I noticed who the patent holder actually is: Parkinson; Ward D. One of the four Micron founders (http://experts.about.com/e/m/mi/Micron_Technology .htm).

Also, note that Intel and Micron have had a research realtionship in the past (http://www.intel.com/pressroom/kits/bios/dbaglee. htm) with Micron holding a 2% majority.