Patents by Inventor David A. Verburg

David A. Verburg 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).

  • Patent number: 11734141
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention include receiving system data associated with a first system, the first system comprising a plurality of system components, wherein the system data comprises component data for each system component in the plurality of system components, obtaining historical performance data for each system component in the plurality of system components, determining at least one testing constraint associated with the first system, determining a test environment for the first system, the test environment comprising a plurality of test cases for the first system based on the system data, the historical performance data, and the at least one testing constraint, and executing the test environment on the first system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Verburg, Gábor Andorkó, Oscar Alejandro de la Torre Del Rio, Richard Burton Finch
  • Publication number: 20230015477
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention include receiving system data associated with a first system, the first system comprising a plurality of system components, wherein the system data comprises component data for each system component in the plurality of system components, obtaining historical performance data for each system component in the plurality of system components, determining at least one testing constraint associated with the first system, determining a test environment for the first system, the test environment comprising a plurality of test cases for the first system based on the system data, the historical performance data, and the at least one testing constraint, and executing the test environment on the first system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: David Verburg, Gábor Andorkó, Oscar Alejandro de la Torre Del Rio, Richard Burton Finch
  • Patent number: 11237890
    Abstract: An aspect includes receiving a drive log page including data from a plurality of disk devices, in which the drive log page includes a plurality of attribute fields including a reassignment field that tracks data movement from a failing sector of a disk device to a new sector of the disk device. Performing, by the system, a failure prediction based on attribute data of the drive log page to identify one or more disk devices of the plurality of disk devices that are predicted to fail. Disabling, by the system, the one or more disk devices in response to the failure prediction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Verburg, Timothy O'Callaghan, M. Dean Sciacca
  • Patent number: 11113163
    Abstract: A system determines that a given drive in an array is due for replacement. The system ranks available replacement drives based on their predicted rates of failure. The system replaces the given drive with a replacement drive that has the lowest predicted rate of failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Feng Gao, David Verburg, Richard P. Oubre, Jr., Brian Robert Bailey
  • Publication number: 20210245739
    Abstract: A method for performing an action based on risk assessment includes identifying a subject vehicle in a vicinity of a traveling vehicle, wherein the vicinity is based on a direction of travel and a distance between the subject vehicle and the traveling vehicle. The method receives a plurality of observations from a device on the traveling vehicle, where the plurality of observations includes at least one vehicle observation that identifies a feature on the subject vehicle that affects operational safety of the subject vehicle and the traveling vehicle. The method generates an updated risk assessment score for the subject vehicle based on the one or more observations and an initial risk assessment score for the subject vehicle. The method, responsive to determining an action for the traveling vehicle to perform based on the updated risk assessment score for the subject vehicle, performs the action at the traveling vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: David Verburg, Eric V. Kline, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20210149777
    Abstract: A system determines that a given drive in an array is due for replacement. The system ranks available replacement drives based on their predicted rates of failure. The system replaces the given drive with a replacement drive that has the lowest predicted rate of failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Feng Gao, David Verburg, Richard P. Oubre, JR., Brian Robert Bailey
  • Publication number: 20210055978
    Abstract: An aspect includes receiving a drive log page including data from a plurality of disk devices, in which the drive log page includes a plurality of attribute fields including a reassignment field that tracks data movement from a failing sector of a disk device to a new sector of the disk device. Performing, by the system, a failure prediction based on attribute data of the drive log page to identify one or more disk devices of the plurality of disk devices that are predicted to fail. Disabling, by the system, the one or more disk devices in response to the failure prediction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: David Verburg, Timothy O'Callaghan, M. Dean Sciacca
  • Patent number: 10832393
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and a system where a processor(s) obtains data comprising trends recognized by an observer of the system over time; data comprised of more than one vintage. The processor(s) transforms the data measurable dimensions and assigns the transformed data to vintages and to distinct periods of time. The processor(s) generates an image from the transformed data that represents the trends, organized by the distinct periods of times and the vintages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Hurley, David Verburg, Lu Liu, Ai K Ang, Sia Kai Julian Tan
  • Publication number: 20200311900
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and a system where a processor(s) obtains data comprising trends recognized by an observer of the system over time; data comprised of more than one vintage. The processor(s) transforms the data measurable dimensions and assigns the transformed data to vintages and to distinct periods of time. The processor(s) generates an image from the transformed data that represents the trends, organized by the distinct periods of times and the vintages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Steven Hurley, David Verburg, Lu Liu, Ai K. Ang, Sia Kai Julian Tan
  • Patent number: 8495256
    Abstract: A method and computer program product for sending a data request from a host bus adapter logic processor to a hard disk drive, setting a standard time out period for receiving a reply from the hard disk drive, sensing vibration in the hard disk drive, sending a vibration alert signal from the hard disk drive to the host bus adapter logic processor in response to the sensed vibration exceeding a predetermined amount of vibration, and, in response to receiving the vibration alert signal from the hard disk drive, the host bus adapter logic processor establishing an extended time out period for receiving the reply. The rotational vibration sensor used by the hard disk drive for repositioning the read/write head may also be used to sense the vibration and form the basis for the vibration alert signal, such as a vibration error code. By extending the time out period during high vibration events, the hard disk drive can ride out the event without being tagged as having failed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eric T. Gamble, Kenton C. Green, Carl E. Jones, Timothy J M Louie, Robert D. Peavler, David A. Verburg
  • Publication number: 20120182641
    Abstract: A method and computer program product for sending a data request from a host bus adapter logic processor to a hard disk drive, setting a standard time out period for receiving a reply from the hard disk drive, sensing vibration in the hard disk drive, sending a vibration alert signal from the hard disk drive to the host bus adapter logic processor in response to the sensed vibration exceeding a predetermined amount of vibration, and, in response to receiving the vibration alert signal from the hard disk drive, the host bus adapter logic processor establishing an extended time out period for receiving the reply. The rotational vibration sensor used by the hard disk drive for repositioning the read/write head may also be used to sense the vibration and form the basis for the vibration alert signal, such as a vibration error code. By extending the time out period during high vibration events, the hard disk drive can ride out the event without being tagged as having failed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eric T. Gamble, Kenton C. Green, Carl E. Jones, Timothy J. Louie, Robert D. Peavler, David A. Verburg