Patents by Inventor Ken Sandars

Ken Sandars 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).

  • Controlled discovery of SAN-attached SCSI devices and access control via login authentication
    Patent number: 9560039
    Abstract: A method for accessing data in a storage area network is provided. The method initiates with receiving a request for a list of targets on the storage area network. All the targets on the storage area network are exposed to the requestor and authentication requiring a password is requested from the requestor to grant access to the targets on the storage are network. Access to the targets is granted if the password is acceptable, and access to the targets is refused if the password is unacceptable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc.
    Inventors: Dean Kalman, Ken Sandars, Brett Dolecheck, Mike Reyero
  • Controlled Discovery of SAN-Attached SCSI Devices and Access Control Via Login Authentication
    Publication number: 20140090043
    Abstract: A method for accessing data in a storage area network is provided. The method initiates with receiving a request for a list of targets on the storage area network. All the targets on the storage area network are exposed to the requestor and authentication requiring a password is requested from the requestor to grant access to the targets on the storage are network. Access to the targets is granted if the password is acceptable, and access to the targets is refused if the password is unacceptable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: PMC-Sierra, Inc.
    Inventors: Dean Kalman, Ken Sandars, Brett Dolecheck, Mike Reyero
  • Controlled discovery of san-attached SCSI devices and access control via login authentication
    Patent number: 8627418
    Abstract: A method for accessing data in a storage area network is provided. The method initiates with receiving a request for a list of targets on the storage area network. All the targets on the storage area network are exposed to the requester and authentication requiring a password is requested from the requester to grant access to the targets on the storage are network. Access to the targets is granted if the password is acceptable, and access to the targets is refused if the password is unacceptable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: PMC-Sierra, Inc.
    Inventors: Dean Kalman, Ken Sandars, Brett Dolecheck, Mike Reyero
  • CONTROLLED DISCOVERY OF SAN-ATTACHED SCSI DEVICES AND ACCESS CONTROL VIA LOGIN AUTHENTICATION
    Publication number: 20090049535
    Abstract: A method for accessing data in a storage area network is provided. The method initiates with receiving a request for a list of targets on the storage area network. All the targets on the storage area network are exposed to the requester and authentication requiring a password is requested from the requester to grant access to the targets on the storage are network. Access to the targets is granted if the password is acceptable, and access to the targets is refused if the password is unacceptable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Dean Kalman, Ken Sandars, Brett Dolecheck, Mike Reyero