Patents by Inventor Don Schiro

Don Schiro 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).

  • Method of providing an interface to a plurality of peripheral devices using bus adapter chips
    Patent number: 7263570
    Abstract: A method of electrically coupling a central processing unit (CPU) of a network server to a plurality of network interface modules. The method comprises providing each of the plurality of network interface modules with a respective bus adapter chip to route an I/O bus having a first format from the central processing unit to a primary side of each of the plurality of bus adaptor chips and routing another I/O bus of the first format from a secondary side of each of the plurality of bus adapter chips to respective ones of the network interface modules. The bus adapter chips also provide for arbitered access along the I/O buses and isolation of the CPU from electrical disruption when one the network interface modules is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen E. J. Papa, Carlton G. Amdahl, Michael G. Henderson, Don Agneta, Don Schiro, Dennis H. Smith
  • Method of providing an interface to a plurality of peripheral devices using bus adapter chips
    Publication number: 20060206649
    Abstract: A method of electrically coupling a central processing unit (CPU) of a network server to a plurality of network interface modules. The method comprises providing each of the plurality of network interface modules with a respective bus adapter chip to route an I/O bus having a first format from the central processing unit to a primary side of each of the plurality of bus adaptor chips and routing another I/O bus of the first format from a secondary side of each of the plurality of bus adapter chips to respective ones of the network interface modules. The bus adapter chips also provide for arbitered access along the I/O buses and isolation of the CPU from electrical disruption when one the network interface modules is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Stephen Papa, Carlton Amdahl, Michael Henderson, Don Agneta, Don Schiro, Dennis Smith
  • Method of providing an interface to a plurality of peripheral devices using bus adapter chips
    Patent number: 7065600
    Abstract: A method of electrically coupling a central processing unit (CPU) of a network server to a plurality of network interface modules. The method comprises providing each of the plurality of network interface modules with a respective bus adapter chip to route an I/O bus having a first format from the central processing unit to a primary side of each of the plurality of bus adaptor chips and routing another I/O bus of the first format from a secondary side of each of the plurality of bus adapter chips to respective ones of the network interface modules. The bus adapter chips also provide for arbitered access along the I/O buses and isolation of the CPU from electrical disruption when one the network interface modules is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen E. J. Papa, Carlton G. Amdahl, Michael G. Henderson, Don Agneta, Don Schiro, Dennis H. Smith
  • Method of providing an interface to a plurality of peripheral devices using bus adapter chips
    Publication number: 20040210701
    Abstract: A method of electrically coupling a central processing unit (CPU) of a network server to a plurality of network interface modules. The method comprises providing each of the plurality of network interface modules with a respective bus adapter chip to route an I/O bus having a first format from the central processing unit to a primary side of each of the plurality of bus adaptor chips and routing another I/O bus of the first format from a secondary side of each of the plurality of bus adapter chips to respective ones of the network interface modules. The bus adapter chips also provide for arbitered access along the I/O buses and isolation of the CPU from electrical disruption when one the network interface modules is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Stephen E.J. Papa, Carlton G. Amdahl, Michael G. Henderson, Don Agneta, Don Schiro, Dennis H. Smith
  • Method of providing an interface to a plurality of peripheral devices using bus adapter chips
    Patent number: 6742069
    Abstract: A method of electrically coupling a central processing unit (CPU) of a network server to a plurality of network interface modules. The method comprises providing each of the plurality of network interface modules with a respective bus adapter chip to route an I/O bus having a first format from the central processing unit to a primary side of each of the plurality of bus adapter chips and routing another I/O bus of the first format from a secondary side of each of the plurality of bus adapter chips to respective ones of the network interface modules. The bus adapter chips also provide for arbitered access along the I/O buses and isolation of the CPU from electrical disruption when one of the network interface modules is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen E. J. Papa, Carlton G. Amdahl, Michael G. Henderson, Don Agneta, Don Schiro, Dennis H. Smith
  • Method of interconnecting network components
    Publication number: 20030009613
    Abstract: A method of electrically coupling a central processing unit of a network server to a plurality of network interface modules. The method comprises routing an I/O bus having a first format from said central processing unit to primary sides of a plurality of bus adaptor chips. The method further comprises routing an I/O bus of said first format from a secondary side of said bus adaptor chips to respective ones of said network interface modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Stephen E. J. Papa, Carlton G. Amdahl, Michael G. Henderson, Don Agneta, Don Schiro, Dennis H. Smith
  • Method for hot swapping of network components
    Patent number: 6324608
    Abstract: Methods of removing and replacing data processing circuitry are provided comprising removing a network interface module from the computer without powering down the computer and removing an interface card from the network interface module. The further acts of replacing the interface card into the network interface module and replacing the network interface module into the computer without powering down the network computer are also performed in accordance with this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Micron Electronics
    Inventors: Stephen E. J. Papa, Carlton G. Amdahl, Michael G. Henderson, Don Agneta, Don Schiro, Dennis H. Smith