Patents by Inventor Nicholas Kuefler

Nicholas Kuefler 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).

  • Patent number: 8127059
    Abstract: A system and method for providing redundant access paths to a storage device make use of a processor to analyze instructions received from hosts to allow for command queuing, host switching, and command replacement where necessary. The system allows for either Serially Attached SCSI or Serial ATA hard drives to be connected to the same topology and to require no host intervention on the coordination of drive access in a multi-host environment. A single ported SATA device can then appear multi-ported and can support a redundant architecture within a SAS topology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: PMC-Sierra US, Inc.
    Inventors: Larrie Simon Carr, Heng Liao, Nicholas Kuefler, Keith Shaw