Patents by Inventor David Minch

David Minch has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for protecting and managing retention of data on worm media
    Publication number: 20060123232
    Abstract: A policy-based retention manager provides protection and management of files in a WORM file volume. The protection of the files is accomplished by the manager establishing a volume retention period for securely storing the files within the WORM file volume on a WORM media (e.g., a WORM disk media) based on a file retention end date of each file within the WORM file volume, and securely storing the WORM file volume on the WORM media during the volume retention period. The management of the files is accomplished by the manager establishing a volume reclamation period for reclaiming unexpired files within the WORM file volume prior to an expiration of the volume retention period, and reclaiming each unexpired file within the WORM file volume from the WORM media during the volume reclamation period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Cannon, Toby Marek, Howard Martin, David Minch