Patents by Inventor Kwan Sang Yap

Kwan Sang Yap has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for identifying storage devices
    Patent number: 7734712
    Abstract: Embodiments according to the invention perform functions including discovery, classification, and profiling of storage devices, computer systems, connection elements, and other components relating to a storage area network (SAN). Changes to the SAN topology are tracked in order to show growth patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Meyer, Glen C. Yu, Rahim Ibrahim, Gen-Hwa Chiang, Kwan Sang Yap
  • Method and apparatus for identifying storage devices
    Patent number: 7203730
    Abstract: Embodiments according to the invention perform functions including discovery, classification, and profiling of storage devices, computer systems, connection elements, and other components relating to a storage area network (SAN). Changes to the SAN topology are tracked in order to show growth patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Network Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Meyer, Glenn Yu, Rahim Ibrahim, Gen-Hwa Chiang, Kwan Sang Yap
  • Non-zero credit management to avoid message loss
    Publication number: 20020124102
    Abstract: A device for controlling the flow of command messages in a network in order to alleviate full queue situations that may result in an overrun of commands. The device comprises a counter circuit for determining the number of buffers available in the command queue and a control circuit for controlling the flow of command frames. The control circuit includes a first and second means for storing and is responsive to a status of the command queue and control logic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: kevin G. Kramer, Henry Horngren Tsou, Chan Y. Ng, Christopher Scott Taylor, Kwan Sang Yap