Inventor

Robert B. O'Hara, Jr.

Inventor
Santa Clara, CA, US

Overview

45→
Patents
1996–2016
Patent span
Electricity
Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 45 as inventor

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

H04Wprimary
H04WWireless communication networks57%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication31%
H04BTransmission5%
Y02DClimate change mitigation technologies in information and communication technologies [ict], i.e. information and communication technologies aiming at the reduction of their own energy use4%
G06FElectric digital data processing1%
H04HBroadcast communication1%
PatentTitleYear
9,445,418'Bridging wireless and wired media in a computer network'20169,226,167'Troubleshooting link and protocol in a wireless network'20159,185,714'Method and system for dynamically assigning channels across multiple radios in a wireless LAN'20159,148,299'Bridging wireless and wired media in a computer network'20158,879,455'Power management for multicast frames in wireless networks'20148,774,077'Bridging wireless and wired media in a computer network'20148,713,626'Network client validation of network management frames'20148,559,306'End-to-end packet aggregation in mesh networks'20138,509,726'Troubleshooting link and protocol in a wireless network'20138,488,524'Method and system for dynamically assigning channels across multiple radios in a wireless LAN'20138,315,197'Bridging wireless and wired media in a computer network'20128,254,882'Intrusion prevention system for wireless networks'20128,089,974'Discovery of rogue access point location in wireless network environments'20128,085,710'Minimizing packet loss during fast roaming'20118,040,861'Method and system for hierarchical processing of protocol information in a wireless LAN'20118,040,835'Troubleshooting link and protocol in a wireless network'20118,023,482'Dynamic rate limiting in wireless mesh networks'20118,000,308'Containment of rogue systems in wireless network environments'20117,966,489'Method and apparatus for selecting an appropriate authentication method on a client'20117,944,886'Infrastructure-based enabling indication for dynamic frequency selection in wireless networks'20117,917,146'Methods, apparatuses and systems facilitating client handoffs in wireless network systems'20117,912,023'Battery-efficient generic advertising service for wireless mobile devices'20117,882,349'Insider attack defense for network client validation of network management frames'20117,843,817'Congestion control in wireless mesh networks'20107,839,856'Centrally controlled routing with tagged packet forwarding in a wireless mesh network'20107,809,354'Detecting address spoofing in wireless network environments'20107,787,361'Hybrid distance vector protocol for wireless mesh networks'20107,765,256'Diagnostic functionality for wireless client connectivity problems in wireless networks'20107,747,740'Troubleshooting of Wireless Client Connectivity Problems in Wireless Networks'20107,672,459'Key distribution and caching mechanism to facilitate client handoffs in wireless network systems'20107,660,318'Internetworking support between a LAN and a wireless mesh network'20107,602,746'Method for optimized layer 2 roaming and policy enforcement in a wireless environment'20097,596,376'Methods, apparatuses and systems facilitating client handoffs in wireless network systems'20097,593,356'Method and system for dynamically assigning channels across multiple access elements in a wireless LAN'20097,539,169'Directed association mechanism in wireless network environments'20097,535,884'Battery-efficient generic advertising service for wireless mobile devices'20097,453,840'Containment of rogue systems in wireless network environments'20087,346,338'Wireless network system including integrated rogue access point detection'20087,340,247'Wireless network infrastructure including wireless discovery and communication mechanism'20087,336,670'Discovery of rogue access point location in wireless network environments'20087,327,697'Method and system for dynamically assigning channels across multiple radios in a wireless LAN'20087,302,256'Viral wireless discovery and configuration mechanism for wireless networks'20077,301,926'Automatic coverage hole detection in computer network environments'20077,212,837'Method and system for hierarchical processing of protocol information in a wireless LAN'20075,483,566'Method and apparatus for modifying the contents of a register via a command bit'1996

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1996Based in Los Altos, CA, US· patent location history
2007–2008Patents assigned to AIRESPACE INC (7)· patent assignee history
2007–2016Based in Santa Clara, CA, US· patent location history
2008–2012Patents assigned to CISCO SYSTEMS INC (4)· patent assignee history
2009–2016Patents assigned to CISCO TECH INC (33)· patent assignee history
2011–2014Patents assigned to O'HARA JR ROBERT B (8)· patent assignee history
2012–2013Patents assigned to CALHOUN PATRICE R (2)· patent assignee history
2015Based in Chandler, AZ, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
CISCO TECH INC332009–2016
O'HARA JR ROBERT Bself82011–2014
AIRESPACE INC72007–2008
CISCO SYSTEMS INC42008–2012
CALHOUN PATRICE R22012–2013
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Santa Clara, California, US422007–2016
Chandler, AZ, US22015
Los Altos, California, US11996