Patents by Inventor Robert Neil McKenzie

Robert Neil McKenzie 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).

  • Publication number: 20220139455
    Abstract: A solid state drive includes DRAM logical flash and flash memory, in which system processor reads and writes only to the DRAM logical flash which minimizes writes to the flash memory. A method for operation of a solid state flash device includes writing, by a CPU, to a solid state drive by sending commands and data to DRAM logical flash using flash commands and formatting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: THSTYME BERMUDA LIMITED
    Inventors: Charles I. Peddle, Martin Snelgrove, Robert Neil McKenzie, Xavier Snelgrove
  • Publication number: 20210272629
    Abstract: A solid state drive (SSD) includes dynamic random access memory (DRAM), flash memory, and a solid state drive (SSD) controller. The solid state drive (SSD) also includes a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) bus to connect the SSD to a computing device such that a central processing unit (CPU) of the computing device exclusively reads data from, and writes data to, the DRAM. The SSD controller writes data to the flash memory from the DRAM independently of received commands from the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: THSTYME BERMUDA LIMITED
    Inventors: Charles I. Peddle, Martin Snelgrove, Robert Neil McKenzie, Xavier Snelgrove
  • Patent number: 11037625
    Abstract: A solid state drive (SSD) includes dynamic random access memory (DRAM), flash memory, and a solid state drive (SSD) controller. The solid state drive (SSD) also includes a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) bus to connect the SSD to a computing device such that a central processing unit (CPU) of the computing device exclusively reads data from, and writes data to, the DRAM. The SSD controller writes data to the flash memory from the DRAM independently of received commands from the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: THSTYME BERMUDA LIMITED
    Inventors: Charles I. Peddle, Martin Snelgrove, Robert Neil McKenzie, Xavier Snelgrove
  • Publication number: 20210020245
    Abstract: A solid state drive includes DRAM logical flash and flash memory, in which system processor reads and writes only to the DRAM logical flash which minimizes writes to the flash memory. A method for operation of a solid state flash device includes writing, by a CPU, to a solid state drive by sending commands and data to DRAM logical flash using flash commands and formatting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: THSTYME BERMUDA LIMITED
    Inventors: Charles I. Peddle, Martin Snelgrove, Robert Neil McKenzie, Xavier Snelgrove
  • Patent number: 10796762
    Abstract: A solid state drive includes DRAM logical flash and flash memory, in which system processor reads and writes only to the DRAM logical flash which minimizes writes to the flash memory. A method for operation of a solid state flash device includes writing, by a CPU, to a solid state drive by sending commands and data to DRAM logical flash using flash commands and formatting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: THSTYME BERMUDA LIMITED
    Inventors: Charles I. Peddle, Martin Snelgrove, Robert Neil McKenzie, Xavier Snelgrove
  • Patent number: 10790790
    Abstract: An audio amplifier system includes a delta-sigma modulator configured to receive an m-bit digital audio input signal and to generate a pulse density modulated signal based on the m-bit digital audio input signal. An analog power stage is coupled to the delta-sigma modulator to receive the pulse density modulated signal and amplify the pulse density modulated signal to generate an amplified pulse density modulated signal. A feedback circuit is coupled to the delta-sigma modulator and the analog power stage. The feedback circuit is configured to receive the amplified pulse density modulated signal and the pulse density modulated signal and to determine a digital error signal representative of a difference between the amplified pulse density modulated signal and the pulse density modulated signal. The feedback circuit is further configured to provide the digital error signal to the delta-sigma modulator for applying the digital error signal to a representation of the m-bit digital audio input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: KAPIK INC.
    Inventors: Robert Neil McKenzie, William Martin Snelgrove, Wai Tung Ng
  • Publication number: 20190172537
    Abstract: A solid state drive (SSD) includes dynamic random access memory (DRAM), flash memory, and a solid state drive (SSD) controller. The solid state drive (SSD) also includes a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) bus to connect the SSD to a computing device such that a central processing unit (CPU) of the computing device exclusively reads data from, and writes data to, the DRAM. The SSD controller writes data to the flash memory from the DRAM independently of received commands from the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: THSTYME BERMUDA LIMITED
    Inventors: Charles I. Peddle, Martin Snelgrove, Robert Neil McKenzie, Xavier Snelgrove
  • Publication number: 20180205352
    Abstract: An audio amplifier system includes a delta-sigma modulator configured to receive an m-bit digital audio input signal and to generate a pulse density modulated signal based on the m-bit digital audio input signal. An analog power stage is coupled to the delta-sigma modulator to receive the pulse density modulated signal and amplify the pulse density modulated signal to generate an amplified pulse density modulated signal. A feedback circuit is coupled to the delta-sigma modulator and the analog power stage. The feedback circuit is configured to receive the amplified pulse density modulated signal and the pulse density modulated signal and to determine a digital error signal representative of a difference between the amplified pulse density modulated signal and the pulse density modulated signal. The feedback circuit is further configured to provide the digital error signal to the delta-sigma modulator for applying the digital error signal to a representation of the m-bit digital audio input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Neil McKENZIE, William Martin SNELGROVE, Wai Tung NG
  • Publication number: 20180182459
    Abstract: A solid state drive includes DRAM logical flash and flash memory, in which system processor reads and writes only to the DRAM logical flash which minimizes writes to the flash memory. A method for operation of a solid state flash device includes writing, by a CPU, to a solid state drive by sending commands and data to DRAM logical flash using flash commands and formatting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: THSTYME BERMUDA LIMITED
    Inventors: Charles I. Peddle, Martin Snelgrove, Robert Neil McKenzie, Xavier Snelgrove
  • Patent number: 9941007
    Abstract: A solid state drive includes DRAM logical flash and flash memory, in which system processor reads and writes only to the DRAM logical flash which minimizes writes to the flash memory. A method for operation of a solid state flash device includes writing, by a CPU, to a solid state drive by sending commands and data to DRAM logical flash using flash commands and formatting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Thstyme Bermuda Limited
    Inventors: Charles I. Peddle, Martin Snelgrove, Robert Neil McKenzie, Xavier Snelgrove
  • Publication number: 20150046625
    Abstract: A solid state drive includes DRAM logical flash and flash memory, in which system processor reads and writes only to the DRAM logical flash which minimizes writes to the flash memory. A method for operation of a solid state flash device includes writing, by a CPU, to a solid state drive by sending commands and data to DRAM logical flash using flash commands and formatting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: THSTYME BERMUDA LIMITED
    Inventors: Charles I. Peddle, Martin Snelgrove, Robert Neil McKenzie, Xavier Snelgrove