Patents by Inventor Carl J. Hollenback

Carl J. Hollenback 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).

  • Flexible temporary capacity upgrade/downgrade in a computer system without involvement of the operating system
    Patent number: 7194616
    Abstract: According to the present invention a method and a device is provided for concurrent removal of processor capacity from a running computer. The method and device may, e.g., be used for non-disruptive removal of processors from the enabled physical configuration without any involvement of the operating system. The computer comprises a resource controller configured to control a physical resource pool including the actual physical resources and a capacity virtualizer configured to provide multiple sets of virtual resources from a capacity virtualizer resource pool, whereby the provided sets of virtual resources allow to host independent operating systems concurrently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christine Axnix, Klaus-Jurgen Kuebl, Andreas Muehlbach, Juergen Josef Probst, Carl J. Hollenback, Jeffrey P. Kubala
  • Flexible temporary capacity upgrade/downgrade in a computer system without involvement of the operating system
    Publication number: 20030120914
    Abstract: According to the present invention a method and a device is provided for concurrent removal of processor capacity from a running computer. The method and device may, e.g., be used for non-disruptive removal of processors from the enabled physical configuration without any involvement of the operating system. The computer comprises a resource controller being configured to control a physical resource pool including the actual physical resources and a capacity virtualizer being configured to provide multiple sets of virtual resources from a capacity virtualizer resource pool, whereby said provided sets of virtual resources allow to host independent operating systems concurrently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christine Axnix, Klaus-Jurgen Kuebl, Andreas Muehlbach, Juergen Josef Probst, Carl J. Hollenback, Jeffrey P. Kubala