)

Sathish Kumar Gnanasekaran (35 out of 40 patents)

Phanidhar Koganti (34 out of 47 patents)

4. Richard L Hammons (33 out of 37 patents)

5. Shunjia Yu (19 out of 29 patents)

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