Patents by Inventor Mark Edward Shaw

Mark Edward Shaw 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).

  • Security measures in a partitionable computing system
    Patent number: 7444681
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus in a partitionable computing system. A first link controller is associated with a first partition. A second link controller is associated with a second partition. A computing element communicated with link controllers to establish or deny communication between the partitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark Edward Shaw, Vipul Gandhi, Gregg Bernard Lesartre, Brendan A. Voge
  • Distribution of communications between paths
    Patent number: 7406091
    Abstract: Distributing communications between paths, comprises providing a plurality of destinations, providing a plurality of communications paths such that each of the plurality of destinations can be accessed over each of the plurality of communications paths, defining destination addresses interleaved over the plurality of destinations, sending communications from a source to a plurality of the interleaved addresses, and selecting different ones of the plurality of paths for successive communications that are sent to addresses on different destinations, wherein the path for a communication is selected using at least a part of the address of the communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael A. Schroeder, Craig W. Warner, Gary Belgrave Gostin, Mark Edward Shaw
  • Security measures in a partitionable computing system
    Patent number: 7356678
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus in a partitionable computing system. The system can include a computer readable medium comprising instructions configured to move an element of a first partition to a second partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark Edward Shaw, Vipul Gandhi, Gary Belgrave Gostin, Richard Dickert Powers, Guy Lowell Kuntz, Ryan Weaver
  • Cabled module, multi-processor system architecture
    Publication number: 20080055868
    Abstract: A multi-processor system architecture comprises: a cabinet; a plurality of processor cell modules disposed within the cabinet; a plurality of link router modules disposed within the cabinet; and a plurality of cables connecting the plurality of processor cell modules through the plurality of link router modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Eric C. Peterson, Mark Edward Shaw
  • Security measures in a partitionable computing system
    Patent number: 7296146
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus in a partitionable computing system. A processor communicates with a packet former. The packet former can be configured to construct a data packet that can include security status information related to a partition or processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark Edward Shaw, Vipul Gandhi, Gary Belgrave Gostin, Craig W. Warner
  • Security measures in a partitionable computing system
    Patent number: 7178015
    Abstract: A partitionable computer system and method of operating the same is disclosed. The partitionable computer system has a state machine, a processor, and a device controller. The state machine can be configured to monitor the status of a partition of the partitionable computer system. The information provided by the state machine can be used to provide security within the partitionable computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark Edward Shaw, Vipul Gandhi, Leon Hong, Gary Belgrave Gostin, Craig W. Warner, Paul Henry Bouchier, Todd Kjos, Guy Lowell Kuntz, Richard Dickert Powers, Bryan Craig Stephenson, Ryan Weaver, Brian Johnson, Glen Edwards, Brendan A. Voge, Gregg Bernard Lesartre