Patents by Inventor Barry S. Travis

Barry S. Travis 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).

  • System and method for implementing a memory defect map
    Patent number: 9373362
    Abstract: In accordance with the present disclosure, a system and method are herein disclosed for managing memory defects in an information handling system. In an information handling system, a first quantity of memory, such as RAM, may contain defective memory elements. A second quantity of memory is physically coupled to the first quantity of memory and is used to store a memory defect map containing information regarding the location of defective memory elements in the first quantity of memory. The memory defect map may then be referenced by the BIOS or the operating system to preclude use of regions of memory containing defective memory elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Mukund P. Khatri, Jimmy D. Pike, Forrest E. Norrod, Barry S. Travis
  • System and Method for Implementing a Memory Defect Map
    Publication number: 20090049257
    Abstract: In accordance with the present disclosure, a system and method are herein disclosed for managing memory defects in an information handling system. In an information handling system, a first quantity of memory, such as RAM, may contain defective memory elements. A second quantity of memory is physically coupled to the first quantity of memory and is used to store a memory defect map containing information regarding the location of defective memory elements in the first quantity of memory. The memory defect map may then be referenced by the BIOS or the operating system to preclude use of regions of memory containing defective memory elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Mukund Khatri, Jimmy D. Pike, Forrest E. Norrod, Barry S. Travis