Patents by Inventor E. Thompson

E. Thompson 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).

  • Enhanced first level storage cache using nonvolatile memory
    Publication number: 20070168564
    Abstract: A memory module is interposed between a host and a disk drive. The memory module includes a solid-state nonvolatile memory used for caching data sent by the host for storage in the disk drive. Caching takes place under the control of a memory controller in the memory module and may be transparent to the host. The disk drive may remain spun-down when data is cached, saving power. The destination for host data may be determined based on desired speed, power consumption and expected need for that data. A host may send specific commands to the memory module to enable additional functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Kevin Conley, E. Thompson
  • Enhanced first level storage caching methods using nonvolatile memory
    Publication number: 20070106842
    Abstract: A memory module is interposed between a host and a disk drive. The memory module includes a solid-state nonvolatile memory used for caching data sent by the host for storage in the disk drive. Caching takes place under the control of a memory controller in the memory module and may be transparent to the host. The disk drive may remain spun-down when data is cached, saving power. The destination for host data may be determined based on desired speed, power consumption and expected need for that data. A host may send specific commands to the memory module to enable additional functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Kevin Conley, E. Thompson