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Inventor

Donald Pannell

Inventor
Cupertino, CA, US

Overview

93→
Patents
1998–2021
Patent span
Electricity
Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 93 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H04Lprimary
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication63%
H04JMultiplex communication13%
G06FElectric digital data processing4%
H04QSelecting4%
G11CStatic stores3%
G01RMeasuring electric variables2%
H04BTransmission2%
H03KPulse technique2%
H05BElectric heating2%
Y02DClimate change mitigation technologies in information and communication technologies [ict], i.e. information and communication technologies aiming at the reduction of their own energy use2%
PatentTitleYear
11,038,713Communications device and method for communications202110,999,099Physical layer device and method for operating a physical layer device202110,951,523Port extender with local switching202110,862,601Bridges including physical layer devices for indicating transmission times of synchronization frames by modifying previously generated corresponding follow up frames202010,498,475Maintaining a time of day in physical layer circuit of a network device while periodically compensating for drift away from a master time of a grandmaster clock201910,469,382Port extender with local switching201910,432,556Enhanced audio video bridging (AVB) methods and apparatus201910,298,344Systems and methods for indicating when frames egress a PHY module of a network device201910,178,144Scattering audio streams201910,084,559System and method for maintaining a time of day in a port of a PHY module201810,075,330Systems and methods for statuses of communication links20189,998,389Method and apparatus for blocking transmission of frames from a network device20189,998,380Device and method for selectively transmitting data packets during a blocking band20189,960,872Systems and methods for performing a soft-block of a queue based on a size of a remaining period of a guard band20189,887,938'Enhanced audio video bridging (AVB) methods and apparatus'20189,882,823'Systems and methods for blocking transmission of a frame in a network device'20189,699,091'Apparatus and method for time aware transfer of frames in a medium access control module'20179,602,293'Managing idle mode of operation in network switches'20179,590,910'Methods and apparatus for handling multicast packets in an audio video bridging (AVB) network'20179,584,342'Enhanced audio video bridging (AVB) methods and apparatus'20179,565,035'Enhanced audio video bridging (AVB) methods and apparatus'20179,565,118'Methods and apparatus for handling management packets in an audio video bridging (AVB) network'20179,288,149'Method and apparatus for transmitting packets in accordance with IEEE 802.1 Qbv'20169,264,404'Encrypting data using time stamps'20169,256,247'Method and apparatus for communicating time information between time aware devices'20169,252,777'Method and apparatus for multiplexing pins of an integrated circuit'20169,246,835'Method and apparatus for deblocking and blocking transmission of frames from a network device'20169,229,518'Wake-on-frame for frame processing devices'20169,219,693'Network devices with time aware medium access controller'20159,131,287'System and method of processing management frames'20159,105,319'Multiport memory architecture'20159,100,325'Controlling a network connection status indicator'20158,982,896'Data blocking systems for non-arbitrary networks'20158,971,325'Policy system and method for a switching device'20158,937,974'System and method for determining a margin of latency within a device'20158,923,297'Method and apparatus for managing packets in a packet switched network'20148,879,559'System and method of processing management frames'20148,848,706'Console with network device based frame routing according to remotely received switch information'20148,824,489'Physical layer (PHY) devices for use in automotive and industrial applications'20148,819,161'Auto-syntonization and time-of-day synchronization for master-slave physical layer devices'20148,804,738'Method and apparatus for transferring a frame of data from a first network to a second network'20148,718,077'Apparatus and method for dynamically limiting output queue size in a quality of service network'20148,705,355'Network switch and method for asserting flow control of frames transmitted to the network switch'20148,705,416'Duplex mismatch detection'20148,693,492'Quality of service half-duplex media access controller'20148,688,877'Multiport memory architecture'20148,635,374'Automatic media converter'20148,599,625'Switch pin multiplexing'20138,593,969'Method and apparatus for rate-limiting traffic flow of packets in a network device'20138,588,229'Multiple address databases in a switch without the need for extra memory'20138,391,144'Inter-device flow control'20138,379,644'System and method of processing management frames'20138,335,878'Multiport memory architecture, devices and systems including the same, and methods of using the same'20128,296,421'Methods, algorithms, circuits, and systems for controlling a network connection status indicator'20128,249,064'Remote switching'20128,144,706'Method and apparatus for managing packets in a packet switched network'20128,139,600'Quality of service half-duplex media access controller'20128,111,715'Method and apparatus for transferring a frame of data from a first network to a second network'20128,089,907'Duplex mismatch detection'20128,085,658'System and method of cross-chip flow control'20118,009,689'Apparatus and method for dynamically limiting output queue size in a quality of service network switch'20117,995,581'Multiple address databases in a switch without the need for extra memory'20117,957,285'Inter-device flow control'20117,876,746'Remote management for network switches'20117,852,768'Physical-layer device management for network switches'20107,782,770'System and method of cross-chip flow control'20107,764,703'Apparatus and method for dynamically limiting output queue size in a quality of service network switch'20107,742,488'Router having a single CPU MAC'20107,715,415'Router having a single CPU MAC'20107,706,363'Method and apparatus for managing packets in a packet switched network'20107,684,429'Quality of service half-duplex media access controller'20107,680,053'Inter-device flow control'20107,668,203'Network switch using a steering header for management frames'20107,668,103'Inter-device flow control'20107,668,104'Inter-device flow control'20107,653,071'Router having a single CPU MAC'20107,646,718'Flexible port rate limiting'20107,571,287'Multiport memory architecture, devices and systems including the same, and methods of using the same'20097,564,857'Router having a single CPU MAC'20097,321,554'Method and apparatus for preventing blocking in a quality of service switch'20087,286,528'Multiple address databases in a switch without the need for extra memory'20077,257,125'Quality of service half-duplex media access controller'20077,209,440'Method and apparatus for preventing blocking in a quality of service switch'20077,110,415'Apparatus and method for dynamically limiting output queue size in a quality of service network'20067,035,273'Quality of service queueing system for a network switch'20067,012,436'Cable tester'20067,002,354'Cable tester'20066,977,507'Cable tester with indicator'20056,636,483'Network switch with zero latency flow control'20036,510,138'Network switch with head of line input buffer queue clearing'20036,501,761'Modular network switch with peer-to-peer address mapping communication'20026,208,644'Network switch providing dynamic load balancing'20015,808,630'Split video architecture for personal computers'1998

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1998–2021Based in Cupertino, CA, US· patent location history
2002–2003Patents assigned to FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR (3)· patent assignee history
2005–2020Patents assigned to MARVELL INT LTD (66)· patent assignee history
2009–2021Patents assigned to MARVELL WORLD TRADE LTD (20)· patent assignee history
2009–2014Patents assigned to MARVELL ISRAEL MISL LTD (7)· patent assignee history
2011–2017Patents assigned to PANNELL DONALD (29)· patent assignee history
2017Based in Cupertion, CA, US· patent location history
2021Based in San Jose, CA, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
MARVELL INT LTD662005–2020
PANNELL DONALDself292011–2017
MARVELL WORLD TRADE LTD202009–2021
MARVELL ISRAEL MISL LTD72009–2014
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR32002–2003
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Cupertino, California, US911998–2021
San Jose, California, US12021
Cupertion, California, US12017