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Carl Joseph Mies, Costa Mesa, CA US
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20090006697 | Label switched routing in SAS expanders - The attaching of labels to an OPEN frame and applying label switched routing to SAS expanders is disclosed to eliminate the need for large routing tables in SAS networks. A label stack is inserted into the OPEN frame by the initiator, prior to the OPEN frame being transmitted. Each label contains the egress port for a SAS expander in the transmit path. Each SAS expander to be participating in the connection reads the labels to determine the egress port to connect to and through which data is to be sent. The SAS expander marks its label invalid or discards it and forwards the OPEN frame to the egress port where the next SAS expander will look for the first valid label. The process repeats until the OPEN frame reaches the edge device, at which time all labels are discarded and the OPEN frame is forwarded to the end device. | 01-01-2009 |
20090168654 | SNOOPING IN SAS EXPANDER NETWORKS - Snooping in SAS expander networks is disclosed. Ports in a SAS expander may include snoop circuitry and a snoop tap which allows snoop data to be diverted for snooping prior to any significant transformation of the traffic by the regular port logic. Furthermore, the snoop circuitry can receive OOB signaling and convert it to K characters for transmission through the SAS network and subsequent analysis by a protocol analyzer. The ports and cascades in the expander network can be configured to create snoop paths to enable snoop data to be passed through the network to locations where a protocol analyzer can be easily attached. With SAS snoop ports, there is no disruption to the system. Because only a copy of the data is routed to the analyzer, there is no change to the original signal path and latency is identical with or without the analyzer. | 07-02-2009 |
20090240986 | GENERATION OF SIMULATED ERRORS FOR HIGH-LEVEL SYSTEM VALIDATION - Embodiments of the invention enable error simulation for system validation. Errors can be simulated by modifying data presented to the processor as well as generating interrupts consistent with the modified data in the ASIC hardware. Modify logic may be added to the ASIC so when the microprocessor attempts to read a specific address, the modify logic may mask one or more of the data bits returned by the requested address. Address, bit mask, and force value data may be stored in registers to determine which address may be modified, the bit location to be modified, and the value that bit location should be changed to. Selection logic may then determine whether data from the modify logic or the unmodified value from an attached device should be sent to the ASIC interface and on to the microprocessor. A timer may also be used to decouple the setup from the test. | 09-24-2009 |
20110107002 | SAS Expander-Based SAS/SATA Bridging - Described herein is an improved mechanism for bridging between SAS and SATA drives based upon existing SAS expanders in a SAS domain. In particular, a bridge capable of translating between SAS and SATA protocols is embedded in or coupled to an expander. When a SAS initiator request is received at the expander, the expander can route the request, based on a routing table, either directly to a destination SAS device or to the bridge for necessary translation before it is transmitted to a destination SATA drive. The routing table includes corresponding relationships between all SAS addresses and Phys through which those SAS and SATA devices are attached to the expander. SATA devices can be virtualized in the expander through a few assigned addresses in the routing table in a SAS discovery process. | 05-05-2011 |
Carl Joseph Mies, Snohomish, WA US
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20130346799 | GENERATION OF SIMULATED ERRORS FOR HIGH-LEVEL SYSTEM VALIDATION - Embodiments of the invention enable error simulation for system validation. Errors can be simulated by modifying data presented to the processor as well as generating interrupts consistent with the modified data in the ASIC hardware. Modify logic may be added to the ASIC so when the microprocessor attempts to read a specific address, the modify logic may mask one or more of the data bits returned by the requested address. Address, bit mask, and force value data may be stored in registers to determine which address may be modified, the bit location to be modified, and the value that bit location should be changed to. Selection logic may then determine whether data from the modify logic or the unmodified value from an attached device should be sent to the ASIC interface and on to the microprocessor. A timer may also be used to decouple the setup from the test. | 12-26-2013 |
20140208162 | GENERATION OF SIMULATED ERRORS FOR HIGH-LEVEL SYSTEM VALIDATION - A device, integrated circuit and method for generating simulated errors are disclosed. In the disclosed device, integrated circuit and method, an original data value is read from a memory. The original data value is intercepted by the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit is operable to virtualize an error in the original data value to generate a modified data value. The integrated circuit is also operable to generate an interrupt according to the virtualization. This disclosure may be particularly useful for high-level memory validation. | 07-24-2014 |
Cornelis Johannes Mies, Eindhoven NL
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20080284936 | Lcd-Backlighting Unit with Improved Cooling Facilities - The invention relates to a backlight module for backlighting an LCD-display unit, comprising holding means for holding a number of substantially longitudinal fluorescent lamps, wherein each of the lamps comprises a glass envelope, supply means for energizing said lamps, and cooling means for removing at least part of the heat developed by the lamps, wherein the cooling means comprise at least a first metal heat-conducting body which is thermally coupled to the glass envelope of at least one the lamps, and wherein the cooling means are in contact with only a limited surface area of the glass envelope of said at least one lamp. The provision of a heat-conducting body renders it possible to relocate the control mechanism further away, so that a screening of the light-emitting surface of the lamp is reduced. This holds good for any possible control equipment and for other voluminous parts of the heat-conducting systems. | 11-20-2008 |
Martijn J. M. Mies, Eindhoven NL
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20100317910 | SAPO MOLECULAR SIEVE CATALYSTS AND THEIR PREPARATION AND USES - Novel silicoaluminophosphate molecular sieve compositions comprising SAPO-11 and SAPO-41 with at least about 5 wt % of in situ-produced amorphous portion. Such compositions can be uncalcined or calcined and novel processes for their preparation are described. These compositions, when loaded or impregnated with a catalytically active species such as a Group VIII noble metal are novel, and are excellent hydroisomerization catalysts. | 12-16-2010 |
Patrick D. Mies, Overland Park, KS US
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20090327280 | Methods And Systems For Increasing Protein Food Safety - Methods, systems, and devices for increasing protein food safety are provided. According to one embodiment, a method in a computer system for increasing protein food safety includes steps: (a) receiving contamination level data; (b) accessing from a database stored data comprising prior contamination level data, prior interventions associated with the prior contamination level data, and prior actual results associated with the prior contamination level data; (c) selecting a subset of the prior contamination level data, the prior interventions, and the prior actual results, where the prior contamination level data is similar to the contamination level data; (d) determining if an effective intervention is set forth in the subset based at least partially on the prior actual results in the subset; and (e) if an effective intervention is not set forth in the subset, causing an intervention to be output that is increased relative to the intervention in the subset. | 12-31-2009 |
Timothy A. Mies, Urbana, IL US
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20140360037 | DENDROMETER - A dendrometer comprises a dendrometer band whose length is extendable for encircling a tree trunk. The dendrometer further comprises an elongated electronic component that is closely or contiguously attached to the dendrometer band for moving along with the dendrometer band in order to follow length extension of the dendrometer band. Length variation of the dendrometer band is configured to be converted to electronic signals by the electronic component. | 12-11-2014 |