Patents by Inventor Ryan C. McDaniel
Ryan C. McDaniel 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).
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Publication number: 20210216640Abstract: A cryptoprocessor may comprise processing logic configured to upon powering up of a management controller communicatively coupled to a processor of an information handling system and configured to provide management of the information handling system via management traffic communicated between the management controller and a dedicated management network external to the information handling system, preventing the management controller from booting, attempt to authenticate a primary executable code image stored in a primary memory and a backup image to the primary executable code image stored in a secondary memory, and responsive to at least one of the primary executable code image and the backup image being authenticated, allow the management controller to execute an authenticated image comprising one of the primary executable code image and the backup image.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2020Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Richard J. BOYLE, Andrew WROBEL, Samant KAKARLA, Ryan C. MCDANIEL
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Patent number: 10939572Abstract: A mid-plane assembly includes a main circuit board portion including a plurality of electrical connectors configured to releasably engage a plurality of devices, a first circuit board portion, and a first electrical coupling assembly configured to electrically couple the first circuit board portion to the main circuit board portion and position the first circuit board portion essentially orthogonal to the main circuit board portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company, LLCInventors: Ryan C. McDaniel, Stephen E. Strickland, Brian D. Kennedy
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Patent number: 10747288Abstract: A method and system for power management of storage drives. The method includes selecting an initial predetermined dual bit pattern that corresponds to a select power state of the storage drive, for providing to a first and second bit pin of a bit pin pair of a power control circuit that respectively connects to the storage drive. The method includes providing the initial predetermined dual bit pattern to the power control circuit which generates a discrete signal to the storage drive. The method includes encoding the initial predetermined dual bit pattern on the first bit pin and the second bit pin to selectively implement a power change on the storage drive in response to identification of a fault condition. In response to detection of the fault condition, the method includes selectively managing power to the storage drive based on input of the discrete signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.Inventor: Ryan C. McDaniel
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Publication number: 20200214162Abstract: A mid-plane assembly includes a main circuit board portion including a plurality of electrical connectors configured to releasably engage a plurality of devices, a first circuit board portion, and a first electrical coupling assembly configured to electrically couple the first circuit board portion to the main circuit board portion and position the first circuit board portion essentially orthogonal to the main circuit board portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2020Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Ryan C. McDaniel, Stephen E. Strickland, Brian D. Kennedy
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Publication number: 20200125155Abstract: A method and system for power management of storage drives. The method includes selecting an initial predetermined dual bit pattern that corresponds to a select power state of the storage drive, for providing to a first and second bit pin of a bit pin pair of a power control circuit that respectively connects to the storage drive. The method includes providing the initial predetermined dual bit pattern to the power control circuit which generates a discrete signal to the storage drive. The method includes encoding the initial predetermined dual bit pattern on the first bit pin and the second bit pin to selectively implement a power change on the storage drive in response to identification of a fault condition. In response to detection of the fault condition, the method includes selectively managing power to the storage drive based on input of the discrete signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventor: RYAN C. MCDANIEL
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Patent number: 10595431Abstract: A mid-plane assembly includes a main circuit board portion including a plurality of electrical connectors configured to releasably engage a plurality of devices, a first circuit board portion, and a first electrical coupling assembly configured to electrically couple the first circuit board portion to the main circuit board portion and position the first circuit board portion essentially orthogonal to the main circuit board portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Ryan C. McDaniel, Stephen E. Strickland, Brian D. Kennedy
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Patent number: 10412852Abstract: A multi-piece storage shuttle for removeably securing a storage device within an enclosure assembly includes a stationary shuttle portion rigidly affixed to the enclosure assembly. A moveable shuttle portion is slidably affixed to the enclosure assembly and is configured to releasably engage the storage device.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Spero Tsefrekas, Ryan C. McDaniel, Keith C. Johnson, Jeffrey M. Lewis, Frank Miyahira, Keith L. Daly
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Patent number: 10338988Abstract: A user-configurable decoder circuit is associated with a controlled subcomponent and is configured to receive a cumulatively-encoded status signal and compare the cumulatively-encoded status signal to a user-definable threshold that defines a subcomponent policy for the controlled subcomponent.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Ryan C. McDaniel, Thomas Thibodeau, Daniel Dufresne, Spero Tsefrekas, Matthew J. Borsini, Joseph E. Fenton
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Patent number: 10339025Abstract: A signal generation subsystem is configured to receive a plurality of status signals from a plurality of monitored subcomponents within a system being monitored and generate a cumulatively-encoded status signal based, at least in part, upon the plurality of binary status signals, which is indicative of the overall health of the system being monitored.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Ryan C. McDaniel, Thomas Thibodeau, Daniel Dufresne, Spero Tsefrekas, Matthew J. Borsini, Joseph E. Fenton
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Patent number: 9413109Abstract: The present invention provides a computer system comprising an enclosure adapted to contain one or more printed circuit boards, the enclosure including a back plane having a recessed port for coupling a data communication cable to a printed circuit board, the recessed port including a receptacle adapter coupled to the printed circuit board adapted to receive a connector of the data communication cable, and a perpendicular clearance space for facilitating alignment of the connector of the data communication cable with the receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: EMC CORPORATIONInventors: Ryan C. McDaniel, Jeffrey M. Lewis, Keith L. Daly
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Patent number: 7623355Abstract: A system, method and apparatus is provided for extended universal serial bus connectivity. In one embodiment, the invention is an apparatus. The apparatus includes a printed circuit board having a plurality or traces. The plurality of traces includes a first set of traces defining a universal serial bus. The first set of traces is routed between a connector site and an interface circuitry site. The plurality of traces also includes a second set of traces. The second set of traces defines extended signals of the universal serial bus. The second set of traces is routed between the connector site and the interface circuitry site.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2005Date of Patent: November 24, 2009Assignee: SMART Modular Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Grady D. Lambert, Ryan C. McDaniel
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Publication number: 20080147899Abstract: Portable USB memory modules or devices and methods for using such devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a portable memory module can include a housing having a CompactFlash card form factor and one or more flash memory devices carried by the housing. The portable memory module can also include a USB controller carried by the housing and coupled to the one or more flash memory devices. The portable memory module can further include a connector including a first portion coupled to the controller and a second portion configured to mate with a host device. In several embodiments, the connector includes a plurality of pins to transfer signals to and from the memory module. The pins are configured to mate with a fifty pin socket on the host device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2006Publication date: June 19, 2008Applicants: SMART Modular Technologies, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc.Inventors: Grady D. Lambert, Joydeep Chowdhury, Carson R. Stuart, Ryan C. McDaniel