Patents by Inventor Tom McKnight

Tom McKnight 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).

  • Cluster solid state drives
    Patent number: 9619164
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques for arranging a plurality of M.2 solid state drive (SSD) modules and flash storage elements into a compact form factor. On a first side of an SSD sled, a plurality of M.2 SSD modules may be communicatively coupled to a port expander. On a second side of the SSD sled, a plurality of flash storage elements (not packaged into M.2 SSD modules) may be present. A plurality of SSD sleds (with the above-described characteristics) may be sized so as to collectively fit into a single hard disk drive (HDD) compatible compartment of a chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: NIMBLE STORAGE, INC.
    Inventors: Varun Mehta, Tom McKnight
  • CLUSTER SOLID STATE DRIVES
    Publication number: 20150324124
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques for arranging a plurality of M.2 solid state drive (SSD) modules and flash storage elements into a compact form factor. On a first side of an SSD sled, a plurality of M.2 SSD modules may be communicatively coupled to a port expander. On a second side of the SSD sled, a plurality of flash storage elements (not packaged into M.2 SSD modules) may be present. A plurality of SSD sleds (with the above-described characteristics) may be sized so as to collectively fit into a single hard disk drive (HDD) compatible compartment of a chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Varun Mehta, Tom McKnight