Patents by Inventor Randall Rettberg

Randall Rettberg 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).

  • High performance storage array interconnection fabric using multiple independent paths
    Patent number: 7401161
    Abstract: A storage array interconnection fabric may be configured using multiple independent paths. A storage system including a plurality of communication paths is configured for connecting each node of a plurality of nodes forming an interconnection fabric. Each of the communications paths is an independent communications path. In addition, a first portion of the plurality of nodes is configured to communicate with a plurality of mass storage devices such as disk drives. A second portion of the plurality of nodes may be configured to communicate with a host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Whay S. Lee, Randall Rettberg, Nisha D. Talagala, Chia Y. Wu, Fay Chong, Jr.
  • High performance storage array interconnection fabric using multiple independent paths
    Publication number: 20030221018
    Abstract: A storage array interconnection fabric may be configured using multiple independent paths. A storage system including a plurality of communication paths is configured for connecting each node of a plurality of nodes forming an interconnection fabric. Each of the communications paths is an independent communications path. In addition, a first portion of the plurality of nodes is configured to communicate with a plurality of mass storage devices such as disk drives. A second portion of the plurality of nodes may be configured to communicate with a host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Whay S. Lee, Randall Rettberg, Nisha D. Talagala, Chia Y. Wu, Fay Chong