Patents by Inventor Marcus A. Evans

Marcus A. Evans 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).

  • Controller and a method for controlling a boot process
    Patent number: 8909914
    Abstract: A computer, a computer system and a method of booting the computer and computer systems within 300 milliseconds of receiving power. The computer may be configured to simultaneously power sequence a controller, a processor and a chipset. The computer may be further configured to transfer a boot image from a non-volatile memory to a first volatile memory. The controller may be further configured to transfer the boot image from the first volatile memory to a volatile memory associated with the processor using a PCI-Express interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Debbie A. Walker, Marcus A. Evans
  • CONTROLLER AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A BOOT PROCESS
    Publication number: 20120054481
    Abstract: A computer, a computer system and a method of booting the computer and computer systems within 300 milliseconds of receiving power. The computer may be configured to simultaneously power sequence a controller, a processor and a chipset. The computer may be further configured to transfer a boot image from a non-volatile memory to a first volatile memory. The controller may be further configured to transfer the boot image from the first volatile memory to a volatile memory associated with the processor using a PCI-Express interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Debbie A. Walker, Marcus A. Evans