Inventor
DEWEY DOUGLAS WILLIAM
US30 patents
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IBM
18 patentsUS6502108B1Dec 31, 2002
Cache-failure-tolerant data storage system storing data objects with version code equipped metadata tokens
IBM101 citations98
US6336173B1Jan 1, 2002
Storing and tracking multiple copies of data in data storage libraries
IBM122 citations96
US5864655AJan 26, 1999
Managing removable media in raid and rail environments
IBM64 citations96
US6336172B1Jan 1, 2002
Storing and tracking multiple copies of data in a data storage library system
IBM73 citations94
US5740061AApr 14, 1998
Cartridge shifting optimization in a super library
IBM69 citations94
US6687905B1Feb 3, 2004
Multiple port input/output job scheduling
IBM22 citations93
US6249849B1Jun 19, 2001
“Fail-Safe” updating of redundant data in multiple data storage libraries
IBM22 citations93
US5652887AJul 29, 1997
Dynamic Meta commands for peripheral devices
IBM98 citations93
US6477628B1Nov 5, 2002
Backup copy achieving improved efficiency by waiting until rewind/unload command for bulk data copy
IBM45 citations92
US6473829B1Oct 29, 2002
Data storage device providing communication between processing units
IBM32 citations92
US6185580B1Feb 6, 2001
Physical information and extensions file and file system translator
IBM32 citations92
US5727181AMar 10, 1998
Array management system with volume transform filter
IBM34 citations91
US7877628B2Jan 25, 2011
Mirroring data between primary and secondary sites
IBM8 citations84
US7209932B2Apr 24, 2007
Method, system, and program for allocating tasks to a plurality of processors
IBM11 citations84
US6785744B2Aug 31, 2004
Mapping SCSI medium changer commands to mainframe-compatible perform library function commands
IBM15 citations77
US6973533B2Dec 6, 2005
Data storage device providing communication between processing units
IBM7 citations74
US6865642B2Mar 8, 2005
Method and apparatus for disk caching for an intermediary controller
IBM11 citations70
US7493462B2Feb 17, 2009
Apparatus, system, and method for validating logical volume configuration
IBM2 citations61
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
5 patentsUS10409682B1Sep 10, 2019
Distributed RAID system
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC10 citations81
US12235961B1Feb 25, 2025
Malware mitigating storage controller
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC5 citations74
US11119862B2Sep 14, 2021
Delta information volumes to enable chained replication of data by uploading snapshots of data to cloud
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC4 citations73
US10783029B2Sep 22, 2020
Data replication in a storage system
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations71
US10896088B2Jan 19, 2021
Metadata recovery mechanism for page storage
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations53
BOYD KENNETH WAYNE
3 patentsUS8392481B2Mar 5, 2013
Accessing snapshots of a time based file system
BOYD KENNETH WAYNE4 citations62
US8108364B2Jan 31, 2012
Representation of system clock changes in time based file systems
BOYD KENNETH WAYNE3 citations62
US8768988B2Jul 1, 2014
Accessing snapshots of a time based file system
BOYD KENNETH WAYNE3 citations58