Patents by Inventor J. D. Northcutt

J. D. Northcutt 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).

  • Smart scalable storage switch architecture
    Patent number: 9201778
    Abstract: A method and system for providing advanced storage features using commodity, consumer-level storage devices is provided. The advanced storage system is a component that is connected between the computer system and one or more physical disk drives. The host interface of the advanced storage system presents itself to the computer system as a virtual disk drive that implements the commands of consumer-level storage hardware that are familiar to the host controller of the computer system. Similarly, the storage device interface of the advanced storage system presents itself to one or more disk drives as a consumer-level host controller, regardless of the actual topology of the physical storage devices that are connected. This system provides a simple way for a user to combine low-cost, consumer-level hardware to add advanced storage features to a computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: J. D. Northcutt, James G. Hanko, Brian K. Schmidt
  • SMART SCALABLE STORAGE SWITCH ARCHITECTURE
    Publication number: 20140059295
    Abstract: A method and system for providing advanced storage features using commodity, consumer-level storage devices is provided. The advanced storage system is a component that is connected between the computer system and one or more physical disk drives. The host interface of the advanced storage system presents itself to the computer system as a virtual disk drive that implements the commands of consumer-level storage hardware that are familiar to the host controller of the computer system. Similarly, the storage device interface of the advanced storage system presents itself to one or more disk drives as a consumer-level host controller, regardless of the actual topology of the physical storage devices that are connected. This system provides a simple way for a user to combine low-cost, consumer-level hardware to add advanced storage features to a computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Silicon Image, Inc.
    Inventors: J. D. NORTHCUTT, James G. HANKO, Brian K. SCHMIDT
  • Smart scalable storage switch architecture
    Patent number: 8595434
    Abstract: A method and system for providing advanced storage features using commodity, consumer-level storage devices is provided. The advanced storage system is a component that is connected between the computer system and one or more physical disk drives. The host interface of the advanced storage system presents itself to the computer system as a virtual disk drive that implements the commands of consumer-level storage hardware that are familiar to the host controller of the computer system. Similarly, the storage device interface of the advanced storage system presents itself to one or more disk drives as a consumer-level host controller, regardless of the actual topology of the physical storage devices that are connected. This system provides a simple way for a user to combine low-cost, consumer-level hardware to add advanced storage features to a computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Silicon Image, Inc.
    Inventors: J. D. Northcutt, James G. Hanko, Brian K. Schmidt