Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Idelman

Thomas E. Idelman 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).

  • Apparatus and method for improving write-throughput in a redundant array of mass storage devices
    Patent number: 5867640
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for improving write throughput in a redundant array of mass storage devices using a cache memory to store redundant terms or code words generated when data is written to one or more devices in the array. The cache memory improves the write-throughput performance of the array by eliminating the need to perform a read-modify-write operation on check data stored in the mass storage devices of the array each time a write request is made. As a result, write-throughput of the system, particularly at peak demand periods, is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: MTI Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Gale Ramon Aguilar, Thomas E. Idelman