Patents by Inventor Howard Earnest Arnold

Howard Earnest Arnold 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).

  • SAN performance analysis tool
    Patent number: 9454423
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and information handling system (IHS) for improving system performance in a storage area network. An embodiment of the present invention begins by obtaining diagnostic data for the storage area network by asking a user one or more questions and storing results to the one or more questions. Next, test data is obtained by running one or more testing modules on at least one component of the storage area network. A performance analysis of the storage area network is executed, including the obtained diagnostic data and the obtained test data. Then, one or more performance issues and one or more action plans for resolution are identified based upon the analysis. Finally, a report to one or more users is provided including the one or more identified performance issues and the one or more action plans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Robert B. Jacoby, Howard Earnest Arnold
  • SAN Performance Analysis Tool
    Publication number: 20150074463
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and information handling system (IHS) for improving system performance in a storage area network. An embodiment of the present invention begins by obtaining diagnostic data for the storage area network by asking a user one or more questions and storing results to the one or more questions. Next, test data is obtained by running one or more testing modules on at least one component of the storage area network. A performance analysis of the storage area network is executed, including the obtained diagnostic data and the obtained test data. Then, one or more performance issues and one or more action plans for resolution are identified based upon the analysis. Finally, a report to one or more users is provided including the one or more identified performance issues and the one or more action plans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Robert B. Jacoby, Howard Earnest Arnold