Patents by Inventor Aya Ninami

Aya Ninami 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).

  • Replacing member disks of disk arrays with spare disks
    Patent number: 7500136
    Abstract: Member disks of a hard disk drive array are replaced with spare disks. First, a member disk of an array of member disks is replaced with a spare disk. The reliability factor of the member disk is lower than the reliability factor of the array, and the reliability factor of the spare disk is equal to or higher than the reliability factor of the array. Second, a member disk of an array of member disks is replaced with a spare disk. The reliability factor of the member disk is higher than the reliability factor of the array and is higher than the reliability factor of the spare disk. The reliability of the spare disk is equal to or higher than the reliability factor of the array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyoshi, Miwa Yohichi, Aya Ninami