Patents by Inventor Thomas Marks

Thomas Marks 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).

  • Publication number: 20210311661
    Abstract: A RAID parity data generation offload system includes a RAID storage controller device that determines that a RAID parity data storage device loading for a RAID parity data storage device exceeds a loading threshold, and then generates and transmits a RAID parity data generation offload command associated with a RAID parity data update required in response to a RAID primary data update. A first RAID primary data storage device receives the RAID parity data generation offload command, and then retrieves current parity data from the RAID parity data storage device, and performs an XOR operation using the current parity data, current primary data, and updated primary data associated with the RAID primary data update in order to generate updated parity data. The first RAID primary data storage device then provides the updated parity data for storage on the RAID parity data storage device in place of the current parity data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Gary Benedict Kotzur, William Emmett Lynn, Kevin Thomas Marks, Chandrashekar Nelogal, James Peter Giannoules, Austin Patrick Bolen
  • Publication number: 20210311663
    Abstract: An autonomous RAID data storage system includes a RAID storage controller device that communicates with RAID data storage devices in order to configure them to perform direct command operations with each other. A first RAID data storage device receives a multi-step command from the RAID storage controller device and performs a first subset of operations associated with the multi-step command, while also performing direct command operations with a second RAID data storage device in order to cause it to perform a second subset of operations associated with the multi-step command, When the first RAID data storage device completes the first subset of operations and receives a first completion communication from the second RAID data storage device that indicates that the second subset of operations are completed, it sends a second completion communication to the RAID storage controller device that indicates that the multi-step command is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Gary Benedict Kotzur, William Emmett Lynn, Kevin Thomas Marks, Chandrashekar Nelogal, James Peter Giannoules, Austin Patrick Bolen
  • Publication number: 20210311647
    Abstract: A scalable RAID storage controller device system includes a host system coupled to a switch device by first and second NTB subsystems, first and second RAID storage devices connected to the switch device and provided in respective data storage device chassis having a storage device form factor, and first and second RAID storage controller devices connected to the switch device and provided in respective storage controller device chassis having the storage device form factor. The first RAID storage controller device executes commands received via the first NTB subsystem from the host system for a first RAID data storage system that it provides with the first RAID data storage system, and the second RAID storage controller device executes commands received via the second NTB subsystem from the host system for a second RAID data storage system that it provides with the second RAID data storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Gary Benedict Kotzur, William Emmett Lynn, Kevin Thomas Marks, Chandrashekar Nelogal, James Peter Giannoules, Austin Patrick Bolen
  • Publication number: 20210311639
    Abstract: An autonomous RAID data storage device locking system includes first RAID data storage device(s) that store data included in a data stripe, and that are coupled to a second RAID data storage device. The second RAID data storage device receives a command to perform a data update operation on a subset of data included in the data stripe, and transmits a locking request to each first RAID data storage device. When the second RAID data storage device receives a locking confirmation that indicates that each first RAID data storage device is locked, it completes the data update operation on the subset of data included in the data stripe. The second RAID data storage device then transmits an unlocking request to each first RAID data storage device to cause them to unlock, and transmits a completion communication that indicates that the data update operation has been performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Gary Benedict Kotzur, William Emmett Lynn, Kevin Thomas Marks, Chandrashekar Nelogal, James Peter Giannoules, Austin Patrick Bolen
  • Publication number: 20210303396
    Abstract: A distributed RAID storage-device-assisted data rebuild system includes a first RAID data storage device, provided in response to data unavailability, that retrieves respective first data for a first data stripe from each of the other RAID data storage devices, performs an XOR operation on the respective first data to generate first rebuilt data for the first data stripe, and stores the first rebuilt data as part of the first data stripe. A second RAID data storage device retrieves respective second data for a second data stripe from third RAID data storage devices, performs an XOR operation on the respective second data and third data for the second data stripe stored on the second RAID data storage device to generate second rebuilt data for the second data stripe, and provides the second rebuilt data for storage on the first RAID data storage device as part of the second data stripe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Gary Benedict Kotzur, William Emmett Lynn, Kevin Thomas Marks, Chandrashekar Nelogal, James Peter Giannoules, Austin Patrick Bolen
  • Publication number: 20210294496
    Abstract: A data mirroring system includes a primary computing device with a primary memory system, a primary storage system, and a primary communication system. The primary computing device writes data to the primary memory system, copies the data from the primary memory system to the primary storage system, and transmits the data using the primary communication system. A secondary computing device is coupled to the primary computing device, includes a secondary memory system, a secondary storage system having a secondary buffer subsystem and a secondary storage subsystem, and a secondary communication system. The secondary computing system receives the data at the secondary communication system, performs a remote direct memory access operation to write the data to the secondary buffer subsystem such that the data is not stored in the secondary memory system, and copies the data from the secondary buffer subsystem to the secondary storage subsystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Gary Benedict Kotzur, William Emmett Lynn, Kevin Thomas Marks, Chandrashekar Nelogal, James Peter Giannoules, Austin Patrick Bolen
  • Publication number: 20210294875
    Abstract: A processor system comprises a hardware channel convolution processor unit and dot product processor unit. The channel convolution processor unit is configured to perform depthwise convolution, including by multiplying each data element of a first group of data elements of a convolution data matrix with a corresponding data element of a second group of data elements of a plurality of depthwise convolution weight matrices and summing together, for each specific channel, multiplication results corresponding to the specific channel to determine one corresponding result data element in a corresponding channel convolution result matrix to calculate a portion of depthwise convolution results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Rakesh Komuravelli, Krishnakumar Narayanan Nair, Abdulkadir Utku Diril, Ehsan Khish Ardestani Zadeh, Yuchen Hao, Martin Schatz, Thomas Mark Ulrich, Olivia Wu, Anup Ramesh Kadkol, Amin Firoozshahian
  • Patent number: 11124991
    Abstract: A tamper-resistant lock assembly comprising a plate having a slot for receiving a key, the slot extending through the plate from an opening in a front face thereof to an exit in an opposing rear face thereof, the opening having a first profile and the exit having a second, different profile, the key comprising a shaft having a bit extending therefrom, the bit being formed of a shape memory material and being pre-configured such that its cross-sectional shape in its temporary form matches the first profile and the bit can be inserted through the slot via the opening and, upon application of a predetermined external stimulus, returns to a permanent form in which its cross-sectional shape matches the second profile and the bit can be retracted from the slot via the exit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventors: Samuel David Charles Parfitt, Richard John Harper, Thomas Mark Plucinski
  • Patent number: 11120013
    Abstract: A digital asset is represented and verified as a set of related digital asset or other content objects. Related metadata is stored on an immutable distributed ledger separately from the content objects themselves. For example, a transaction object includes metadata such as identifiers for two or more content objects, fingerprints for the content objects. The content objects may be stored in a local or cloud object repository. Validation of a later identified content object may include determining a fingerprint for the later identified content object, mapping that fingerprint to an address within the immutable distributed ledger to retrieve metadata previously mapped, and comparing the two fingerprints. Visual validation may be provided when the first and second fingerprints match, such as by displaying a positive icon adjacent the later identified object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Attestiv Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Bates, Thomas Mark Morley, Emmanuel Parasirakis, Nicos Vekiarides
  • Patent number: 11111032
    Abstract: A method for monitoring the health of a rotating machine mounted on a vehicle is disclosed. The method may include: receiving identifying information of the vehicle, the rotating machine, and a portable vibration sensor mounted on the rotating machine; receiving vibration data from the portable vibration sensor during a test of the rotating machine, the received vibration data being associated with the identifying information of the vehicle, the rotating machine, and the portable vibration sensor; comparing the received vibration data with known vibration data for the rotating machine; generating an alert if the received vibration data exceeds a predetermined threshold value of the known vibration data; generating a health report for the rotating machine based on the received vibration data; and transmitting the health report to a user via a web portal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Norman Cornelius Clampitt, III, Mohit Singhai, Thomas Mark MacRunnel, Aerwin Perez, Kelsey Keberle
  • Publication number: 20210271451
    Abstract: A processor system comprises two groups of registers and a hardware channel convolution processor unit. The first group of registers is configured to store data elements of channels of a portion of a convolution data matrix. Each register stores at least one data element from each channel. The second group of registers is configured to store data elements of convolution weight matrices including a separate matrix for each channel. Each register stores at least one data element from each matrix. The hardware channel convolution processor unit is configured to multiply each data element in a first and second portion of the first group of registers with a corresponding data element in the second group of registers to determine corresponding multiplication results and sum together the multiplication results for each specific channel to determine two corresponding channel convolution result data elements in a corresponding channel convolution result matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Krishnakumar Narayanan Nair, Rakesh Komuravelli, Abdulkadir Utku Diril, Ehsan Khish Ardestani Zadeh, Yuchen Hao, Martin Schatz, Thomas Mark Ulrich, Olivia Wu, Anup Ramesh Kadkol, Amin Firoozshahian
  • Patent number: 11103649
    Abstract: The disclosure further relates to an autoinjector and a method of assembling the autoinjector. A syringe carrier is disclosed comprising a housing adapted to receive a syringe. They syringe includes a needle encapsulated by a removable protective needle sheath. The syringe carrier further includes two or more flexible arms protruding outwards in a relaxed state and adapted to couple with the syringe in a mounted position. In the mounted position, the flexible arms deflect radially inwards due, in part, to an axial force operating on the syringe carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Mark Kemp, Carsten Mosebach
  • Patent number: 11106607
    Abstract: A NUMA-aware storage system including a first processing subsystem coupled to a first memory subsystem, and a second processing subsystem coupled to a second memory subsystem. A first NTB subsystem connected to the first processing subsystem presents itself as a first storage device, identifies first data transfer operations directed to the first memory subsystem and, in response, claims those first data transfer operations and provides them directly to the first processing subsystem. A second NTB subsystem connected to the second processing subsystem presents itself as a second storage device, identifies second data transfer operations directed to the second memory subsystem and, in response, claims those second data transfer operations and provides them directly to the second processing subsystem. A storage controller system receives a command from either the first or second processing subsystem via the first or second NTB subsystem and, in response, transmits that command to a storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Gary Benedict Kotzur, William Emmett Lynn, Kevin Thomas Marks, Chandrashekar Nelogal, James Peter Giannoules, Austin Patrick Bolen
  • Patent number: 11097077
    Abstract: A patient interface can have a frame supporting a sealing member. Various features of the sealing member can improve comfort and sealing performance in the context of forming seals with the nares of a user, as well as contact with other facial surfaces. The sealing member can include convex portions, concave portions and thickness variations for providing various sealing, comfort, and deformability effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Mark Richardson, Jonathan Mark Downey, Janine Elizabeth Collins
  • Publication number: 20210255924
    Abstract: A RAID storage-device-assisted deferred parity data update system includes a RAID primary data drive that retrieves second primary data via a DMA operation from host system, and XOR's it with first primary data to produce first interim parity data, which causes a RAID storage controller device to provide an inconsistent parity stripe journal entry in the host system. The RAID primary data drive then retrieves third primary data via a DMA operation from the host system, XORs it with the second primary data and the first interim parity data to produce second interim parity data. A RAID parity data drive retrieves the second interim parity data via a DMA operation, and XORs it with first parity data to produce second parity data that it uses to overwrite the first parity data, which causes the RAID storage controller device to remove the inconsistent parity stripe journal entry from the host system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Gary Benedict Kotzur, William Emmett Lynn, Kevin Thomas Marks, Chandrashekar Nelogal, James Peter Giannoules, Austin Patrick Bolen
  • Publication number: 20210252223
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a syringe support for supporting an axial position of a syringe relative to a housing of an autoinjector. The syringe support includes a supporting beam arranged on the syringe support and biased radially inwards. The supporting beam is adapted to axially bias the syringe in a distal direction within the housing. The disclosure further relates to an autoinjector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Carsten Mosebach, Thomas Mark Kemp
  • Publication number: 20210256363
    Abstract: A processor system comprises a first and second group of registers and a hardware channel convolution processor unit. The first group of registers is configured to store data elements of channels of a portion of a convolution data matrix. Each register stores at least one data element from each channel. The second group of registers is configured to store data elements of convolution weight matrices including a separate convolution weight matrix for each channel. Each register stores at least one data element from each convolution weight matrix. The hardware channel convolution processor unit is configured to multiply each data element in the first group of registers with a corresponding data element in the second group of registers and sum together the multiplication results for each specific channel to determine corresponding channel convolution result data elements in a corresponding channel convolution result matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Krishnakumar Narayanan Nair, Rakesh Komuravelli, Abdulkadir Utku Diril, Ehsan Khish Ardestani Zadeh, Yuchen Hao, Martin Schatz, Thomas Mark Ulrich, Olivia Wu, Anup Ramesh Kadkol, Amin Firoozshahian
  • Publication number: 20210255830
    Abstract: A floating-point number in a first format representation is received. Based on an identification of a floating-point format type of the floating-point number, different components of the first format representation are identified. The different components of the first format representation are placed in corresponding components of a second format representation of the floating-point number, wherein a total number of bits of the second format representation is larger than a total number of bits of the first format representation. At least one of the components of the second format representation is padded with one or more zero bits. The floating-point number in the second format representation is stored in a register. A multiplication using the second format representation of the floating-point number is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Mark Ulrich, Abdulkadir Utku Diril, Krishnakumar Narayanan Nair, Zhao Wang, Rakesh Komuravelli
  • Patent number: 11093175
    Abstract: A RAID data storage device direct communication system includes a first RAID data storage device that includes a first RAID data storage device controller having a first RAID data storage device function providing a second RAID data storage device submission queue in a first RAID data storage device memory subsystem, and a second RAID data storage device that includes a second RAID data storage device controller having a second RAID data storage device function providing a second RAID data storage device completion queue in a second RAID data storage device memory subsystem. The second RAID data storage device generates a command, transmits the command directly to first RAID data storage device and in the second RAID data storage device submission queue, and receives a completion message that is associated with the command directly from the first RAID data storage device and in the second RAID data storage device completion queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Gary Benedict Kotzur, William Emmett Lynn, Kevin Thomas Marks, Chandrashekar Nelogal, James Peter Giannoules, Austin Patrick Bolen
  • Patent number: 11093329
    Abstract: A RAID proxy storage-device-assisted data update system includes a RAID parity data storage device and a first RAID primary data storage device without storage-device-assisted data update functionality, and a second RAID primary data storage device with storage-device-assisted data update functionality. The second RAID primary data storage device receives a command that identifies updated primary data for the first RAID primary data storage device and, in response, retrieves the updated primary data, current primary data from the first RAID primary data storage device, and current parity data from the RAID primary parity data storage device. The second RAID primary data storage device performs an XOR operation using the updated primary data, the current primary data, and the current parity data to generate updated parity data, transmits the updated primary data to the first RAID primary data storage device, and transmits the updated parity data to the RAID parity data storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Gary Benedict Kotzur, William Emmett Lynn, Kevin Thomas Marks, Chandrashekar Nelogal, James Peter Giannoules, Austin Patrick Bolen