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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Redback Networks Inc.

USPTO Granted Patents = 94

% Expired Patents = 22.3

Forward Citations = 2,527

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76 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

David R Stiles (13 out of 39 patents)

Gerald Neufeld (9 out of 10 patents)

Siegfried Luft (8 out of 36 patents)

4. Michael McClary (8 out of 8 patents)

5. Ravikrishna Cherukuri (7 out of 15 patents)

6. Sharath Narahari (6 out of 12 patents)

7. Rahul Aggarwal (6 out of 62 patents)

8. Suhail Nanji (6 out of 6 patents)

9. Naiming Shen (5 out of 23 patents)

10. John Gregory Favor (5 out of 117 patents)

11. Felix Chow (5 out of 5 patents)

12. Ronald Leonard Westfall (5 out of 5 patents)

13. Paul Terry (5 out of 5 patents)

14. Ranjit Joseph Rozario (5 out of 27 patents)

15. Edmund G Chen (5 out of 11 patents)

Core Competencies:

Load Balancing

MPLS Traffic Engineering

Virtual Private Networks

Packet Processing

Optical Networks

Quality of Service

Routing Information Base

Data Traffic Management

Network Services

Subscriber Flow Switching

Fair Queuing

Dynamic Modification

94 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 7698438 - Updating of availability of routes in a network (2010-04-13),

2. 7680134 - Tunneling Ethernet (2010-03-16),

3. 7680031 - Method and apparatus for load balancing and protecting data traffic in an optical ring (2010-03-16),

4. 7653074 - Method and apparatus for virtual private networks (2010-01-26),

5. 7593432 - Method and apparatus for deframing signals (2009-09-22),

6. 7577146 - Network element modifying the DHCP lease timer (2009-08-18),

7. 7573814 - Method and apparatus for protection of an optical network (2009-08-11),

8. 7539131 - Nexthop fast rerouter for IP and MPLS (2009-05-26),

9. 7519975 - Method and apparatus for exception handling in a multi-processing environment (2009-04-14),

10. 7512129 - Method and apparatus for implementing a switching unit including a bypass path (2009-03-31),

11. 7505472 - Method and apparatus for agnostic PPP switching (2009-03-17),

12. 7502332 - Method and apparatus for route oscillation reduction (2009-03-10),

13. 7489681 - Method and apparatus for virtual circuit routes (2009-02-10),

14. 7484003 - Method and apparatus for multiple contexts and layer 3 virtual private networks (2009-01-27),

15. 7477642 - MPLS traffic engineering for point-to-multipoint label switched paths (2009-01-13),

Company Overview

Redback Networks Inc., based in San Jose, CA, specializes in advanced network optimization technologies. The company focuses on enhancing data traffic management through innovative solutions in load balancing, MPLS traffic engineering, and virtual private networks. Redback's expertise extends to packet processing and optical networks, ensuring high-quality service and efficient routing information management. By addressing the complexities of modern networking, Redback plays a crucial role in enabling robust and scalable network infrastructures.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 13 2026

94 Patents

#117 in San Jose, CA

#929 in California

#3,981 in US

#8,194 in the World

San Jose, CA, United States of America

Redback Networks Inc.

Forward Citations = 2,527

76 inventors:

David R Stiles (13 out of 39 patents)

Gerald Neufeld (9 out of 10 patents)

Siegfried Luft (8 out of 36 patents)

4. Michael McClary (8 out of 8 patents)

5. Ravikrishna Cherukuri (7 out of 15 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Redback Networks Inc.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/redback-networks

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]

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