Patents by Inventor Gary Gunthorpe

Gary Gunthorpe 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 to extend the physical reach of an infiniband network
    Patent number: 7843962
    Abstract: A system for an apparatus for extending the physical reach of an InfiniBand network. Methods and apparatus can connect an InfiniBand network to a long distance connection (e.g. WAN) while maintaining full 10 Gbit InfiniBand speeds and retaining the semantics specified by the InfiniBand Architecture (IBTA). A system can include an InfiniBand interface, a management block, packet routing, encapsulation/de-encapsulation, bulk memory buffer, and WAN interface, logic and circuits. The invention is applicable to efficiently moving large amounts of data over large distances using a single transport stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Obsidian Research Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Gary Gunthorpe, David Thomas Southwell, Christopher Jeske
  • Burner ignition and control system
    Patent number: 7568909
    Abstract: A battery powered ignition and control system for a gas burner includes circuits for controlling a pilot burner, a main burner, a flame sensor and an igniter. Mechanically latched valves, which require power only to switch between and open and closed state are used to control the pilot and main gas. The circuitry spends a majority of time in a powered down state and draws power only when required to interrogate the state of the flame and to perform an ignition sequence as required, as periodically dictated by a watchdog system. The latching valves are electrically pulsed to change state and thus draw very low average power when called upon. Lithium batteries provide system power for a long duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Platinum Energy Services Corp.
    Inventors: Rob MacNutt, Gary Gunthorpe
  • Burner ignition and control system
    Publication number: 20050130086
    Abstract: A battery powered ignition and control system for a gas burner includes circuits for controlling a pilot burner, a main burner, a flame sensor and an igniter. Mechanically latched valves, which require power only to switch between and open and closed state are used to control the pilot and main gas. The circuitry spends a majority of time in a powered down state and draws power only when required to interrogate the state of the flame and to perform an ignition sequence as required, as periodically dictated by a watchdog system. The latching valves are electrically pulsed to change state and thus draw very low average power when called upon. Lithium batteries provide system power for a long duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Rob MacNutt, Gary Gunthorpe