Inventor
NICHOLSON ROBERT BRUCE
GB40 patents
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IBM
31 patentsUS7200108B2Apr 3, 2007
Method and apparatus for recovery from faults in a loop network
IBM83 citations97
US6941420B2Sep 6, 2005
Log-structure array
IBM68 citations97
US6704839B2Mar 9, 2004
Data storage system and method of storing data
IBM144 citations97
US6314460B1Nov 6, 2001
Method and apparatus for analyzing a storage network based on incomplete information from multiple respective controllers
IBM199 citations97
US6738863B2May 18, 2004
Method for rebuilding meta-data in a data storage system and a data storage system
IBM54 citations96
US6289375B1Sep 11, 2001
Method and apparatus for invoking network agent functions using a hash table
IBM128 citations96
US6253240B1Jun 26, 2001
Method for producing a coherent view of storage network by a storage network manager using data storage device configuration obtained from data storage devices
IBM184 citations96
US7370241B2May 6, 2008
Device, system and method for predictive failure analysis
IBM23 citations92
US6993627B2Jan 31, 2006
Data storage system and a method of storing data including a multi-level cache
IBM13 citations84
US7890715B2Feb 15, 2011
Suspension of an asynchronous remote copy pair system having a primary controller and a remote controller
IBM9 citations83
US7080208B2Jul 18, 2006
Method for data retention in a data cache and data storage system
IBM13 citations81
US7117320B2Oct 3, 2006
Maintaining data access during failure of a controller
IBM12 citations79
US6907454B1Jun 14, 2005
Data processing system with master and slave processors
IBM10 citations74
US6954882B2Oct 11, 2005
Method and apparatus for fault location in a loop network
IBM8 citations73
US8024534B2Sep 20, 2011
Replication engine communicating with a splitter to split writes between a storage controller and replication engine
IBM6 citations62
US7885946B2Feb 8, 2011
Low-overhead storage cluster configuration locking
IBM3 citations62
US7237069B2Jun 26, 2007
Arrangement and method for update of configuration cache data
IBM1 citations62
US7203161B2Apr 10, 2007
Method and apparatus for recovery from faults in a loop network
IBM4 citations62
US7793062B2Sep 7, 2010
Copy engine and a method for data movement
IBM2 citations61
US7447856B2Nov 4, 2008
Copy engine and a method for data movement
IBM2 citations61
US7274673B2Sep 25, 2007
Method and apparatus for detection of port name in a loop network
IBM6 citations61
US7136979B2Nov 14, 2006
Copy engine and a method for data movement
IBM4 citations61
US7443788B2Oct 28, 2008
Method and apparatus for improving performance of a loop network
IBM4 citations60
US7240272B2Jul 3, 2007
Method and system for correcting errors in a memory device
IBM6 citations59
US7759820B2Jul 20, 2010
Connection error avoidance for apparatus connected to a power supply
IBM2 citations55
US7739549B2Jun 15, 2010
Device, system and method for predictive failure analysis
IBM1 citations52
US7747829B2Jun 29, 2010
Arrangement and method for update of configuration cache data
IBM0 citations51
US7518989B2Apr 14, 2009
Method and apparatus for recovery from faults in a loop network
IBM0 citations51
US7461217B2Dec 2, 2008
Arrangement and method for update of configuration cache data
IBM0 citations51
US7788523B2Aug 31, 2010
Method and apparatus for relating device name to physical location of device on a network
IBM0 citations49
US7398415B2Jul 8, 2008
Method and apparatus for relating device name to physical location of device on a network
IBM1 citations49
BARTFAI ROBERT FRANCIS
2 patentsCHETLUR MALOLAN
2 patentsUS9167039B2Oct 20, 2015
Caching large objects with multiple, unknown, and varying anchor points at an intermediary proxy device
CHETLUR MALOLAN0 citations50
US8661479B2Feb 25, 2014
Caching large objects with multiple, unknown, and varying anchor points at an intermediary proxy device
CHETLUR MALOLAN0 citations50