Patents by Inventor Carl D. Kambites

Carl D. Kambites 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).

  • Storing data blocks to maximize the amount of storage space used in a storage device
    Patent number: 8041919
    Abstract: A method of storing data blocks onto sectors of a storage device comprises determining a specific number n of blocks, where n is greater than 1, storing n blocks consecutively onto consecutive sectors, such that each block begins directly after the previous block ends, repositioning the storing at the beginning of the next sector, and storing a further n blocks consecutively onto consecutive sectors, such that each block begins directly after the previous block ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Carl D. Kambites, Ronald J. Venturi
  • Storing Data Blocks
    Publication number: 20090113150
    Abstract: A method of storing data blocks onto sectors of a storage device comprises determining a specific number n of blocks, where n is greater than 1, storing n blocks consecutively onto consecutive sectors, such that each block begins directly after the previous block ends, repositioning the storing at the beginning of the next sector, and storing a further n blocks consecutively onto consecutive sectors, such that each block begins directly after the previous block ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carl D. Kambites, Ronald J. Venturi