Patents by Inventor Shishir C. Shah

Shishir C. Shah 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).

  • Systems and methods for network and I/O device drivers
    Patent number: 6470397
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems and methods for transferring storage data and network data using the same interface circuit. Storage data is transferred from an upper layer storage driver to a lower layer storage driver. Network data is transferred from a network driver to the lower layer storage drive. The storage data and the network data are transferred to a communications link interface circuit, wherein the storage data is transferred using a storage protocol and the network data is transferred using a network protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: QLogic Corporation
    Inventors: Shishir C. Shah, Thomas W. Thompson, David K. Wagner