Patents by Inventor Kris Steven Toivanen

Kris Steven Toivanen 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).

  • USB 3.0 Link Layer Timer Adjustment to Extend Distance
    Publication number: 20150347335
    Abstract: Methods and devices for transmitting SuperSpeed information between a host device and a USB device via an extension medium are provided. Link partner relationships are established between the host device and an upstream facing port device, between the USB device and a downstream facing port device, and between the upstream facing port device and the downstream facing port device. While the link partner relationship between the upstream facing port device and the downstream facing port device is substantially compliant to the USB 3.0 Specification, the link partner relationship may use a configurable link layer acknowledgement timer to compensate for delays in transmission over the extension medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Kris Steven Toivanen, Sukhdeep Singh Hundal, Terence Carl Sosniak
  • USB 3.0 link layer timer adjustment to extend distance
    Patent number: 9129064
    Abstract: Methods and devices for transmitting SuperSpeed information between a host device and a USB device via an extension medium are provided. Link partner relationships are established between the host device and an upstream facing port device, between the USB device and a downstream facing port device, and between the upstream facing port device and the downstream facing port device. While the link partner relationship between the upstream facing port device and the downstream facing port device is substantially compliant to the USB 3.0 Specification, the link partner relationship may use a configurable link layer acknowledgement timer to compensate for delays in transmission over the extension medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Icron Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Kris Steven Toivanen, Sukhdeep Singh Hundal, Terence Carl Sosniak
  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TRANSMITTING USB TERMINATION SIGNALS OVER EXTENSION MEDIA
    Publication number: 20130254440
    Abstract: Devices and methods for providing SuperSpeed USB connections across an extension medium are provided. An upstream facing port device (UFP device) and a downstream facing port device (DFP device) are connected by an extension medium, and communicate via an extension protocol. The UFP device and the DFP device include switchable receiver termination circuitry. The receiver termination at the UFP device is enabled upon determining that a USB device coupled to the DFP device supports SuperSpeed communication, and the receiver termination at the DFP device is enabled upon determining that a host device coupled to the UFP device supports SuperSpeed communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: ICRON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kris Steven Toivanen, Sukhdeep Singh Hundal, Thomas Aaron Schultz