Patents by Inventor HINESH K. SHAH

HINESH K. SHAH 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).

  • Patent number: 11302405
    Abstract: A nonvolatile (NV) memory device includes an NV storage media and a storage controller to control access to the NV storage media. In response to a host read request, the storage controller can determine if the NV storage media is in a stable Vt (threshold voltage) state. If the NV storage media is in a stable Vt state, the storage controller can perform a reset read operation prior to servicing the host read request. A reset read is a read operation that does not produce data to send back to the host. The reset read operation is a dummy read that puts the NV storage media into a transient Vt state, which has lower risk of read disturb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sriram Natarajan, Shankar Natarajan, Yihua Zhang, Hinesh K. Shah, Rohit S. Shenoy, Arun Sitaram Athreya
  • Publication number: 20200118637
    Abstract: A nonvolatile (NV) memory device includes an NV storage media and a storage controller to control access to the NV storage media. In response to a host read request, the storage controller can determine if the NV storage media is in a stable Vt (threshold voltage) state. If the NV storage media is in a stable Vt state, the storage controller can perform a reset read operation prior to servicing the host read request. A reset read is a read operation that does not produce data to send back to the host. The reset read operation is a dummy read that puts the NV storage media into a transient Vt state, which has lower risk of read disturb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Sriram NATARAJAN, Shankar NATARAJAN, Yihua ZHANG, Hinesh K. SHAH, Rohit S. SHENOY, Arun Sitaram ATHREYA
  • Publication number: 20170277916
    Abstract: Generally, this disclosure provides systems, devices, methods and computer readable media for secure control of access control enablement and activation on self-encrypting storage devices. In some embodiments, the device may include a non-volatile memory (NVM) and a secure access control module. The secure access control module may include a command processor module configured to receive a request to enable access controls of the NVM from a user, and to enable the access controls. The secure access control module may also include a verification module configured to verify a physical presence of the user. The secure access control module may further include an encryption module to encrypt at least a portion of the NVM in response to an indication of success from the verification module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: SHANKAR NATARAJAN, JASON R. COX, CHARLES B. FOSTER, HINESH K. SHAH
  • Patent number: 9626531
    Abstract: Generally, this disclosure provides systems, devices, methods and computer readable media for secure control of access control enablement and activation on self-encrypting storage devices. In some embodiments, the device may include a non-volatile memory (NVM) and a secure access control module. The secure access control module may include a command processor module configured to receive a request to enable access controls of the NVM from a user, and to enable the access controls. The secure access control module may also include a verification module configured to verify a physical presence of the user. The secure access control module may further include an encryption module to encrypt at least a portion of the NVM in response to an indication of success from the verification module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Shankar Natarajan, Jason Cox, Charles B. Foster, Hinesh K. Shah
  • Publication number: 20160140364
    Abstract: Generally, this disclosure provides systems, devices, methods and computer readable media for secure control of access control enablement and activation on self-encrypting storage devices. In some embodiments, the device may include a non-volatile memory (NVM) and a secure access control module. The secure access control module may include a command processor module configured to receive a request to enable access controls of the NVM from a user, and to enable the access controls. The secure access control module may also include a verification module configured to verify a physical presence of the user. The secure access control module may further include an encryption module to encrypt at least a portion of the NVM in response to an indication of success from the verification module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: SHANKAR NATARAJAN, JASON COX, CHARLES B. FOSTER, HINESH K. SHAH