Patents by Inventor Bogdan Nicolae

Bogdan Nicolae 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).

  • Cost-effective IAAS (infrastructure-as-a-service) cloud storage based on adaptive virtual disks (AVD)
    Patent number: 9880751
    Abstract: There are provided a system, a method and a computer program product for operating a cloud computing storage system. The cloud computing storage system allocates and manages virtual disks. A virtual disk provides a logical data storage. The cloud computing storage system divides data stored in the virtual disks into chunks and allocates the chunks to physical data storage devices. The cloud computing storage system monitors I/O access patterns and user requests to change data storage capacities and throughputs of the virtual disks in real time. The cloud computing storage system dynamically reconfigures an allocation of the chunks to the physical data storage devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Bogdan Nicolae
  • System and method for a directional coupler
    Patent number: 9685687
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a circuit includes a directional coupler having a plurality of ports comprising an input port, a transmitted port, an isolated port and a coupled port, and an adjustable termination coupled to at least one of the plurality of ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Valentyn Solomko, Bogdan-Nicolae Tanc
  • COST-EFFECTIVE IAAS (INFRASTRUCTURE-AS-A-SERVICE) CLOUD STORAGE BASED ON ADAPTIVE VIRTUAL DISKS (AVD)
    Publication number: 20160350008
    Abstract: There are provided a system, a method and a computer program product for operating a cloud computing storage system. The cloud computing storage system allocates and manages virtual disks. A virtual disk provides a logical data storage. The cloud computing storage system divides data stored in the virtual disks into chunks and allocates the chunks to physical data storage devices. The cloud computing storage system monitors I/O access patterns and user requests to change data storage capacities and throughputs of the virtual disks in real time. The cloud computing storage system dynamically reconfigures an allocation of the chunks to the physical data storage devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventor: Bogdan Nicolae
  • Cost-effective IAAS (infrastructure-as-a-service) cloud storage based on adaptive virtual disks (AVD)
    Patent number: 9442669
    Abstract: There are provided a system, a method and a computer program product for operating a cloud computing storage system. The cloud computing storage system allocates and manages virtual disks. A virtual disk provides a logical data storage. The cloud computing storage system divides data stored in the virtual disks into chunks and allocates the chunks to physical data storage devices. The cloud computing storage system monitors I/O access patterns and user requests to change data storage capacities and throughputs of the virtual disks in real time. The cloud computing storage system dynamically reconfigures an allocation of the chunks to the physical data storage devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Bogdan Nicolae
  • System and Method for a Directional Coupler
    Publication number: 20160079650
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a circuit includes a directional coupler having a plurality of ports comprising an input port, a transmitted port, an isolated port and a coupled port, and an adjustable termination coupled to at least one of the plurality of ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Valentyn Solomko, Bogdan-Nicolae Tanc
  • COST-EFFECTIVE IAAS (INFRASTRUCTURE-AS-A-SERVICE) CLOUD STORAGE BASED ON ADAPTIVE VIRTUAL DISKS (AVD)
    Publication number: 20160041787
    Abstract: There are provided a system, a method and a computer program product for operating a cloud computing storage system. The cloud computing storage system allocates and manages virtual disks. A virtual disk provides a logical data storage. The cloud computing storage system divides data stored in the virtual disks into chunks and allocates the chunks to physical data storage devices. The cloud computing storage system monitors I/O access patterns and user requests to change data storage capacities and throughputs of the virtual disks in real time. The cloud computing storage system dynamically reconfigures an allocation of the chunks to the physical data storage devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Bogdan Nicolae