Patents by Inventor Shibu Abraham
Shibu Abraham 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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Patent number: 10198385Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting types of storage drives connected to a controller, which performs backplane or enclosure management. The controller has multiple pins, which includes N analog pins, such as the PRSNT# pins. Each of the N analog pins is electrically connected to a corresponding detecting circuits. Further, 2*N storage drives may be connected to and controlled by the controller in a way such that each analog pin may be connected to two storage drives via a corresponding detecting circuit for detecting a drive type of each storage drive. Each storage drive may be a SATA/SAS storage drive, or a NVMe storage drive. In operation, the controller receives a voltage from each of the N analog pins, and determines the drive type of each of the two of the 2*N storage drives based on the voltage received from each of the N analog pins.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2017Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, INC.Inventors: Umasankar Mondal, Shibu Abraham
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Publication number: 20180260349Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting types of storage drives connected to a controller, which performs backplane or enclosure management. The controller has multiple pins, which includes N analog pins, such as the PRSNT# pins. Each of the N analog pins is electrically connected to a corresponding detecting circuits. Further, 2*N storage drives may be connected to and controlled by the controller in a way such that each analog pin may be connected to two storage drives via a corresponding detecting circuit for detecting a drive type of each storage drive. Each storage drive may be a SATA/SAS storage drive, or a NVMe storage drive. In operation, the controller receives a voltage from each of the N analog pins, and determines the drive type of each of the two of the 2*N storage drives based on the voltage received from each of the N analog pins.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2017Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Umasankar Mondal, Shibu Abraham
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Patent number: 10044123Abstract: A backplane system, which includes a backplane board and a backplane controller module having a backplane controller. The backplane controller module is configured to be detachably connected to the backplane board via a small outline dual in-line memory module (SODIMM) connector interface to enable communications between the backplane controller and the backplane board via the SODIMM connector interface, such that the backplane controller is configured to control a plurality of components on the backplane board. Specifically, the SODIMM connector interface may include a SODIMM connector socket disposed on the backplane board, and a SODIMM connector pin set provided on the backplane controller module to be detachably inserted into the SODIMM connector socket. The SODIMM connector pin set may be a 144-pin SODIMM connector having 144 contact pins.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, INC.Inventor: Shibu Abraham
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Publication number: 20180117198Abstract: A method of sterilizing a material, said method comprising the steps of: (a) introducing a solution comprising peroxyacetic acid into a hot gaseous stream to produce a peroxyacetic acid vapor; and (b) contacting such peroxyacetic acid vapor with the material to be sterilized.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: PEROXYCHEM LLCInventors: John M. ROVISON, JR., Shibu ABRAHAM, Charles J. LYMBURNER, Michael J. DIGERONIMO
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Publication number: 20180062293Abstract: A backplane system, which includes a backplane board and a backplane controller module having a backplane controller. The backplane controller module is configured to be detachably connected to the backplane board via a small outline dual in-line memory module (SODIMM) connector interface to enable communications between the backplane controller and the backplane board via the SODIMM connector interface, such that the backplane controller is configured to control a plurality of components on the backplane board. Specifically, the SODIMM connector interface may include a SODIMM connector socket disposed on the backplane board, and a SODIMM connector pin set provided on the backplane controller module to be detachably inserted into the SODIMM connector socket. The SODIMM connector pin set may be a 144-pin SODIMM connector having 144 contact pins.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventor: Shibu Abraham
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Patent number: 9886335Abstract: Present disclosure relates to a system for validating target backplane controller chips. The system includes a backplane controller chip validation board. In certain embodiments, the backplane controller chip validation board includes: (a) a program/verify/validate controller chip, (b) one or more backplane controller chip sockets for installing one or more target backplane controller chips, and (c) a backplane simulator. The program/verify/validate controller chip includes backplane controller chip firmware verification software, a USB interface, and a software storage. The backplane simulator is used to simulate functions of drives, LEDs, and other devices of a backplane for verifying all functions of target backplane controller chips. The backplane controller chip validation board is in communication with a host computer, and the host computer has a user interface, a backplane controller chip validation software, a USB interface, and a software storage to store backplane controller chip firmware.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2013Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, INC.Inventors: Shibu Abraham, Kayalvizhi Dhandapani
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Patent number: 9849203Abstract: A method of sterilizing a material, said method comprising the steps of: (a) introducing a solution comprising peroxyacetic acid into a hot gaseous stream to produce a peroxyacetic acid vapor; and (b) contacting such peroxyacetic acid vapor with the material to be sterilized.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: PEROXYCHEM LLCInventors: John M. Rovison, Jr., Shibu Abraham, Charles J. Lymburner, Michael J. Digeronimo
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Patent number: 9807838Abstract: Systems and methods providing a downloadable custom light emitting diode (LED) blinking pattern for a controller, which performs backplane or enclosure management. The controller has a memory, which stores data of a standard LED blinking pattern. When no custom LED blinking pattern data is available in the memory, the controller controls the LEDs to perform a standard blinking pattern based on the standard LED blinking pattern data to indicate the of the storage drives. A user may generate a custom pattern file, which contains custom LED blinking pattern data, and then use a downloading tool to download the custom pattern file to the controller, such that the memory of the controller may store the custom LED blinking pattern data. Instead of using the standard LED blinking pattern, the controller may then control the LEDs to perform a custom blinking pattern based on the custom LED blinking pattern data.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, INC.Inventors: Umasankar Mondal, Shibu Abraham
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Patent number: 9690602Abstract: Present disclosure relates to a system for programming and verifying backplane controller chip firmware on target backplane controller chips. The system includes a backplane controller chip validation board. In certain embodiments, the backplane controller chip validation board includes: (a) a program/verify/validate controller chip, (b) one or more backplane controller chip sockets for installing one or more target backplane controller chips, and (c) a backplane simulator. The program/verify/validate controller chip includes backplane controller chip firmware verification software, a USB interface, and a software storage. The backplane simulator is used to simulate functions of drives, LEDs, and other devices of a backplane for verifying all functions of backplane controller chip firmware.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2013Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, INC.Inventors: Shibu Abraham, Jay Pancholi, Kayalvizhi Dhandapani
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Patent number: 9691236Abstract: Aspects of direct to systems and methods for controlling LEDs by a backplane or enclosure management controller. A controller has multiple output ports, including M ports connecting to M row control lines and N ports connecting to N column control lines. At least (M*N) LEDs respectively connected to the M row control lines and N column control lines to form a virtual LED matrix. In operation, the controller monitors N storage drives of the system, and determines at least M states for each storage drive. Based on the M states for each storage drive, the controller determines a state of each LED being ON or OFF, and outputs control signals to the at least M row control lines and the at least N column control lines through the output ports based on the state of each LED, such that the LEDs display the states of the storage drives.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, INC.Inventors: Shibu Abraham, Umasankar Mondal
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Publication number: 20160345576Abstract: The invention relates to anti-microbial compositons useful against a wide range of microoganisms undesirable on a wide variety of materials, including food, food contact and non-food contact surfaces, and surfaces in industrial, recreational, health care, and other institutional environments. More particularly, the anit-microbial compositions comprise peracetic acid in combination with a)citric acid or a salt and b) salicyclic acid or a slat in aqueous solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Applicant: PeroxyChem LLCInventors: John M. Rovison, Donald Lapham, Shibu Abraham, Mary Homan
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Publication number: 20160235873Abstract: A method of sterilizing a material, said method comprising the steps of: (a) introducing a solution comprising peroxyacetic acid into a hot gaseous stream to produce a peroxyacetic acid vapor; and (b) contacting such peroxyacetic acid vapor with the material to be sterilized.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Applicant: PEROXYCHEM LLCInventors: John M. ROVISON, JR., Shibu ABRAHAM, Charles J. LYMBURNER, Michael J. DIGERONIMO
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Patent number: 9351488Abstract: The invention relates to anti-microbial compositions useful against a wide range of microorganisms undesirable on a wide variety of materials, including food, food contact and non-food contact surfaces, and surfaces in industrial, recreational, health care, and other institutional environments. More particularly, the anti-microbial compositions comprise peracetic acid in combination with a) citric acid or a salt and b) salicylic acid or a salt in aqueous solution.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2007Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: PEROXYCHEM LLCInventors: John M. Rovison, Donald Lapham, Shibu Abraham, Mary Homan
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Patent number: 9320820Abstract: A method of sterilizing a material, said method comprising the steps of: (a) introducing a solution comprising peroxyacetic acid into a hot gaseous stream to produce a peroxyacetic acid vapor; and (b) contacting such peroxyacetic acid vapor with the material to be sterilized.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2014Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: PeroxyChem LLCInventors: John M. Rovison, Jr., Shibu Abraham, Charles J. Lymburner, Michael J. Digeronimo
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Patent number: 9201833Abstract: Present disclosure relates to backplane controller configured as human interface device (HID) device to communicate with host computer through USB interface. Backplane controller includes: processor, memory, HID universal serial bus (USB) interface, and non-volatile memory. Non-volatile memory stores certain USB descriptors, drive management module, USB HID device driver, and firmware of the backplane controller. Firmware performs one or more of following operations: (a) connecting to host computer through USB interface, (b) sending USB descriptors to host computer to act as specific HID device, (c) instructing USB HID device driver of backplane controller to generate first USB HID report, (d) sending USB HID report to host computer through USB interface, (e) receiving second USB HID report from host computer through USB interface, (f) instructing USB HID device driver to retrieve and process report data from second USB HID report.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2014Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, INC.Inventors: Kayalvizhi Dhandapani, Clas Sivertsen, Jay Pancholi, Shibu Abraham
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Publication number: 20150242355Abstract: Present disclosure relates to backplane controller configured as human interface device (HID) device to communicate with host computer through USB interface. Backplane controller includes: processor, memory, HID universal serial bus (USB) interface, and non-volatile memory. Non-volatile memory stores certain USB descriptors, drive management module, USB HID device driver, and firmware of the backplane controller. Firmware performs one or more of following operations: (a) connecting to host computer through USB interface, (b) sending USB descriptors to host computer to act as specific HID device, (c) instructing USB HID device driver of backplane controller to generate first USB HID report, (d) sending USB HID report to host computer through USB interface, (e) receiving second USB HID report from host computer through USB interface, (f) instructing USB HID device driver to retrieve and process report data from second USB HID report.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2014Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, INC.Inventors: KAYALVIZHI DHANDAPANI, CLAS SIVERTSEN, JAY PANCHOLI, SHIBU ABRAHAM
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Publication number: 20150100299Abstract: Present disclosure relates to a system for programming and verifying backplane controller chip firmware on target backplane controller chips. The system includes a backplane controller chip validation board. In certain embodiments, the backplane controller chip validation board includes: (a) a program/verify/validate controller chip, (b) one or more backplane controller chip sockets for installing one or more target backplane controller chips, and (c) a backplane simulator. The program/verify/validate controller chip includes backplane controller chip firmware verification software, a USB interface, and a software storage. The backplane simulator is used to simulate functions of drives, LEDs, and other devices of a backplane for verifying all functions of backplane controller chip firmware.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2013Publication date: April 9, 2015Applicant: AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, INC.Inventors: Shibu Abraham, Jay Pancholi, Kayalvizhi Dhandapani
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Publication number: 20150100298Abstract: Present disclosure relates to a system for validating target backplane controller chips. The system includes a backplane controller chip validation board. In certain embodiments, the backplane controller chip validation board includes: (a) a program/verify/validate controller chip, (b) one or more backplane controller chip sockets for installing one or more target backplane controller chips, and (c) a backplane simulator. The program/verify/validate controller chip includes backplane controller chip firmware verification software, a USB interface, and a software storage. The backplane simulator is used to simulate functions of drives, LEDs, and other devices of a backplane for verifying all functions of target backplane controller chips. The backplane controller chip validation board is in communication with a host computer, and the host computer has a user interface, a backplane controller chip validation software, a USB interface, and a software storage to store backplane controller chip firmware.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2013Publication date: April 9, 2015Applicant: AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, INC.Inventors: Shibu Abraham, Kayalvizhi Dhandapani
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Publication number: 20150050184Abstract: A method of sterilizing a material, said method comprising the steps of: (a) introducing a solution comprising peroxyacetic acid into a hot gaseous stream to produce a peroxyacetic acid vapor; and (b) contacting such peroxyacetic acid vapor with the material to be sterilized.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2014Publication date: February 19, 2015Applicant: PEROXYCHEM LLCInventors: John M. ROVISON, JR., Shibu ABRAHAM, Charles J. LYMBURNER, Michael J. DIGERONIMO
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Publication number: 20140228328Abstract: The invention relates to anti-microbial compositions useful against a wide range of microorganisms undesirable on a wide variety of materials, including food, food contact and non-food contact surfaces, and surfaces in industrial, recreational, health care, and other institutional environments. More particularly, the anti-microbial compositions comprise peracetic acid in combination with a) citric acid or a salt and b) salicylic acid or a salt in aqueous solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: FMC CorporationInventors: John M. ROVISON, Donald LAPHAM, Shibu ABRAHAM, Mary HOMAN