Patents by Inventor Franklin D. Watkins, JR.

Franklin D. Watkins, JR. 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).

  • Machine learning to enhance redundant array of independent disks rebuilds
    Patent number: 10691543
    Abstract: Machine logic (for example, software) for storing: (i) a plurality of files across multiple disk drives of a RAID array and (ii) checksum data for the files. The machine logic rules assign priority values to each file based on one or more attributes of the files. These priority values are used to determine the order in which files are rebuilt using the checksum data so that the most important files are rebuilt first.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Shaun E. Harrington, Emmanuel Barajas Gonzalez, Franklin D. Watkins, Jr., Gary Anna
  • MACHINE LEARNING TO ENHANCE REDUNDANT ARRAY OF INDEPENDENT DISKS REBUILDS
    Publication number: 20190146875
    Abstract: Machine logic (for example, software) for storing: (i) a plurality of files across multiple disk drives of a RAID array and (ii) checksum data for the files. The machine logic rules assign priority values to each file based on one or more attributes of the files. These priority values are used to determine the order in which files are rebuilt using the checksum data so that the most important files are rebuilt first.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Shaun E. Harrington, Emmanuel Barajas Gonzalez, Franklin D. Watkins, JR., Gary Anna