Patents by Inventor Kirk Blum

Kirk Blum 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).

  • Systems and techniques for non-volatile memory buffering
    Patent number: 7903476
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, method, and article for non-volatile memory buffering are described. The apparatus may include a data storage manager to store a data item in a rewritable non-volatile memory buffer. The data item may have a file size less than or equal to a threshold value. The rewritable non-volatile memory buffer may include one or more rewritable memory regions configured to store the data item. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Kirk Blum
  • SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR NON-VOLATILE MEMORY BUFFERING
    Publication number: 20100023679
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, method, and article for non-volatile memory buffering are described. The apparatus may include a data storage manager to store a data item in a rewritable non-volatile memory buffer. The data item may have a file size less than or equal to a threshold value. The rewritable non-volatile memory buffer may include one or more rewritable memory regions configured to store the data item. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventor: Kirk Blum
  • Systems and techniques for non-volatile memory buffering
    Patent number: 7609564
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, method, and article for non-volatile memory buffering are described. The apparatus may include a data storage manager to store a data item in a rewritable non-volatile memory buffer. The data item may have a file size less than or equal to a threshold value. The rewritable non-volatile memory buffer may include one or more rewritable memory regions configured to store the data item. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Kirk Blum
  • Systems and techniques for non-volatile memory buffering
    Publication number: 20070153585
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, method, and article for non-volatile memory buffering are described. The apparatus may include a data storage manager to store a data item in a rewritable non-volatile memory buffer. The data item may have a file size less than or equal to a threshold value. The rewritable non-volatile memory buffer may include one or more rewritable memory regions configured to store the data item. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2005
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventor: Kirk Blum