Erik N Smith

US Patent:

20120084172, Apr 5, 2012

Filed:

Oct 1, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/896776

Inventors:

Sam H. Lee - Menlo Park CA, US
Erik C. Smith - Menlo Park CA, US

Assignee:

Alta Energy, Inc. - Menlo Park CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 263, 705 261

Abstract:

Disclosed herein are methods and systems for operating an exchange service for renewable energy resources. In one embodiment, an exchange service, implemented on an exchange entity server, receives inputs from property entities related to assets available for installation of a renewable energy setup. The exchange server places this asset in a marketplace, allowing other provider entities to place a bid for installing the renewable energy setup at a location associated with the asset. Examples of the provider entities include a developer entity, a manufacturer entity, a financier entity, etc. In embodiments, the marketplace enables interaction among the provider entities to enable the provider entities to develop and place a composite bid for a selected asset available through the marketplace.

US Patent:

20130144747, Jun 6, 2013

Filed:

Jan 30, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/754196

Inventors:

Alta Energy, Inc. - San Mateo CA, US
Erik C. Smith - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Alta Energy, Inc. - San Mateo CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/06

US Classification:

705 264

Abstract:

Disclosed herein are methods and systems for operating an exchange service for renewable energy resources. In one embodiment, an exchange service, implemented on an exchange entity server, maintains a database of pre-approved assets. The exchange server can operate a marketplace, allowing other provider entities to place a bid for installing the renewable energy setup at a location associated with the asset. Examples of the provider entities include a developer entity, a manufacturer entity, a financier entity, etc. In embodiments, the marketplace enables interaction among the provider entities to enable the provider entities to develop and place a composite bid for a selected asset available through the marketplace.

US Patent:

20130217177, Aug 22, 2013

Filed:

May 9, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/467904

Inventors:

Kaichiu Wong - Mountain View CA, US
Erik Sean Smith - Los Gatos CA, US
Christ Willie Ford - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

AQT SOLAR, INC. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

H01L 31/18
C23C 16/46

US Classification:

438 95, 118724, 257E31029

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a method includes depositing a chalcogenide precursor layer onto a substrate, and annealing the precursor layer in the presence of a gaseous phase comprising volatile species, the partial pressure of each volatile species being approximately constant over substantially all of the surface of the precursor layer, the partial pressure of each species being between approximately 0.1 mTorr and 760 Torr, where the presence of the gaseous phase reduces decomposition of volatile species from the precursor layer during annealing.

US Patent:

20230053071, Feb 16, 2023

Filed:

Jul 27, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/386305

Inventors:

- Round Rock TX, US
Joseph LaSalle WHITE - San Jose CA, US
Erik SMITH - Douglas MA, US

Assignee:

DELL PRODUCTS L.P. - Round Rock TX

International Classification:

G06F 3/06

Abstract:

A traditional storage platform performs many basic functions, such as storage partitions allocation (i.e., namespace masking) and many advanced functions, such as deduplication or dynamic storage allocation. These functions need to be managed and this results in a multiple management system paradigm, in which a fabric management application manages the fabric connectivity policies (i.e., Zoning), while a storage management application manages the storage namespace mappings and advanced functions. Embodiments herein provide for centralized management for both connectivity and storage namespace mapping, among other advanced features. Namespace zoning information may comprise Namespace ZoneGroups, Namespace Zones, Namespace Zone Members, Namespace ZoneAlias, and Namespace ZoneAlias Members, which expand the NVMe-oF zoning framework from just connectivity control to full Namespaces allocation.

US Patent:

20230030168, Feb 2, 2023

Filed:

Jul 27, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/386428

Inventors:

- Round Rock TX, US
Pawan Kumar SINGAL - Milpitas CA, US
Erik SMITH - Douglas MA, US
Joseph LaSalle WHITE - San Jose CA, US
Claudio DESANTI - Santa Cruz CA, US

Assignee:

DELL PRODUCTS L.P. - Round Rock TX

International Classification:

H04L 29/08
G06F 13/42
G06F 16/23
G06F 16/245

Abstract:

A Centralized Discovery Controller (CDC) uses built-in intelligence to determine or estimate whether a connection with a non-volatile memory express (NVMe) entity has been discontinued intentionally or whether a connection loss is rather transient, e.g., due to a temporary network issue. In the former case, the CDC sends out asynchronous event notifications (AENs) and communicates the absence of the NVMe entity in a get log page to indicate an administrative access control action, e.g., a user intervention due to a zoning change or the removal of an entity due to a hardware failure. In the latter case, the CDC creates an “unreachable” entry in the name server database that indicates a CDC connectivity failure but maintains the entity in the name server database despite the connection loss, refraining from sending out notifications to relevant (or impacted) entities to increase bandwidth, traffic stability, and network availability.