Patents by Inventor Kent Lee

Kent Lee 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: 12348432
    Abstract: A smart network interface card (smartNIC) may receive first traffic for a first process configured with a first bandwidth limit. The smartNIC may receive second traffic for a second process configured with a second bandwidth limit, the second bandwidth limit corresponding to a larger value between a second transmit limit and a second receive limit associated with the second process. The smartNIC may queue the received traffic associated with the first process and the second process in a scheduler, the scheduler having a first set of queues configured to store traffic from the first process, and a second set of queues configured to store traffic from the second process. The smartNIC may forward queued traffic from the first set of queues or the second set of queues, a maximum amount of forwarded first process traffic corresponding to the first bandwidth limit minus an amount of forwarded second process traffic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Kent Lee, Qiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20250171245
    Abstract: An apparatus for use in manufacturing includes a support structure, a loading conveyor, an overhead conveyor, and a pinch conveyor. The apparatus provides for an auto-return of an item being processed in a manufacturing process by conveying the item upward with the loading conveyor, conveying the item across the support structure with the overhead conveyor, lowering and flipping the item with the pinch conveyor in order to feed the item into the processing machine. The process may then be repeated to process an opposite face of the item. One use is in furniture manufacturing where both sides of a board or panel require sanding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Applicant: Oakwood Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Alvin M. Musser, JR., Gerald Oberholtzer, Kent Lee Nolt
  • Publication number: 20240314086
    Abstract: A smart network interface card (smartNIC) may receive first traffic for a first process configured with a first bandwidth limit. The smartNIC may receive second traffic for a second process configured with a second bandwidth limit, the second bandwidth limit corresponding to a larger value between a second transmit limit and a second receive limit associated with the second process. The smartNIC may queue the received traffic associated with the first process and the second process in a scheduler, the scheduler having a first set of queues configured to store traffic from the first process, and a second set of queues configured to store traffic from the second process. The smartNIC may forward queued traffic from the first set of queues or the second set of queues, a maximum amount of forwarded first process traffic corresponding to the first bandwidth limit minus an amount of forwarded second process traffic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Kent Lee, Qiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20240283731
    Abstract: The disclosed systems, methods and computer readable media relate to managing Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) over Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) (NVMeOTCP) connections between a smart network interface card (smartNIC) and a block storage data plane (BSDP) of a cloud computing environment. A software agent (“agent”) executing at the smartNIC may manage a number of network paths (active and, in some cases, passive network paths). The agent may monitor the network traffic (e.g., input/output operations (IOPS)) through the paths (e.g., using established NVMeOTCP connections corresponding to the paths). If a condition is met relating to a heat threshold of an active path (e.g., the currently used network path), the agent may determine whether to failover and, if so, the agent may select a network path for failover. In some cases, this determination and potential selection may factor in heat measurements of the current and other available network paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Qiang Wang, Kent Lee
  • Publication number: 20240252824
    Abstract: Devices and/or methods for treating sleep disordered breathing may include stimulation of a single nerve, multiple nerves, as well as other tissues relating to upper airway patency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Verzal, Timothy Herbert, Wondimeneh Tesfayesus, John Rondoni, Quan Ni, Kent Lee
  • Patent number: 12021757
    Abstract: A smart network interface card (smartNIC) may receive first traffic for a first process configured with a first bandwidth limit. The smartNIC may receive second traffic for a second process configured with a second bandwidth limit, the second bandwidth limit corresponding to a larger value between a second transmit limit and a second receive limit associated with the second process. The smartNIC may queue the received traffic associated with the first process and the second process in a scheduler, the scheduler having a first set of queues configured to store traffic from the first process, and a second set of queues configured to store traffic from the second process. The smartNIC may forward queued traffic from the first set of queues or the second set of queues, a maximum amount of forwarded first process traffic corresponding to the first bandwidth limit minus an amount of forwarded second process traffic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kent Lee, Qiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20240143370
    Abstract: A computing system may access a source device configured to store device traffic in a source device queue. The computing system may launch, by one or more worker nodes of a control plane of the computing device, a destination device. The computing system may transmit a source device state to the destination device. The control plane worker nodes may configure the destination device from the source device state. The computing system may instruct the source device to pause storing the device traffic to the source device guest memory. The computing system may store dirty page information in the computing system memory. The computing system may transmit the dirty page information to the destination guest memory. The computing system may instruct the destination device to resume storing the device traffic to the destination guest memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Kent Lee, Jinlong Cai, Qiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20240123232
    Abstract: A method and system for integrating stimulation therapy, patient management, and external patient monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Mairs, Brody Belland, Kent Lee, John Rondoni, Aaron Veicht, Donovan Fellows
  • Publication number: 20240098014
    Abstract: The disclosed systems, methods and computer readable media relate to managing Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) over Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) (NVMeOTCP) connections between a smart network interface card (smartNIC) and a block storage data plane (BSDP) of a cloud computing environment. A software agent (“agent”) executing at the smartNIC may manage a number of network paths (active and, in some cases, passive network paths). The agent may monitor the network traffic (e.g., input/output operations (IOPS)) through the paths (e.g., using established NVMeOTCP connections corresponding to the paths). If a condition is met relating to a performance threshold associated with the monitored paths, the agent may increase or decrease the number established NVMeOTCP connections to match real time network conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Qiang Wang, Kent Lee
  • Patent number: 11924086
    Abstract: The disclosed systems, methods and computer readable media relate to managing Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) over Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) (NVMeOTCP) connections between a smart network interface card (smartNIC) and a block storage data plane (BSDP) of a cloud computing environment. A software agent (“agent”) executing at the smartNIC may manage a number of network paths (active and, in some cases, passive network paths). The agent may monitor the network traffic (e.g., input/output operations (IOPS)) through the paths (e.g., using established NVMeOTCP connections corresponding to the paths). If a condition is met relating to a performance threshold associated with the monitored paths, the agent may increase or decrease the number established NVMeOTCP connections to match real time network conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Qiang Wang, Kent Lee
  • Publication number: 20230412489
    Abstract: The disclosed systems, methods and computer readable media relate to managing Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) over Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) (NVMeOTCP) connections between a smart network interface card (smartNIC) and a block storage data plane (BSDP) of a cloud computing environment. A software agent (“agent”) executing at the smartNIC may manage a number of network paths (active and, in some cases, passive network paths). The agent may monitor the network traffic (e.g., input/output operations (IOPS)) through the paths (e.g., using established NVMeOTCP connections corresponding to the paths). If a condition is met relating to a performance threshold associated with the monitored paths, the agent may increase or decrease the number established NVMeOTCP connections to match real time network conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Qiang WANG, Kent Lee
  • Publication number: 20230395262
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring implantable medical device usage and treatment plan adherence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Kent Lee, Matheus Araujo, John Rondoni
  • Publication number: 20230376301
    Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein include receiving a request to perform an upgrade. The upgrade can comprise changes to firmware or software of the network interface card. Input/Output (I/O) traffic can be monitored on one or more paths between the network interface card and a storage device. The paths can have a path capacity comprising a bandwidth of Input/Output traffic. The spare Input/Output traffic capacity can be calculated based at least in part on the Input/Output traffic and the path capacity. Whether to remove a path can be determined based at least in part on the spare Input/Output traffic capacity. The upgrade can be performed with the path halted in accordance with a determination to remove the path. The upgrade can be performed with the path included in accordance with a determination to not remove the path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Qiang Wang, Kent Lee, Nan Wu
  • Publication number: 20230376333
    Abstract: A network virtualization device receives a storage request from a compute instance executed by a host machine separate from the network virtualization device, the storage request comprising data to be stored. Responsive to receiving the storage request, the network virtualization device divides the data to be stored into a set of one or more data stripes. For a first data stripe in the set of data stripes, the network virtualization device determines, from a plurality of extent servers, a first extent server to which the first data stripe is to be sent for storing the first data stripe, transmits the first data stripe to the first extent server, wherein the first extent server stores the first data stipe to a first physical storage device, and receives, from the first extent server, an acknowledgement confirming that the first data stripe was stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Deepak Agarwal, Travis John Portz, Qiang Wang, Haining Mo, Kent Lee
  • Publication number: 20230376210
    Abstract: The disclosed systems, methods, and computer readable media relate to managing persistent memory within a smart network interface card (smartNIC) of a cloud-computing environment, or at storage device of the host instance on which the smartNIC operates and to which the smartNIC has access. The smartNIC may be configured with various modes that enable passthrough of input/output operations to or from non-volatile remote storage (e.g., a block storage data plane volume) or storage of at least some of the data corresponding to the input/output operations within the persistent memory managed by the smartNIC. The smartNIC may be configured to select a storage location for data between a pool of candidate storage including the persistent storage managed by the smartNIC or the non-volatile remote storage. These techniques improve communications between the smartNIC and the non-volatile remote storage and reduce the risk of network jitters and overall network latency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Qiang WANG, Kent Lee
  • Publication number: 20230368901
    Abstract: Examples are directed to methods, devices, systems, computer-readable storage medium. An example non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprises instructions that when executed cause a processing resource to present a graphical user interface (GUI) associated with a clinician portal, the GUI including a plurality of GUI portions that are individually and selectively displayable to present patient data for a plurality of patients based on at least one filter for different classes of the plurality of patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Mairs, Brody Belland, Kent Lee, John Rondoni, Donovan Fellows, Maxwell P. Lundeen
  • Publication number: 20230300081
    Abstract: A smart network interface card (smartNIC) may receive first traffic for a first process configured with a first bandwidth limit. The smartNIC may receive second traffic for a second process configured with a second bandwidth limit, the second bandwidth limit corresponding to a larger value between a second transmit limit and a second receive limit associated with the second process. The smartNIC may queue the received traffic associated with the first process and the second process in a scheduler, the scheduler having a first set of queues configured to store traffic from the first process, and a second set of queues configured to store traffic from the second process. The smartNIC may forward queued traffic from the first set of queues or the second set of queues, a maximum amount of forwarded first process traffic corresponding to the first bandwidth limit minus an amount of forwarded second process traffic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Kent Lee, Qiang Wang
  • Patent number: D1029001
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Mairs, Kent Lee, Brody Belland
  • Patent number: D1029026
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Mairs, Kent Lee, Brody Belland
  • Patent number: D1029027
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Mairs, Kent Lee, Brody Belland