Patents by Inventor Ray Richardson

Ray Richardson 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).

  • Secure controller for block oriented storage
    Patent number: 9235730
    Abstract: A storage controller includes a command pointer register. The command pointer register points to a chain of commands in memory, and also includes a security status field to indicate a security status of the first command in the command chain. Each command in the command chain may also include a security status field that indicates the security status of the following command in the chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis M. O'Connor, Mark N. Fullerton, Ray Richardson
  • SECURE CONTROLLER FOR BLOCK ORIENTED STORAGE
    Publication number: 20130254873
    Abstract: A storage controller includes a command pointer register. The command pointer register points to a chain of commands in memory, and also includes a security status field to indicate a security status of the first command in the command chain. Each command in the command chain may also include a security status field that indicates the security status of the following command in the chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis M O'Connor, Mark N. Fullerton, Ray Richardson
  • Secure controller for block oriented storage
    Patent number: 8448239
    Abstract: A storage controller includes a command pointer register. The command pointer register points to a chain of commands in memory, and also includes a security status field to indicate a security status of the first command in the command chain. Each command in the command chain may also include a security status field that indicates the security status of the following command in the chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis M. O'Connor, Mark N. Fullerton, Ray Richardson
  • SECURE CONTROLLER FOR BLOCK ORIENTED STORAGE
    Publication number: 20110154480
    Abstract: A storage controller includes a command pointer register. The command pointer register points to a chain of commands in memory, and also includes a security status field to indicate a security status of the first command in the command chain. Each command in the command chain may also include a security status field that indicates the security status of the following command in the chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Dennis M. O'Connor, Mark N. Fullerton, Ray Richardson
  • Secure controller for block oriented storage
    Patent number: 7904943
    Abstract: A storage controller includes a command pointer register. The command pointer register points to a chain of commands in memory, and also includes a security status field to indicate a security status of the first command in the command chain. Each command in the command chain may also include a security status field that indicates the security status of the following command in the chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Inventors: Dennis M. O'Connor, Mark N. Fullerton, Ray Richardson
  • Secure memory controller
    Patent number: 7412579
    Abstract: A memory controller partitions memory into secure partitions and non-secure partitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Inventors: Dennis M. O'Connor, Mark N. Fullerton, Ray Richardson
  • Secure memory controller
    Publication number: 20060149917
    Abstract: A memory controller partitions memory into secure partitions and non-secure partitions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Dennis O'Connor, Mark Fullerton, Ray Richardson
  • Memory with modifiable address map
    Publication number: 20060149918
    Abstract: A memory device includes a flag register to modify the address map of the memory device based on the state of an input node on the memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: John Rudelic, Dennis O'Connor, Mark Fullerton, Ray Richardson
  • Secure controller for block oriented storage
    Publication number: 20060143687
    Abstract: A storage controller includes a command pointer register. The command pointer register points to a chain of commands in memory, and also includes a security status field to indicate a security status of the first command in the command chain. Each command in the command chain may also include a security status field that indicates the security status of the following command in the chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Dennis O'Connor, Mark Fullerton, Ray Richardson