Patents by Inventor Saeed Nowshadi

Saeed Nowshadi 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 selectively inhibiting power shutdowns based upon the number of power shutdowns that an electrical device has been experienced
    Patent number: 5911081
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process and apparatus for controlling a power shutdown of an electrical device. The operations for controlling a power shutdown include determining a value MAX indicating a maximum number of safe power-on transitions that could have been experienced by the electrical device prior to a specified date. In addition, a threshold value P indicating a number of permissible power-on transitions prior to the specified date is determined from the value MAX. A value N indicating a number of power-on transitions that have occurred prior to the specified date is then determined. The power shutdown is inhibited if the value N is greater than the threshold value P, and otherwise allowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Whatley, Saeed Nowshadi, Peter van der Linden, Robert R. Gianni, Ron Melanson