Patents by Inventor Gary John Pilafas

Gary John Pilafas 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 and apparatus of storage array with frame forwarding capability
    Patent number: 8281050
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method of storage array with frame forwarding capability to reduce the complexity of an IT platform system having a large number of hardware devices. In one embodiment, a storage system comprises one or more storage devices; a storage controller having a storage controller processor and a storage controller memory and being coupled with the one or more storage devices; an interface controller receiving an input/output command directly from a host computer; and an internal bus. The interface controller and the storage controller are coupled by the internal bus. In another embodiment, a storage system comprises one or more storage devices; a storage controller having a processor and a memory and being coupled with the one or more storage devices; and a network interface controller which provides virtual Ethernet bridging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Data Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Toshio Otani, Gary John Pilafas
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS OF STORAGE ARRAY WITH FRAME FORWARDING CAPABILITY
    Publication number: 20120047293
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method of storage array with frame forwarding capability to reduce the complexity of an IT platform system having a large number of hardware devices. In one embodiment, a storage system comprises one or more storage devices; a storage controller having a storage controller processor and a storage controller memory and being coupled with the one or more storage devices; an interface controller receiving an input/output command directly from a host computer; and an internal bus. The interface controller and the storage controller are coupled by the internal bus. In another embodiment, a storage system comprises one or more storage devices; a storage controller having a processor and a memory and being coupled with the one or more storage devices; and a network interface controller which provides virtual Ethernet bridging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicants: HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION, HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshio OTANI, Gary John PILAFAS