Patents by Inventor Craig Donald Norberg

Craig Donald Norberg 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).

  • System and article of manufacture for removing alias addresses from an alias address pool
    Patent number: 7856540
    Abstract: Provided are a system and article of manufacture for removing alias addresses from an alias address pool. A plurality of alias addresses are assigned to an alias address pool, wherein the alias addresses in the alias address pool are capable of being dynamically assigned to a device to service I/O requests to the device. An operation is initiated by a process to remove a specified alias address from the alias address pool. An indicator is set to prevent additional processes from removing one alias address from the alias address pool in response to initiating the operation. The specified alias address is removed from the alias address pool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Donald Norberg, Scott Brady Compton, Dale Francis Riedy, Jr., Harry Morris Yudenfriend
  • Method for removing alias addresses from an alias address pool
    Patent number: 7516284
    Abstract: Provided is a method for removing alias addresses from an alias address pool. A plurality of alias addresses are assigned to an alias address pool, wherein the alias addresses in the alias address pool are capable of being dynamically assigned to a device to service I/O requests to the device. An operation is initiated by a process to remove a specified alias address from the alias address pool. An indicator is set to prevent additional processes from removing one alias address from the alias address pool in response to initiating the operation. The specified alias address is removed from the alias address pool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Donald Norberg, Scott Brady Compton, Dale Francis Riedy, Jr., Harry Morris Yudenfriend
  • SYSTEM AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE FOR REMOVING ALIAS ADDRESSES FROM AN ALIAS ADDRESS POOL
    Publication number: 20090043976
    Abstract: Provided are a system and article of manufacture for removing alias addresses from an alias address pool. A plurality of alias addresses are assigned to an alias address pool, wherein the alias addresses in the alias address pool are capable of being dynamically assigned to a device to service I/O requests to the device. An operation is initiated by a process to remove a specified alias address from the alias address pool. An indicator is set to prevent additional processes from removing one alias address from the alias address pool in response to initiating the operation. The specified alias address is removed from the alias address pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Craig Donald Norberg, Scott Brady Compton, Dale Francis Riedy, JR., Harry Morris Yudenfriend
  • REMOVING ALIAS ADDRESSES FROM AN ALIAS ADDRESS POOL
    Publication number: 20080059729
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for removing alias addresses from an alias address pool. A plurality of alias addresses are assigned to an alias address pool, wherein the alias addresses in the alias address pool are capable of being dynamically assigned to a device to service I/O requests to the device. An operation is initiated by a process to remove a specified alias address from the alias address pool. An indicator is set to prevent additional processes from removing one alias address from the alias address pool in response to initiating the operation. The specified alias address is removed from the alias address pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Craig Donald Norberg, Scott Brady Compton, Dale Francis Riedy, Harry Morris Yudenfriend