Patents by Inventor Theron Wayne Virgin

Theron Wayne Virgin 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).

  • Storage control system with power down mechanism and method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 9298252
    Abstract: A storage control system and method of operation thereof includes: a control unit for initiating a hardening process beginning at a power-down signal; a counter module, coupled to the control unit for tracking a recorded time beginning at the power-down signal; a completion module, coupled to the counter module, for generating a work-complete entry in memory devices at a conclusion of the hardening process; and a calculation module, coupled to the completion module, for calculating a power down margin by determining the recorded time between the work-complete entry and a complete power loss of a hold-up power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: SMART STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert W. Ellis, Theron Wayne Virgin, Scott Creasman
  • STORAGE CONTROL SYSTEM WITH POWER DOWN MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130275795
    Abstract: A storage control system and method of operation thereof includes: a control unit for initiating a hardening process beginning at a power-down signal; a counter module, coupled to the control unit for tracking a recorded time beginning at the power-down signal; a completion module, coupled to the counter module, for generating a work-complete entry in memory devices at a conclusion of the hardening process; and a calculation module, coupled to the completion module, for calculating a power down margin by determining the recorded time between the work-complete entry and a complete power loss of a hold-up power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: SMART Storage Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W. Ellis, Theron Wayne Virgin, Scott Creasman