Patents by Inventor Paul D. McFall

Paul D. McFall 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).

  • Method and apparatus for accessing memory using Ethernet packets
    Patent number: 7072823
    Abstract: A data storage system includes memory, a controller, and an Ethernet interface enabling sending and/or receiving Ethernet packets to or from a client system, according to a first protocol. The controller is coupled between the memory and the Ethernet interface and essentially carries out a translation function. Information packets from the client system are translated from a first protocol to a second protocol for use by the memory, and information from the memory is translated from the second protocol to the first protocol for use by the client system as Ethernet packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Intransa, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter M. Athanas, Henry J. Green, Tom B. Brooks, Kevin J. Paar, Paul D. McFall
  • Method and apparatus for a controller capable of supporting multiple protocols
    Patent number: 6973516
    Abstract: The present invention provides a controller system including a common controller, a first interface, a second interface, and an adapter. The first interface is used to receive and to send data according to a first protocol having a format useable by a computer system. The common controller is coupled between the first interface and the second interface to translate between the first protocol and the second protocol, the second protocol is used by a memory coupled to the common controller. The second interface is used to store and to retrieve data from the memory according to the second protocol. The adapter function can be coupled between the memory and the common controller. The memory forms a response to a request by the computer system, with the response including at least one of (A) storing information, (B) retrieving information, and (C) providing status information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Intransa, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter M. Athanas, Paul D. McFall
  • Method and apparatus for accessing memory using ethernet packets
    Publication number: 20020184394
    Abstract: A data storage system includes memory, a controller, and an Ethernet interface enabling sending and/or receiving Ethernet packets to or from a client system, according to a first protocol. The controller is coupled between the memory and the Ethernet interface and essentially carries out a translation function. Information packets from the client system are translated from a first protocol to a second protocol for use by the memory, and information from the memory is translated from the second protocol to the first protocol for use by the client system as Ethernet packets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Applicant: Intransa, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter M. Athanas, Henry J. Green, Tom B. Brooks, Kevin J. Paar, Paul D. McFall