Patents by Inventor Mark Botelho

Mark Botelho 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).

  • Data storage system having port disable mechanism
    Patent number: 7099980
    Abstract: A system interface having a backplane adapted to have plugged therein director boards and memory boards. Each one of such director boards includes director board transmit/receive units. Each one of the director board transmit/receive units is associated with a corresponding one of the of memory boards. Each one of the director board transmit/receive units is adapted to be disabled in the absence of the one of the memory boards associated with such one of the director board transmit/receive units. Each one of the memory boards includes memory board transmit/receive units. Each one of the memory board transmit/receive units is associated with a corresponding one of the director boards. Each one of the memory board transmit/receive units is adapted to be disabled to prevent transmit/receive data therethrough in the absence of the one of such director boards associated with such one of the memory board transmit/receive units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Brian D. Magnuson, Mark Botelho, Daniel Castel