Patents by Inventor Luis Rene Quinones Sepulveda

Luis Rene Quinones Sepulveda 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).

  • Causing a storage device to switch storage tiers based on a wear level
    Patent number: 11836351
    Abstract: A method and a computer program product executed by a processor may include or perform various operations. The operations include periodically reading a wear level for each of a plurality of storage devices operating in a multi-tiered storage system which includes a first storage tier and a second storage tier that is a lower tier than the first storage tier. At least one storage device operates in the first storage tier and at least one storage device operates in the second storage tier. The operations further include identifying a first storage device of the plurality of storage devices that is operating in the first storage tier and has a wear level that is higher than an average wear level for the plurality of storage devices. The operations additionally include causing the first storage device to switch from operating in the first storage tier to operating in the second storage tier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo Global Technology (United States) Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Rene Quinones Sepulveda, Paul Klustaitis, Israel Silva Dias
  • CAUSING A STORAGE DEVICE TO SWITCH STORAGE TIERS BASED ON A WEAR LEVEL
    Publication number: 20230315300
    Abstract: A method and a computer program product executed by a processor may include or perform various operations. The operations include periodically reading a wear level for each of a plurality of storage devices operating in a multi-tiered storage system which includes a first storage tier and a second storage tier that is a lower tier than the first storage tier. At least one storage device operates in the first storage tier and at least one storage device operates in the second storage tier. The operations further include identifying a first storage device of the plurality of storage devices that is operating in the first storage tier and has a wear level that is higher than an average wear level for the plurality of storage devices. The operations additionally include causing the first storage device to switch from operating in the first storage tier to operating in the second storage tier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Luis Rene Quinones Sepulveda, Paul Klustaitis, Israel Silva Dias