Patents by Inventor Neil Gabriel

Neil Gabriel 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).

  • Techniques to truncate data files in nonvolatile memory
    Patent number: 8566514
    Abstract: Various embodiments for performing truncate operations in nonvolatile memory are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may include a nonvolatile memory to perform one or more truncate operations on a data file written to the nonvolatile memory and a volatile memory to track a truncate operation performed in the nonvolatile memory. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Swati Gera, Karey Hart, Neil Gabriel, Lawrence Chang, Patrick McGinty
  • TECHNIQUES TO TRUNCATE DATA FILES IN NONVOLATILE MEMORY
    Publication number: 20120179857
    Abstract: Various embodiments for performing truncate operations in nonvolatile memory are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may include a nonvolatile memory to perform one or more truncate operations on a data file written to the nonvolatile memory and a volatile memory to track a truncate operation performed in the nonvolatile memory. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Swati Gera, Karey Hart, Neil Gabriel, Lawrence Chang, Patrick McGinty
  • Techniques to truncate data files in nonvolatile memory
    Patent number: 7979624
    Abstract: Various embodiments for performing truncate operations in nonvolatile memory are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may include a nonvolatile memory to perform one or more truncate operations on a data file written to the nonvolatile memory and a volatile memory to track a truncate operation performed in the nonvolatile memory. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Swati Gera, Karey Hart, Neil Gabriel, Lawrence Chang, Patrick McGinty
  • Use of a shutdown object to improve initialization performance
    Patent number: 7603531
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, use of a shutdown object during system initialization is disclosed. The shutdown object may be read from a non-volatile memory device and loaded into a random access memory. A plurality of headers may then be scanned from the non-volatile memory device. The shutdown object may be referenced to determine whether each of the plurality of headers includes valid data. Each of the plurality of headers that includes valid data may be represented in the random access memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Vinod K. Puvvada, Neil A. Gabriel, Suresh Nagarajan
  • USE OF A SHUTDOWN OBJECT TO IMPROVE INITIALIZATION PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20080235435
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, use of a shutdown object during system initialization is disclosed. The shutdown object may be read from a non-volatile memory device and loaded into a random access memory. A plurality of headers may then be scanned from the non-volatile memory device. The shutdown object may be referenced to determine whether each of the plurality of headers includes valid data. Each of the plurality of headers that includes valid data may be represented in the random access memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Vinod K. Puvvada, Neil A. Gabriel, Suresh Nagarajan
  • Techniques to truncate data files in nonvolatile memory
    Publication number: 20070239928
    Abstract: Various embodiments for performing truncate operations in nonvolatile memory are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may include a nonvolatile memory to perform one or more truncate operations on a data file written to the nonvolatile memory and a volatile memory to track a truncate operation performed in the nonvolatile memory. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Swati Gera, Karey Hart, Neil Gabriel, Lawrence Chang, Patrick McGinty