Inventor
QIU KENNY NIAN GAN
US44 patents
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IBM
41 patentsUS10045457B1Aug 7, 2018
System for maintaining the environment of a self-cooled data storage library
IBM30 citations94
US9916869B1Mar 13, 2018
Method for servicing a self-cooled data storage library
IBM30 citations94
US9916871B1Mar 13, 2018
Data storage library with acclimation chamber
IBM20 citations94
US10026455B1Jul 17, 2018
System and method for controlling environmental conditions within an automated data storage library
IBM28 citations93
US10395695B2Aug 27, 2019
Data storage library with media acclimation device and methods of acclimating data storage media
IBM12 citations92
US10303376B2May 28, 2019
Data storage library with pass-through connected media acclimation chamber
IBM14 citations86
US10431254B2Oct 1, 2019
System for providing an acclimation enclosure for a data storage library
IBM12 citations84
US10276214B2Apr 30, 2019
Data storage library with acclimation chamber
IBM8 citations84
US7761728B2Jul 20, 2010
Apparatus, system, and method for resetting an inter-integrated circuit data line with a clock line
IBM9 citations84
US11269302B2Mar 8, 2022
System for providing an access area for a data storage library
IBM2 citations73
US10217491B2Feb 26, 2019
Method for servicing a self-cooled data storage library
IBM2 citations73
US10762926B2Sep 1, 2020
Automated data storage library drone accessor
IBM4 citations72
US10381038B2Aug 13, 2019
Automated data storage library drone accessor
IBM4 citations72
US11823718B2Nov 21, 2023
Acclimating data storage media and components in a data storage library
IBM0 citations62
US11676640B2Jun 13, 2023
Acclimating data storage media and components in a data storage library
IBM0 citations62
US11423949B2Aug 23, 2022
Data storage library with media acclimation device and methods of acclimating data storage media
IBM0 citations62
US11238021B2Feb 1, 2022
Creating a search index within a data storage library
IBM0 citations62
US11211093B2Dec 28, 2021
System for providing an acclimation enclosure for a data storage library
IBM1 citations62
US10971194B2Apr 6, 2021
Data storage library with media acclimation device and methods of acclimating data storage media
IBM0 citations62
US10901995B2Jan 26, 2021
Performing a search within a data storage library
IBM0 citations62
US7870374B2Jan 11, 2011
Validating physical and logical system connectivity of components in a data processing system
IBM6 citations62
US7673078B2Mar 2, 2010
Communicating configuration information over standard interconnect link
IBM6 citations62
US7526589B2Apr 28, 2009
Apparatus, system, and method for resetting an inter-integrated circuit data line using a negative voltage
IBM6 citations62
US10890955B2Jan 12, 2021
System for controlling environmental conditions within an automated data storage library
IBM1 citations61
US7401260B2Jul 15, 2008
Apparatus, system, and method for performing storage device maintenance
IBM4 citations61
US11023174B2Jun 1, 2021
Combining of move commands to improve the performance of an automated data storage library
IBM1 citations60
US7782845B2Aug 24, 2010
Arbitrated loop address management apparatus method and system
IBM3 citations60
US7619981B2Nov 17, 2009
Apparatus, system, and method for identifying network mis-cabling
IBM4 citations60
US7962776B2Jun 14, 2011
Method and apparatus for detecting component removal while operating in a battery backup mode
IBM5 citations58
US10551806B2Feb 4, 2020
System for providing an access area for a data storage library
IBM0 citations52
US10172253B2Jan 1, 2019
System for maintaining the environment of a self-cooled data storage library
IBM0 citations52
US11203429B2Dec 21, 2021
Methods and systems for transfer of data storage components in an automated data storage system using unmanned aerial vehicles
IBM0 citations51
US10559328B2Feb 11, 2020
System and method for controlling environmental conditions within an automated data storage library
IBM0 citations51
US7818612B2Oct 19, 2010
Apparatus, system, and method for performing storage device maintenance
IBM0 citations51
US8381308B2Feb 19, 2013
Computer-implemented multi-resource shared lock
IBM0 citations47
US7995675B2Aug 9, 2011
Apparatus and method to communicate information within a data storage library
IBM0 citations47
US10660240B2May 19, 2020
Method for providing an access area for a data storage library
IBM0 citations42
US10366723B2Jul 30, 2019
System and method for distributing shuttle cars in a data storage library shuttle complex
IBM0 citations42
US10676278B2Jun 9, 2020
Drone based methods and systems for transfer of data storage cartridges in an automated data storage library system
IBM0 citations41
US7661017B2Feb 9, 2010
Diagnostic operations within a switched fibre channel arbitrated loop system
IBM0 citations41
US10509421B2Dec 17, 2019
Method for controlling environmental conditions within an automated data storage library
IBM0 citations40