Patents by Inventor Chris Bloxham

Chris Bloxham 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).

  • Method of, and apparatus for, detection of degradation on a storage resource
    Patent number: 9239746
    Abstract: A method of monitoring the performance of a device is presented, each storage device being operable to receive storage requests and includes a queue for incoming storage requests and a physical storage medium, the method includes: a) obtaining data relating to the device parameters of: throughput of storage requests to the storage device; queue time for one or more requests on the storage device; and the time required to complete one or more storage requests on the storage device; b) generating a model relating to the expected distribution of the device parameters on the storage device during normal operation; c) monitoring the parameters during operation of the storage device; d) comparing the distribution of the monitored parameters during operation of the storage device with the expected distribution of the parameters; and e) identifying a fault on the storage device based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: XYRATEX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED—A SEAGATE COMPANY
    Inventors: Farshad Fahimi, Mohsen Mesgarpour, Chris Bloxham
  • METHOD OF, AND APPARATUS FOR, DETECTION OF DEGRADATION ON A STORAGE RESOURCE
    Publication number: 20140359376
    Abstract: A method of monitoring the performance of a device is presented, each storage device being operable to receive storage requests and includes a queue for incoming storage requests and a physical storage medium, the method includes: a) obtaining data relating to the device parameters of: throughput of storage requests to the storage device; queue time for one or more requests on the storage device; and the time required to complete one or more storage requests on the storage device; b) generating a model relating to the expected distribution of the device parameters on the storage device during normal operation; c) monitoring the parameters during operation of the storage device; d) comparing the distribution of the monitored parameters during operation of the storage device with the expected distribution of the parameters; and e) identifying a fault on the storage device based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Xyratex Technology Limited
    Inventors: Farshad FAHIMI, Mohsen Mesgarpour, Chris Bloxham