Patents by Inventor Aaron T. J. Hall

Aaron T. J. Hall 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).

  • Methods and devices for extending USB 3.0-compliant communication
    Patent number: 9875206
    Abstract: Devices and methods for extending USB-compliant communication distances, including USB 3.0 SuperSpeed communication, are provided. In some embodiments, a host is communicatively coupled to a device that provides an upstream facing port, and a USB device is communicatively coupled to a device that provides a downstream facing port. The upstream facing port and downstream facing port are coupled via a communication channel. In some embodiments, the upstream facing port and downstream facing port generate packets to ensure that timing requirements of the USB specification are met regardless of the latency of the communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Icron Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Aaron T.J. Hall
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR EXTENDING USB 3.0-COMPLIANT COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20150309958
    Abstract: Devices and methods for extending USB-compliant communication distances, including USB 3.0 SuperSpeed communication, are provided. In some embodiments, a host is communicatively coupled to a device that provides an upstream facing port, and a USB device is communicatively coupled to a device that provides a downstream facing port. The upstream facing port and downstream facing port are coupled via a communication channel. In some embodiments, the upstream facing port and downstream facing port generate packets to ensure that timing requirements of the USB specification are met regardless of the latency of the communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: Icron Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Aaron T.J. Hall
  • Methods and devices for extending USB 3.0-compliant communication
    Patent number: 9047418
    Abstract: Devices and methods for extending USB-compliant communication distances, including USB 3.0 SuperSpeed communication, are provided. In some embodiments, a host is communicatively coupled to a device that provides an upstream facing port, and a USB device is communicatively coupled to a device that provides a downstream facing port. The upstream facing port and downstream facing port are coupled via a communication channel. In some embodiments, the upstream facing port and downstream facing port generate packets to ensure that timing requirements of the USB specification are met regardless of the latency of the communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Icron Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Aaron T. J. Hall
  • Devices and methods for transmitting USB data over DisplayPort transmission media
    Patent number: 8615611
    Abstract: Devices and methods for communicating DisplayPort information and non-DisplayPort information over a DisplayPort cable are provided. In some embodiments, an integration device includes a main link switching circuit configured to selectively couple lanes of the DisplayPort main link to a DisplayPort source when configured to operate in a first mode, and to a non-DisplayPort source when configured to operate in a second mode. In some embodiments, the integration device may be configured to hot swap between the first mode and the second mode after an initial connection has been established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Icron Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Aaron T. J. Hall
  • Devices and Methods for Transmitting USB Data Over DisplayPort Transmission Media
    Publication number: 20130275629
    Abstract: Devices and methods for communicating DisplayPort information and non-DisplayPort information over a DisplayPort cable are provided. In some embodiments, an integration device includes a main link switching circuit configured to selectively couple lanes of the DisplayPort main link to a DisplayPort source when configured to operate in a first mode, and to a non-DisplayPort source when configured to operate in a second mode. In some embodiments, the integration device may be configured to hot swap between the first mode and the second mode after an initial connection has been established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: ICRON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Aaron T. J. Hall