Method and Apparatus for Using a Network Information Base to Control a Plurality of Shared Network Infrastructure Switching Elements
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inferred from titles. 38 of these applications claim priority to application 61/361,912, filed Jul 6, 2010. A shared origin can cover several different claimed inventions, which is why members here may not share a title. In-force patents first, soonest term end first, then patent number. Expired patents follow, in the same order.
| Patent | Title | Holder | Status | Expires | Time remaining | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 10,103,939 | Network Control Apparatus and Method for Populating Logical Datapath Sets In force · Medium confidence | Vmware LLC | In force | Medium confidence | ||
| US 10,686,663 | Managed Switch Architectures: Software Managed Switches, Hardware Managed Switches, and Heterogeneous Managed Switches In force · Low confidence | Vmware LLC | In force | Low confidence | ||
| US 11,641,321 | Packet Processing for Logical Datapath Sets In force · High confidence | Vmware LLC | In force | High confidence | ||
| US 11,743,123 | Managed Switch Architectures: Software Managed Switches, Hardware Managed Switches, and Heterogeneous Managed Switches In force · Low confidence | Vmware LLC | In force | Low confidence | ||
| US 11,979,280 | Network Control Apparatus and Method for Populating Logical Datapath Sets In force · Medium confidence | Vmware LLC | In force | Medium confidence | ||
| US 12,177,078 | Managed Switch Architectures: Software Managed Switches, Hardware Managed Switches, and Heterogeneous Managed Switches In force · Low confidence | Vmware LLC | In force | Low confidence | ||
| US 12,028,215 | Distributed Network Control System with One Master Controller per Logical Datapath Set In force · High confidence | Vmware LLC | In force | High confidence | ||
| US 8,743,889 | Method and Apparatus for Using a Network Information Base to Control a Plurality of Shared Network Infrastructure Switching Elements In force · High confidence | Vmware LLC | In force | High confidence | ||
| US 9,391,928 | Method and Apparatus for Interacting with a Network Information Base in a Distributed Network Control System with Multiple Controller Instances In force · Low confidence | Vmware LLC | In force | Low confidence | ||
| US 11,876,679 | Method and Apparatus for Interacting with a Network Information Base in a Distributed Network Control System with Multiple Controller Instances In force · Medium confidence | Vmware LLC | In force | Medium confidence | ||
| 36 more patents in this group · Pro | ||||||
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Pro members see all 46, including 5 expired.
38 of these are in force and held by Vmware LLC.
Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
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