Patents by Inventor Eric W. Townsend

Eric W. Townsend 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).

  • Configurable storage device and adaptive storage device array
    Patent number: 9910593
    Abstract: An array can include a controller and multiple storage devices of a first type. When a storage device of the first type is replaced by a replacement storage device of a second type, and other storage devices of the first type remain in the array, the controller instructs the replacement storage device to configure itself as a storage device of the first type. When the last storage device of the first type in the array is replaced by a replacement storage device of the second type, the controller instructs all the storage devices of the array to configure themselves as storage devices of the second type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Pamela C. Durham, Eric A. Stegner, Julian Sia Kai Tan, Eric W. Townsend
  • Method relating to configurable storage device and adaptive storage device array
    Patent number: 9619145
    Abstract: An array can include a controller and multiple storage devices of a first type. When a storage device of the first type is replaced by a replacement storage device of a second type, and other storage devices of the first type remain in the array, the controller instructs the replacement storage device to configure itself as a storage device of the first type. When the last storage device of the first type in the array is replaced by a replacement storage device of the second type, the controller instructs all the storage devices of the array to configure themselves as storage devices of the second type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Pamela C. Durham, Henry Pesulima, Eric A. Stegner, Julian Sia Kai Tan, Eric W. Townsend
  • CONFIGURABLE STORAGE DEVICE AND ADAPTIVE STORAGE DEVICE ARRAY
    Publication number: 20160034199
    Abstract: An array can include a controller and multiple storage devices of a first type. When a storage device of the first type is replaced by a replacement storage device of a second type, and other storage devices of the first type remain in the array, the controller instructs the replacement storage device to configure itself as a storage device of the first type. When the last storage device of the first type in the array is replaced by a replacement storage device of the second type, the controller instructs all the storage devices of the array to configure themselves as storage devices of the second type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Pamela C. Durham, Eric A. Stegner, Julian Sia Kai Tan, Eric W. Townsend
  • Configurable storage device and adaptive storage device array
    Patent number: 9213610
    Abstract: An array can include a controller and multiple storage devices of a first type. When a storage device of the first type is replaced by a replacement storage device of a second type, and other storage devices of the first type remain in the array, the controller instructs the replacement storage device to configure itself as a storage device of the first type. When the last storage device of the first type in the array is replaced by a replacement storage device of the second type, the controller instructs all the storage devices of the array to configure themselves as storage devices of the second type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Pamela C. Durham, Henry Pesulima, Eric A. Stegner, Julian Sia Kai Tan, Eric W. Townsend
  • Method relating to configurable storage device and adaptive storage device array
    Publication number: 20140365818
    Abstract: An array can include a controller and multiple storage devices of a first type. When a storage device of the first type is replaced by a replacement storage device of a second type, and other storage devices of the first type remain in the array, the controller instructs the replacement storage device to configure itself as a storage device of the first type. When the last storage device of the first type in the array is replaced by a replacement storage device of the second type, the controller instructs all the storage devices of the array to configure themselves as storage devices of the second type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pamela C. Durham, Henry Pesulima, Eric A. Stegner, Julian Sia Kai Tan, Eric W. Townsend
  • Configurable storage device and adaptive storage device array
    Publication number: 20140365820
    Abstract: An array can include a controller and multiple storage devices of a first type. When a storage device of the first type is replaced by a replacement storage device of a second type, and other storage devices of the first type remain in the array, the controller instructs the replacement storage device to configure itself as a storage device of the first type. When the last storage device of the first type in the array is replaced by a replacement storage device of the second type, the controller instructs all the storage devices of the array to configure themselves as storage devices of the second type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Pamela C. Durham, Henry Pesulima, Eric A. Stegner, Julian Sia Kai Tan, Eric W. Townsend