HP Corp Network
Opportunity to Purchase HP Corporation Patents in the Network Systems Market
Our client Hewlett Packard Corporation (HP Corp) has asked us to find a buyer for two fundamental patent lots; Network & Systems Management and Chassis & Rack. This is an excellent opportunity to obtain fundamental patents in your market space. A breakdown of the Patent lots is as follows:
Lot PSL37: Network and Systems Management Patent Lot (29 US Patents):
This lot contains patents related to Network and Systems Management, Server, Fault Tolerant Systems and Storage Area Network Management. Some exemplary patents include: US5587997, US5781716, US5812751.
Network Management related patents covers performance management, configuration management and security management. Inventions here include, ensuring packets arrival when network does not guarantee in-order delivery, network analysis system to identify faults or network failures, network device detection, message routing using arbitration in a network and network data transfer performance measuring system.
Systems Management patents include technologies relating to system management with expert knowledge using declarative models and workflow management to maintain continuous availability of system services.
Server related patents includes technologies relating to load balancing by empirically measuring the capacity of multiple servers for resource management, performance management of data paths of a server, methods for remote processing in a server and methods for configuring communications settings in a system.
Fault Tolerant Systems patents relate to fault tolerant servers and fault tolerant networks using redundant hardware. Technologies here include fault tolerant network configurations providing high availability using redundant network controllers, fault tolerant multiple network server system with back up capabilities and fault tolerant switch architecture with redundant data paths coupling end nodes and switches.
Storage Area Network Management contains patents relating to storage area network management, in areas such as capacity management for efficient management of data retrieval bandwidth among system users, traffic distribution by routing traffic between available paths, adjusting queue depth for each storage node and enabling path recovery to ensure overall system performance.
Lot PSL33 Rack and Chassis Patent Lot (13 US Patents):
This lot consists of patents which are related to server racks and enclosures. The technology represented by the lot include space saving systems such as high density component packing card cage, mounting systems such as reusable removable handles to lift heavy equipment and cable management systems to prevent excessive cable folding. The patents also related to tool-less card retention devices, computer system vertical orientation stabilizer mechanisms and acoustics improvements. Some exemplary patents include: US6618264, US6842337, US6945412, US6958916.
Some sample companies that have cited these patents in their patent applications include: IBM, Dell, Sun Microsystems, Microsoft, Honeywell, Cisco, Hitachi Ltd, etc…
The Opportunity:
The successful buyer of these patents will garner the following benefits:
*Provide a greater barrier to entry into your business sector
*Generate incremental revenue and profits through licensing 3rd parties participating in this market
*Enhancing their current patent portfolio for cross-licensing purposes
*Kick-start product development in this market with knowledge that you have patent protection.
Each Patent Lot has a minimum purchase price of $500,000 USD. Non-binding proposals from interested parties to acquire these patents are expected upon review.