David M Blocker

US Patent:

20110249392, Oct 13, 2011

Filed:

Jan 8, 2009

Appl. No.:

13/139342

Inventors:

Rachid M. Kadri - Houston TX, US
John R. Grady - Houston TX, US
David S. Blocker - Houston TX, US
Wanda L. Bloomfield - Houston TX, US
George D. Megason - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 1/16
H05K 13/00

US Classification:

36167937, 36167933, 295921

Abstract:

An electronic device includes a housing defining an enclosure, one or more processors in the enclosure, and one or more memory modules in the enclosure. Disk storage drives are provided in an in-line arrangement within the enclosure such that a rear portion of one disk storage drive is adjacent a front portion of another disk storage drive.

US Patent:

20200089572, Mar 19, 2020

Filed:

Sep 19, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/135375

Inventors:

- Houston TX, US
David Blocker - Houston TX, US
Darrell R. Haskell - Houston TX, US
Thomas E. Kessler - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 11/14
G06F 11/07
G06F 11/22
G06F 11/36
G06F 8/61

Abstract:

Example implementations relate to automatic diagnostic mode to identify a potential cause of a boot problem of a system. In an example, the automatic diagnostic mode iteratively isolates subsystems of the system in coordination with a baseboard management controller. For each iteration of subsystem isolation, a system boot is executed while a subsystem is isolated. The system boot is monitored against a watchdog timer of the baseboard management controller to determine if the system boot is successful. If the system boot is successful, the isolated subsystem is marked as a potential cause of the boot problem of the system. If the system boot is unsuccessful, the automatic diagnostic mode continues to iteratively isolate the subsystems.

US Patent:

20190087273, Mar 21, 2019

Filed:

Sep 19, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/708741

Inventors:

- Houston TX, US
James T BODNER - Houston TX, US
David BLOCKER - Houston TX, US
James A BLOCKER - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 11/14

Abstract:

Examples disclosed herein relate to using a programmable logic device to perform a recovery operation on non-volatile storage devices. In response to receiving an indication to perform recovery, multiple storage devices are set to a predetermined value by the PLD. Recovery of the storage devices is to begin based on the predetermined value setting.