Patents by Inventor Travis Schaff

Travis Schaff 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).

  • Method and system for selecting compatible processors to add to a multiprocessor computer
    Patent number: 7643984
    Abstract: A method and system for using processor compatibility information to select a compatible processor for addition to a multiprocessor computer. A software program is executed on the multiprocessor computer to determine the number of current processors in the multiprocessor computer and the revision number of each processor. A software program that compares the revision numbers of the current processors with processor compatibility information is then executed to determine the revision numbers of processors that are compatible with all current processors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Gentile, Travis Schaff
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING COMPATIBLE PROCESSORS TO ADD TO A MULTIPROCESSOR COMPUTER
    Publication number: 20090099833
    Abstract: A method and system for using processor compatibility information to select a compatible processor for addition to a multiprocessor computer. A software program is executed on the multiprocessor computer to determine the number of current processors in the multiprocessor computer and the revision number of each processor. A software program that compares the revision numbers of the current processors with processor compatibility information is then executed to determine the revision numbers of processors that are compatible with all current processors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Gentile, Travis Schaff
  • Method and system for selecting compatible processors to add to a multiprocessor computer
    Patent number: 7478032
    Abstract: A method and system for using processor compatibility information to select a compatible processor for addition to a multiprocessor computer. A software program is executed on the multiprocessor computer to determine the number of current processors in the multiprocessor computer and the revision number of each processor. A software program that compares the revision numbers of the current processors with processor compatibility information is then executed to determine the revision numbers of processors that are compatible with all current processors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Gentile, Travis Schaff
  • Method and system for selecting compatible processors to add to a multiprocessor computer
    Publication number: 20040176943
    Abstract: A method and system for using processor compatibility information to select a compatible processor for addition to a multiprocessor computer. A software program is executed on the multiprocessor computer to determine the number of current processors in the multiprocessor computer and the revision number of each processor. A software program that compares the revision numbers of the current processors with processor compatibility information is then executed to determine the revision numbers of processors that are compatible with all current processors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Robert Gentile, Travis Schaff
  • Method and system for selecting compatible processors to add to a multiprocessor computer
    Patent number: 6654714
    Abstract: A method and system for using processor compatibility information to select a compatible processor for addition to a multiprocessor computer. A software program is executed on the multiprocessor computer to determine the number of current processors in the multiprocessor computer and the revision number of each processor. A software program that compares the revision numbers of the current processors with processor compatibility information is then executed to determine the revision numbers of processors that are compatible with all current processors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Gentile, Travis Schaff
  • Apparatus for cooling central processing units in personal computers
    Patent number: 6282090
    Abstract: A computer and a cooling unit for cooling a computer having a housing with a first panel including an aperture, a central processing unit coupled to a circuit board, a heat exchanger coupled to the central processing unit, and a power supply positioned apart from the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is positioned internally in the housing, and it is obstructed from the aperture in the first panel. In one particular embodiment, the cooling unit has a separate support element segregated from the power supply and an airflow director attached to the support element. The support element, for example, may have a first section attached to either the housing the motherboard, or another component of the computer apart from the central processing unit. The support element may also have a second section extending from the first section to an airflow site proximate to the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Micron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Johnson, Travis Schaff
  • Apparatus for cooling central processing units in personal computers
    Patent number: 5986883
    Abstract: A computer and a cooling unit for cooling a computer having a housing with a first panel including an aperture, a central processing unit coupled to a circuit board, a heat exchanger coupled to the central processing unit, and a power supply positioned apart from the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is positioned internally in the housing, and it is obstructed from the aperture in the first panel. In one particular embodiment, the cooling unit has a separate support element segregated from the power supply and an airflow director attached to the support element. The support element, for example, may have a first section attached to either the housing, the motherboard, or another component of the computer apart from the central processing unit. The support element may also have a second section extending from the first section to an airflow site proximate to the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Micron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Johnson, Travis Schaff