Patents by Inventor Carson R. Stuart

Carson R. Stuart 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).

  • Portable universal serial bus memory devices and methods for using such devices
    Publication number: 20080147899
    Abstract: Portable USB memory modules or devices and methods for using such devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a portable memory module can include a housing having a CompactFlash card form factor and one or more flash memory devices carried by the housing. The portable memory module can also include a USB controller carried by the housing and coupled to the one or more flash memory devices. The portable memory module can further include a connector including a first portion coupled to the controller and a second portion configured to mate with a host device. In several embodiments, the connector includes a plurality of pins to transfer signals to and from the memory module. The pins are configured to mate with a fifty pin socket on the host device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicants: SMART Modular Technologies, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Grady D. Lambert, Joydeep Chowdhury, Carson R. Stuart, Ryan C. McDaniel