Patents by Inventor Brian J. Connolly

Brian J. Connolly 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).

  • Publication number: 20230407788
    Abstract: An inlet duct for a gas turbine engine includes a particle separator, a scavenge duct, and a layer of material having a low coefficient of restitution. The particle separator including an outer wall spaced, an inner wall, and a splitter located radially between the outer wall and the inner wall. The scavenge duct is coupled with particle separator. The layer of material is located on at least one of the outer wall, the splitter, and the scavenge duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Brian J. Connolly, Eric Loth, Crawford F. Smith, III
  • Patent number: 11834988
    Abstract: An inlet duct for a gas turbine engine includes a particle separator, a scavenge duct, and a layer of material having a low coefficient of restitution. The particle separator including an outer wall spaced, an inner wall, and a splitter located radially between the outer wall and the inner wall. The scavenge duct is coupled with particle separator. The layer of material is located on at least one of the outer wall, the splitter, and the scavenge duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: Brian J. Connolly, Eric Loth, Crawford F. Smith, III
  • Patent number: 11687468
    Abstract: A memory system for storing data that includes providing a memory module having one or more memory devices and a voltage regulator for controlling voltage levels supplied to the one or more memory devices, wherein the voltage regulator has a first state that permits write and read operations with the one or more memory devices, and a second state where the voltage regulator prevents at least read operations with the one or more memory devices the system configured to store an encryption key in ROM on the voltage regulator; copy the encryption key value from the ROM to a voltage regulator register; set a voltage regulator encryption timer for a period of time; and transition the voltage regulator to the second state in response to the voltage regulator encryption timer expiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian J. Connolly, Kyu-hyoun Kim
  • Patent number: 11264077
    Abstract: A memory subsystem is disclosed comprising at least one memory module, the memory module having a substrate to which a plurality of memory chips is mounted and a voltage regulator, the voltage regulator receiving a power supply signal from a system power supply and outputting two or more power signals, each power signal providing a different, regulated voltage, which regulated voltages are each routed to each of the memory chips; and a redundant voltage regulator external to and not mounted on the memory module and configured to output two or more power signals, providing external different, regulated voltages which are the same voltages as the voltages output by the voltage regulator on the memory module, and supplying the two or more signals to the memory module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian J. Connolly, Kyu-Hyoun Kim, Warren E. Maule
  • Publication number: 20220004506
    Abstract: A memory system for storing data that includes providing a memory module having one or more memory devices and a voltage regulator for controlling voltage levels supplied to the one or more memory devices, wherein the voltage regulator has a first state that permits write and read operations with the one or more memory devices, and a second state where the voltage regulator prevents at least read operations with the one or more memory devices the system configured to store an encryption key in ROM on the voltage regulator; copy the encryption key value from the ROM to a voltage regulator register; set a voltage regulator encryption timer for a period of time; and transition the voltage regulator to the second state in response to the voltage regulator encryption timer expiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Brian J. Connolly, Kyu-hyoun Kim
  • Publication number: 20210134346
    Abstract: A memory subsystem is disclosed comprising at least one memory module, the memory module having a substrate to which a plurality of memory chips is mounted and a voltage regulator, the voltage regulator receiving a power supply signal from a system power supply and outputting two or more power signals, each power signal providing a different, regulated voltage, which regulated voltages are each routed to each of the memory chips; and a redundant voltage regulator external to and not mounted on the memory module and configured to output two or more power signals, providing external different, regulated voltages which are the same voltages as the voltages output by the voltage regulator on the memory module, and supplying the two or more signals to the memory module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Brian J. Connolly, Kyu-Hyoun Kim, Warren E. Maule
  • Patent number: 10937485
    Abstract: A memory subsystem is disclosed comprising at least one memory module, the memory module having a substrate to which a plurality of memory chips is mounted and a voltage regulator, the voltage regulator receiving a power supply signal from a system power supply and outputting two or more power signals, each power signal providing a different, regulated voltage, which regulated voltages are each routed to each of the memory chips; and a redundant voltage regulator external to and not mounted on the memory module and configured to output two or more power signals, providing external different, regulated voltages which are the same voltages as the voltages output by the voltage regulator on the memory module, and supplying the two or more signals to the memory module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian J. Connolly, Kyu-Hyoun Kim, Warren E. Maule
  • Patent number: 10678714
    Abstract: Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for operating a dual in-line memory module with dedicated READ and WRITE ports. The computer-implemented method receiving, by a memory controller, one or more memory requests to access a one or more memory modules. The memory controller determines a memory request type for each of the one or more memory requests. The memory controller directs the one or more memory requests to a port of the memory controller dedicated to handle a memory request for an associated memory request type. The memory controller accesses at least a portion of the one or more memory modules via the dedicated port in which the one or more memory requests are directed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian J. Connolly, Adam J. McPadden
  • Publication number: 20200013449
    Abstract: A memory subsystem is disclosed comprising at least one memory module, the memory module having a substrate to which a plurality of memory chips is mounted and a voltage regulator, the voltage regulator receiving a power supply signal from a system power supply and outputting two or more power signals, each power signal providing a different, regulated voltage, which regulated voltages are each routed to each of the memory chips; and a redundant voltage regulator external to and not mounted on the memory module and configured to output two or more power signals, providing external different, regulated voltages which are the same voltages as the voltages output by the voltage regulator on the memory module, and supplying the two or more signals to the memory module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Brian J. Connolly, Kyu-Hyoun Kim, Warren E. Maule
  • Patent number: 10468088
    Abstract: A memory subsystem is disclosed comprising at least one memory module, the memory module having a substrate to which a plurality of memory chips is mounted and a voltage regulator, the voltage regulator receiving a power supply signal from a system power supply and outputting two or more power signals, each power signal providing a different, regulated voltage, which regulated voltages are each routed to each of the memory chips; and a redundant voltage regulator external to and not mounted on the memory module and configured to output two or more power signals, providing external different, regulated voltages which are the same voltages as the voltages output by the voltage regulator on the memory module, and supplying the two or more signals to the memory module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian J. Connolly, Kyu-Hyoun Kim, Warren E. Maule
  • Publication number: 20190189182
    Abstract: A memory subsystem is disclosed comprising at least one memory module, the memory module having a substrate to which a plurality of memory chips is mounted and a voltage regulator, the voltage regulator receiving a power supply signal from a system power supply and outputting two or more power signals, each power signal providing a different, regulated voltage, which regulated voltages are each routed to each of the memory chips; and a redundant voltage regulator external to and not mounted on the memory module and configured to output two or more power signals, providing external different, regulated voltages which are the same voltages as the voltages output by the voltage regulator on the memory module, and supplying the two or more signals to the memory module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Brian J. Connolly, Kyu-Hyoun Kim, Warren E. Maule
  • Publication number: 20190155759
    Abstract: Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for operating a dual in-line memory module with dedicated READ and WRITE ports. The computer-implemented method receiving, by a memory controller, one or more memory requests to access a one or more memory modules. The memory controller determines a memory request type for each of the one or more memory requests. The memory controller directs the one or more memory requests to a port of the memory controller dedicated to handle a memory request for an associated memory request type. The memory controller accesses at least a portion of the one or more memory modules via the dedicated port in which the one or more memory requests are directed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Brian J. Connolly, Adam J. McPadden
  • Patent number: 10067886
    Abstract: This disclosure includes a method for securing a memory of an electronic system that includes initializing the memory, creating a security key, transmitting the security key to memory, storing the security key in the memory, transmitting the current security key and a a new security key to the memory by the memory controller. If the current security key transmitted is the same as the security key stored in memory, then access to the memory is enabled and the current security key in the memory is replaced with the new security key. If the current security key transmitted is not the same as the security key stored in the memory, then access to the memory is disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian J. Connolly, Joab D. Henderson, Jeffrey A. Sabrowski, Saravanan Sethuraman, Kenneth L. Wright
  • Patent number: 10007306
    Abstract: An embodiment is a memory card including a rectangular printed circuit card having a first side and a second side, a first length of between 151.35 and 161.5 millimeters, and first and second ends having a second length smaller than the first length. The memory card also includes a first plurality of pins on the first side extending along a first edge of the rectangular printed circuit card that extends along a length of the card, a second plurality of pins on the second side extending on the first edge of the rectangular printed circuit card, and a positioning key having its center positioned on the first edge of the rectangular printed circuit card and located between 94.0 and 95.5 millimeters from the first end of the rectangular printed circuit card. The memory card also includes a memory module, a hub device and pins for boundary scan signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Brian J. Connolly
  • Publication number: 20180067874
    Abstract: This disclosure includes a method for securing a memory of an electronic system that includes initializing the memory, creating a security key, transmitting the security key to memory, storing the security key in the memory, transmitting the current security key and a a new security key to the memory by the memory controller. If the current security key transmitted is the same as the security key stored in memory, then access to the memory is enabled and the current security key in the memory is replaced with the new security key. If the current security key transmitted is not the same as the security key stored in the memory, then access to the memory is disabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Brian J. Connolly, Joab D. Henderson, Jeffrey A. Sabrowski, Saravanan Sethuraman, Kenneth L. Wright
  • Patent number: 9858208
    Abstract: This disclosure includes a method for securing a memory of an electronic system that includes initializing the memory, creating a security key, transmitting the security key to memory, storing the security key in the memory, transmitting the current security key and a new security key to the memory by the memory controller. If the current security key transmitted is the same as the security key stored in memory, then access to the memory is enabled and the current security key in the memory is replaced with the new security key. If the current security key transmitted is not the same as the security key stored in the memory, then access to the memory is disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian J. Connolly, Joab D. Henderson, Jeffrey A. Sabrowski, Saravanan Sethuraman, Kenneth L. Wright
  • Publication number: 20170364126
    Abstract: An embodiment is a memory card including a rectangular printed circuit card having a first side and a second side, a first length of between 151.35 and 161.5 millimeters, and first and second ends having a second length smaller than the first length. The memory card also includes a first plurality of pins on the first side extending along a first edge of the rectangular printed circuit card that extends along a length of the card, a second plurality of pins on the second side extending on the first edge of the rectangular printed circuit card, and a positioning key having its center positioned on the first edge of the rectangular printed circuit card and located between 94.0 and 95.5 millimeters from the first end of the rectangular printed circuit card. The memory card also includes a memory module, a hub device and pins for boundary scan signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventor: Brian J. Connolly
  • Patent number: 9760131
    Abstract: An embodiment is a memory card including a rectangular printed circuit card having a first side and a second side, a first length of between 151.35 and 161.5 millimeters, and first and second ends having a second length smaller than the first length. The memory card also includes a first plurality of pins on the first side extending along a first edge of the rectangular printed circuit card that extends along a length of the card, a second plurality of pins on the second side extending on the first edge of the rectangular printed circuit card, and a positioning key having its center positioned on the first edge of the rectangular printed circuit card and located between 94.0 and 95.5 millimeters from the first end of the rectangular printed circuit card. The memory card also includes a memory module, a hub device and pins for boundary scan signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Brian J. Connolly
  • Publication number: 20170017274
    Abstract: An embodiment is a memory card including a rectangular printed circuit card having a first side and a second side, a first length of between 151.35 and 161.5 millimeters, and first and second ends having a second length smaller than the first length. The memory card also includes a first plurality of pins on the first side extending along a first edge of the rectangular printed circuit card that extends along a length of the card, a second plurality of pins on the second side extending on the first edge of the rectangular printed circuit card, and a positioning key having its center positioned on the first edge of the rectangular printed circuit card and located between 94.0 and 95.5 millimeters from the first end of the rectangular printed circuit card. The memory card also includes a memory module, a hub device and pins for boundary scan signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Brian J. Connolly
  • Patent number: 9519315
    Abstract: An embodiment is a memory card including a rectangular printed circuit card having a first side and a second side, a first length of between 151.35 and 161.5 millimeters, and first and second ends having a second length smaller than the first length. The memory card also includes a first plurality of pins on the first side extending along a first edge of the rectangular printed circuit card that extends along a length of the card, a second plurality of pins on the second side extending on the first edge of the rectangular printed circuit card, and a positioning key having its center positioned on the first edge of the rectangular printed circuit card and located between 94.0 and 95.5 millimeters from the first end of the rectangular printed circuit card. The memory card also includes a memory module, a hub device and pins for boundary scan signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Brian J. Connolly