Patents by Inventor Bryan Schramm
Bryan Schramm 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).
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Publication number: 20200344329Abstract: Deployment of arrangements of computing components coupled over a communication fabric are presented herein. In one example, a method includes detecting first computing components communicatively coupled to a first communication fabric having a first communication fabric type, and detecting second computing components communicatively coupled to a second communication fabric having a second communication fabric type. The method also includes receiving user commands to form compute units among a pool of computing components comprising the first computing components and the second computing components. Based at least on the user commands, the method includes forming the compute units for use by one or more users.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: Liqid Inc.Inventors: James Scott Cannata, Phillip Clark, Bryan Nagel, Henry Lee Harris, Bryan Schramm, Sumit Puri
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Publication number: 20200296853Abstract: A storage card insertable into a host system is provided that includes a plurality of storage devices connectors. The storage card include slot offset features to offset a circuit board of the storage card from a host system slot alignment. This offset provides for storage device connector placement on both sides of the storage card. The storage card also can include a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) switch circuit configured to communicatively couple the PCIe signaling of the plurality of storage device connectors and PCIe signaling of a host connector of the storage card, where the PCIe switch circuit is configured to receive storage operations over the PCIe signaling of the host connector of the storage card and transfer the storage operations for delivery over the PCIe signaling of selected ones of the plurality of storage device connectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: Liqid Inc.Inventors: Bryan Schramm, Andrew Rudolph Heyd, Brenden Michael Rust, Christopher R. Long, Sumit Puri
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Patent number: 10747701Abstract: Rackmount Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) switch assemblies are provided herein. One example PCIe switch assembly includes an enclosure that encases elements of the PCIe switch assembly, a first plurality of PCIe interconnect ports positioned on a front side of the PCIe switch assembly, and a second plurality of PCIe interconnect ports positioned on a rear side of the PCIe switch assembly. One or more redundancy cross-link ports are provided to handle failover traffic with at least another PCIe switch assembly. PCIe switch circuitry is communicatively coupled to the first plurality of PCIe interconnect ports and the second plurality of PCIe interconnect ports that form a cluster interconnect PCIe fabric. A control processor is configured to control operation of at least the PCIe switch circuitry and the one or more redundancy cross-link ports.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Liqid Inc.Inventors: Christopher R. Long, Jason Breakstone, Andrew Rudolph Heyd, Brenden Michael Rust, Seth Walsh, Bryan Schramm
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Publication number: 20200250117Abstract: Computing architectures, platforms, and systems are provided herein. In one example, system is provided. The system includes a first processor configured to initiate a communication arrangement between a first peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) device and a second PCIe device. The communication arrangement is configured to detect transfers from the first PCIe device to one or more addresses corresponding to an address range of the second PCIe device, and redirect the transfers to the second PCIe device without passing the transfers through a second processor that initiates the transfers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: Liqid Inc.Inventors: James Scott Cannata, Christopher R. Long, Sumit Puri, Bryan Schramm
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Patent number: 10660228Abstract: A storage card insertable into a host system is provided that includes a plurality of storage devices connectors. The storage card include slot offset features to offset a circuit board of the storage card from a host system slot alignment. This offset provides for storage device connector placement on both sides of the storage card. The storage card also can include a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) switch circuit configured to communicatively couple the PCIe signaling of the plurality of storage device connectors and PCIe signaling of a host connector of the storage card, where the PCIe switch circuit is configured to receive storage operations over the PCIe signaling of the host connector of the storage card and transfer the storage operations for delivery over the PCIe signaling of selected ones of the plurality of storage device connectors.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Liqid Inc.Inventors: Bryan Schramm, Andrew Rudolph Heyd, Brenden Michael Rust, Christopher R. Long, Sumit Puri
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Patent number: 10614022Abstract: A connectivity card insertable into a connector of a host system is provided. The connectivity card includes a plurality of Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) connectors configured to provide external PCIe ports on the connectivity card, each of the plurality of PCIe connectors capable of carrying PCIe traffic. The connectivity card also includes a PCIe switch circuit configured to communicatively couple the plurality of connectors to a shared connectivity interface carried over a host connector of the connectivity card. The connectivity card further includes control circuitry configured to monitor for connectivity issues that arise with regard to the plurality of PCIe connectors, and responsively mitigate the connectivity issues by at least reconfiguring a communication pathway in the PCIe switch circuit for at least a portion of the PCIe traffic affected by the connectivity issues.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Liqid Inc.Inventors: Christopher R. Long, Andrew Rudolph Heyd, James Scott Cannata, Sumit Puri, Bryan Schramm
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Patent number: 10585827Abstract: Computing architectures, platforms, and systems are provided herein. In one example, a computing system is provided. The computing system includes a management processor configured to initiate a peer-to-peer arrangement between a first peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) device and a second PCIe device over a PCIe fabric comprising one or more PCIe switches. The peer-to-peer arrangement is established to detect data transfers from the first PCIe device directed to addresses corresponding to an address range established for the second PCIe device by a peer-to-peer management entity executed on a host processor, and redirect the data transfers over the PCIe fabric to the second PCIe device such that the data transfers are received by the second PCIe device without passing through the host processor.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Liqid Inc.Inventors: James Scott Cannata, Christopher R. Long, Sumit Puri, Bryan Schramm
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Publication number: 20200045843Abstract: A storage card insertable into a host system is provided that includes a plurality of storage devices connectors. The storage card include slot offset features to offset a circuit board of the storage card from a host system slot alignment. This offset provides for storage device connector placement on both sides of the storage card. The storage card also can include a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) switch circuit configured to communicatively couple the PCIe signaling of the plurality of storage device connectors and PCIe signaling of a host connector of the storage card, where the PCIe switch circuit is configured to receive storage operations over the PCIe signaling of the host connector of the storage card and transfer the storage operations for delivery over the PCIe signaling of selected ones of the plurality of storage device connectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2018Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: Liqid Inc.Inventors: Bryan Schramm, Andrew Rudolph Heyd, Brenden Michael Rust, Christopher R. Long, Sumit Puri
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Publication number: 20190236044Abstract: Enhanced data storage devices in various form factors are discussed herein. In one example, a storage drive includes a 2.5-inch form factor chassis that structurally supports elements of the storage drive, and at least one host connector. The storage drive also includes a plurality of M.2 storage device connectors, and a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) switch circuit configured to receive storage operations over the at least one host connector and transfer the storage operations for delivery to ones of the plurality of M.2 storage device connectors over associated device PCIe interfaces. The storage drive also includes power circuitry configured to provide holdup power to ones of the plurality of M.2 storage device connectors after loss of input power over the at least one host connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: Liqid Inc.Inventors: Brenden Michael Rust, Christopher R. Long, Andrew Rudolph Heyd, Sumit Puri, Bryan Schramm, Seth Walsh, Jason Breakstone
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Patent number: 10255215Abstract: Enhanced data storage devices in various form factors are discussed herein. In one example, a storage drive includes a plurality of storage devices configured to store and retrieve data responsive to operations received over Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) interfaces, a PCIe switch circuit communicatively coupled to the PCIe interfaces of the storage devices and configured to receive over a host connector the operations issued by a host system and transfer the storage operations for ones of the storage devices over associated ones of the PCIe interfaces. The storage drive includes holdup circuitry configured to provide holdup power the storage devices. The storage drive includes a first circuit board assembly comprising three storage device connectors that couple to corresponding storage devices, and a second circuit board assembly comprising a further storage device connector that couples to a further storage device.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Liqid Inc.Inventors: Jason Breakstone, Brenden Michael Rust, Christopher R. Long, Andrew Rudolph Heyd, Sumit Puri, Bryan Schramm, Seth Walsh
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Publication number: 20180314667Abstract: A connectivity card insertable into a connector of a host system is provided. The connectivity card includes a plurality of Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) connectors configured to provide external PCIe ports on the connectivity card, each of the plurality of PCIe connectors capable of carrying PCIe traffic. The connectivity card also includes a PCIe switch circuit configured to communicatively couple the plurality of connectors to a shared connectivity interface carried over a host connector of the connectivity card. The connectivity card further includes control circuitry configured to monitor for connectivity issues that arise with regard to the plurality of PCIe connectors, and responsively mitigate the connectivity issues by at least reconfiguring a communication pathway in the PCIe switch circuit for at least a portion of the PCIe traffic affected by the connectivity issues.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Applicant: Liqid Inc.Inventors: Christopher R. Long, Andrew Rudolph Heyd, James Scott Cannata, Sumit Puri, Bryan Schramm
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Publication number: 20180260352Abstract: Rackmount Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) switch assemblies are provided herein. One example PCIe switch assembly includes an enclosure that encases elements of the PCIe switch assembly, a first plurality of PCIe interconnect ports positioned on a front side of the PCIe switch assembly, and a second plurality of PCIe interconnect ports positioned on a rear side of the PCIe switch assembly. One or more redundancy cross-link ports are provided to handle failover traffic with at least another PCIe switch assembly. PCIe switch circuitry is communicatively coupled to the first plurality of PCIe interconnect ports and the second plurality of PCIe interconnect ports that form a cluster interconnect PCIe fabric. A control processor is configured to control operation of at least the PCIe switch circuitry and the one or more redundancy cross-link ports.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: Liqid Inc.Inventors: Christopher R. Long, Jason Breakstone, Andrew Rudolph Heyd, Brenden Michael Rust, Seth Walsh, Bryan Schramm
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Publication number: 20170220505Abstract: Enhanced data storage devices in various form factors are discussed herein. In one example, a storage drive includes a plurality of storage devices configured to store and retrieve data responsive to operations received over Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) interfaces, a PCIe switch circuit communicatively coupled to the PCIe interfaces of the storage devices and configured to receive over a host connector the operations issued by a host system and transfer the storage operations for ones of the storage devices over associated ones of the PCIe interfaces. The storage drive includes holdup circuitry configured to provide holdup power the storage devices. The storage drive includes a first circuit board assembly comprising three storage device connectors that couple to corresponding storage devices, and a second circuit board assembly comprising a further storage device connector that couples to a further storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Jason Breakstone, Brenden Michael Rust, Christopher R. Long, Andrew Rudolph Heyd, Sumit Puri, Bryan Schramm, Seth Walsh
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Publication number: 20150376518Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for a solar-driven bio-refinery that may include a entrained-flow biomass feed system that is feedstock flexible via particle size control of the biomass. Some embodiments include a chemical reactor that receives concentrated solar thermal energy from an array of heliostats. The entrained-flow biomass feed system can use an entrainment carrier gas and supplies a variety of biomass sources fed as particles into the solar-driven chemical reactor. Biomass sources in a raw state or partially torrified state may be used, as long as parameters such as particle size of the biomass are controlled. Additionally, concentrated solar thermal energy can drive gasification of the particles. An on-site fuel synthesis reactor may receive the hydrogen and carbon monoxide products from the gasification reaction use the hydrogen and carbon monoxide products in a hydrocarbon fuel synthesis process to create a liquid hydrocarbon fuel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Zoran Jovanovic, Bryan Schramm, Christopher Perkins, Courtland M. Hilton, Wayne W. Simmons
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Patent number: 9150803Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for a solar-driven bio-refinery that may include a entrained-flow biomass feed system that is feedstock flexible via particle size control of the biomass. Some embodiments include a chemical reactor that receives concentrated solar thermal energy from an array of heliostats. The entrained-flow biomass feed system can use an entrainment carrier gas and supplies a variety of biomass sources fed as particles into the solar-driven chemical reactor. Biomass sources in a raw state or partially torrified state may be used, as long as parameters such as particle size of the biomass are controlled. Additionally, concentrated solar thermal energy can drive gasification of the particles. An on-site fuel synthesis reactor may receive the hydrogen and carbon monoxide products from the gasification reaction use the hydrogen and carbon monoxide products in a hydrocarbon fuel synthesis process to create a liquid hydrocarbon fuel.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2010Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Sundrop Fuels, Inc.Inventors: Zoran Jovanovic, Bryan Schramm, Christopher Perkins, Courtland Hilton, Wayne Simmons
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Patent number: 8709112Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for a solar-driven chemical plant are disclosed. An embodiment may include a solar thermal receiver aligned to absorb concentrated solar energy from one or more solar energy concentrating fields. A solar driven chemical reactor may include multiple reactor tubes located inside the solar thermal receiver. The multiple reactor tubes can be used to gasify particles of biomass in the presence of a carrier gas. The gasification reaction may produce reaction products that include hydrogen and carbon monoxide gas having an exit temperature from the tubes exceeding 1000 degrees C. An embodiment can include a quench zone immediately downstream of an exit of the chemical reactor. The quench zone may immediately quench via rapid cooling of at least the hydrogen and carbon monoxide reaction products within 0.1-10 seconds of exiting the chemical reactor to a temperature of 800 degrees C. or less.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2010Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Sundrop Fuels, Inc.Inventors: Courtland Hilton, Zoran Jovanovic, Bryan Schramm, Christopher Perkins, Wayne Simmons
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Publication number: 20100243961Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for a solar-driven chemical plant are disclosed. An embodiment may include a solar thermal receiver aligned to absorb concentrated solar energy from one or more solar energy concentrating fields. A solar driven chemical reactor may include multiple reactor tubes located inside the solar thermal receiver. The multiple reactor tubes can be used to gasify particles of biomass in the presence of a carrier gas. The gasification reaction may produce reaction products that include hydrogen and carbon monoxide gas having an exit temperature from the tubes exceeding 1000 degrees C. An embodiment can include a quench zone immediately downstream of an exit of the chemical reactor. The quench zone may immediately quench via rapid cooling of at least the hydrogen and carbon monoxide reaction products within 0.1-10 seconds of exiting the chemical reactor to a temperature of 800 degrees C. or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: SUNDROP FUELS, INC.Inventors: Courtland Hilton, Zoran Jovanovic, Bryan Schramm, Christopher Perkins, Wayne Simmons
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Publication number: 20100242353Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for a solar-driven bio-refinery that may include a entrained-flow biomass feed system that is feedstock flexible via particle size control of the biomass. Some embodiments include a chemical reactor that receives concentrated solar thermal energy from an array of heliostats. The entrained-flow biomass feed system can use an entrainment carrier gas and supplies a variety of biomass sources fed as particles into the solar-driven chemical reactor. Biomass sources in a raw state or partially torrified state may be used, as long as parameters such as particle size of the biomass are controlled. Additionally, concentrated solar thermal energy can drive gasification of the particles. An on-site fuel synthesis reactor may receive the hydrogen and carbon monoxide products from the gasification reaction use the hydrogen and carbon monoxide products in a hydrocarbon fuel synthesis process to create a liquid hydrocarbon fuel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: SUNDROP FUELS, INC.Inventors: Zoran Jovanovic, Bryan Schramm, Christopher Perkins, Courtland Hilton, Wayne Simmons