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Emile Farhan, Dedham, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100179181PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS OF BIODEGRADABLE BIOCOMPATIBLE CAMPTOTHECIN-POLYMER CONJUGATES - A camptothecin/polymer dual phase drug release system is described that is stable in both liquid and lyophilized states. The polymer contains acetals and/or ketals.07-15-2010

Fariborz M. Farhan, Alphretta, GA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090125457SELF-SERVICE, MONITORED AND CONTROLLED BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTION AND DISPENSING SYSTEM - A beverage distribution system is offered for the purpose of self-service beverage dispensing, capable of providing customers real-time feedback on beverage consumption levels. The system includes a network of control stations and patron stations which are in constant communication via a wired or wireless network. The system is capable of detecting low beverage levels in beverage containers when or before they occur and can inform wait staff of such events. Furthermore, wait staff is provided with the tools to perform intelligent control of the self-service consumption according to local laws as well as paying visits to patrons at the appropriate time resulting in a very efficient system. A novel valve control scheme is also offered that is energy efficient, that does not generate undesirable heat in the presence of cooled beverages. Also, a generic flow control for beverage distribution is presented.05-14-2009
20110037596IDENTIFYING ACTIVITY IN AN AREA UTILIZING SOUND DETECTION AND COMPARISON - Microprocessor technology is used to detect routine sounds in a substantially enclosed environment to determine normal or abnormal activity or noise within the environment (i.e., habitual behavior of an individual) A device is situated in a substantially enclosed environment with audio input device similar to a microphone and an optional visual display for interaction with the local users. The device has the ability to be controlled locally via key-pad or USB port connected to a local laptop computer, or remotely via a phone line or Ethernet connection to internet. The device further performs audio pattern recognition using waveform matching scheme to detect the occurrence of pre-programmed sounds representing routine activities. The microprocessor counts the number occurrence of each recognizable sound for a particular interval and over a length of a day or other duration and reports to a remote server. The remote server performs tracking and trending analysis to a web-based caregiver client. Significant changes are detected and reported to caregiver or family web-based client.02-17-2011

Patent applications by Fariborz M. Farhan, Alphretta, GA US

Munif Farhan, Round Rock, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110283128System and Method for Information Handling System Storage Device Power Consumption Management - A storage device, such as a hard disk drive or solid state drive, reduces energy consumption by entering a reduced power state after an inactivity time where the inactivity time is set based upon I/O commands received at the storage device. For example, where commands received at a storage device are characterized in a predetermined way in terms of read commands, such as a last received command as a read command or a ratio of read commands versus write commands, a first inactivity time is applied, while commands characterized in a predetermined way in terms of write commands have a second inactivity time applied. Using a greater inactivity time during read activities than during write activities provides improved performance with reduced power consumption.11-17-2011

Munif M. Farhan, Round Rock, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080228997ZONED INITIALIZATION OF A SOLID STATE DRIVE - Zoned initialization of a solid state drive is provided. A solid state memory device includes a controller for controlling storage and retrieval of data to and from the device. A set of solid state memory components electrically coupled to the controller. The set is electrically divided into a first zone and a second zone, wherein the first zone is at least partially initialized independent from the second zone. An interface is coupled between the controller and the set of solid state memory components to facilitate transfer of data between the set of solid state memory components and the controller.09-18-2008
20090284902STORAGE DEVICES INCLUDING DIFFERENT SETS OF CONTACTS - A storage device can include a first outer surface and a second outer surface opposite the first outer surface. The storage device can further include first and second sets of contacts arranged to couple to first and second connectors, respectively. The first outer surface can be closer to the first set of contacts than the second set of contacts, and the second outer surface can be closer to the second set of contacts than the first set of contacts. In a particular embodiment, the storage device can include a circuit board having first and second major surfaces. The first and second sets of contacts are disposed on the first and second major surfaces, respectively. The storage device can be in a form of a solid-state drive. Further, the storage device can be communicatively coupled to a process of an information handling system.11-19-2009
20110047316SOLID STATE MEMORY DEVICE POWER OPTIMIZATION - Memory device power optimization includes operating a memory device, wherein the memory device includes a plurality of data channels and each of the plurality of data channels includes a plurality of data storage units. A controller receives a command to enable a power saving feature and determines a frequency of accessing of data stored in the data storage units, sorts the data into the data channels according to the frequency of the accessing of the data and powers down the data channels that are storing data with a frequency of accessing the data that is below a pre-determined threshold value.02-24-2011
20110264951System and Method for Recovery of Primary Storage Resource Failure - Systems and methods for reducing problems and disadvantages associated with traditional approaches to data and program storage on an information handling system are provided. A method may include determining if a primary storage resource has a failure. The method may further include, in response to determining that the storage resource does not have a failure: booting from a first operating system stored on the primary storage resource, monitoring data stored to the primary storage resource to identify data to be copied to a persistent storage resource, and copying the identified data to the persistent storage resource. The method may further include, in response to determining that the storage resource has a failure: booting from a second operating system stored on the persistent storage resource, and via the second operating system, providing access to the copied identified data copied to the persistent storage resource.10-27-2011

Patent applications by Munif M. Farhan, Round Rock, TX US

Munif Mohammed Farhan, Round Rock, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100131696System and Method for Information Handling System Data Redundancy - Flash memory integrated in a hard disk drive chassis maintains a back-up copy of data stored on the hard disk drive between back-ups of the hard disk drive data to separate storage devices. If the hard disk drive fails, the data on the flash memory provides a back-up of changes made since the previous hard disk drive back-up. When a back-up is made of data stored on the hard disk drive to an external storage device, the back-up on the flash memory device is erased to make room for subsequent back-up data. If back-up data stored on the flash memory approaches the capacity of the flash memory, a notice is provided to an end user that a back-up is needed.05-27-2010

Munir M. Farhan, Round Rock, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100332740ZONED INITIALIZATION OF A SOLID STATE DRIVE - Zoned initialization of a solid state drive is provided. A solid state memory device includes a controller for controlling storage and retrieval of data to and from the device. A set of solid state memory components electrically coupled to the controller. The set is electrically divided into a first zone and a second zone, wherein the first zone is at least partially initialized independent from the second zone. An interface is coupled between the controller and the set of solid state memory components to facilitate transfer of data between the set of solid state memory components and the controller.12-30-2010