Patents by Inventor Henry Pesulima

Henry Pesulima 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 relating to configurable storage device and adaptive storage device array
    Patent number: 9619145
    Abstract: An array can include a controller and multiple storage devices of a first type. When a storage device of the first type is replaced by a replacement storage device of a second type, and other storage devices of the first type remain in the array, the controller instructs the replacement storage device to configure itself as a storage device of the first type. When the last storage device of the first type in the array is replaced by a replacement storage device of the second type, the controller instructs all the storage devices of the array to configure themselves as storage devices of the second type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Pamela C. Durham, Henry Pesulima, Eric A. Stegner, Julian Sia Kai Tan, Eric W. Townsend
  • Generating a storage drive qualification test plan
    Patent number: 9501766
    Abstract: A method for generating a storage drive qualification test plan includes receiving input values for a plurality of variables for a qualification test of a storage drive model. Each variable has a drive requirement weight and/or a testing schedule weight. The method includes determining a plurality of weighted drive requirement values by adjusting each input value having a corresponding drive requirement weight by the corresponding drive requirement weight and determining a plurality of weighted testing schedule values by adjusting each input value having a corresponding testing schedule weight by the corresponding testing schedule weight. The method also includes determining a storage drive requirement by increasing or decreasing a baseline storage drive requirement according to the weighted drive requirement values. The method includes determining a testing schedule by increasing or decreasing a baseline testing schedule according to the weighted testing schedule values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric T. Gamble, Steve J. Livaccari, Henry Pesulima, John A Poetzinger, Timothy Landell, Eric A. Stegner
  • Configurable storage device and adaptive storage device array
    Patent number: 9213610
    Abstract: An array can include a controller and multiple storage devices of a first type. When a storage device of the first type is replaced by a replacement storage device of a second type, and other storage devices of the first type remain in the array, the controller instructs the replacement storage device to configure itself as a storage device of the first type. When the last storage device of the first type in the array is replaced by a replacement storage device of the second type, the controller instructs all the storage devices of the array to configure themselves as storage devices of the second type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Pamela C. Durham, Henry Pesulima, Eric A. Stegner, Julian Sia Kai Tan, Eric W. Townsend
  • Method relating to configurable storage device and adaptive storage device array
    Publication number: 20140365818
    Abstract: An array can include a controller and multiple storage devices of a first type. When a storage device of the first type is replaced by a replacement storage device of a second type, and other storage devices of the first type remain in the array, the controller instructs the replacement storage device to configure itself as a storage device of the first type. When the last storage device of the first type in the array is replaced by a replacement storage device of the second type, the controller instructs all the storage devices of the array to configure themselves as storage devices of the second type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pamela C. Durham, Henry Pesulima, Eric A. Stegner, Julian Sia Kai Tan, Eric W. Townsend
  • Configurable storage device and adaptive storage device array
    Publication number: 20140365820
    Abstract: An array can include a controller and multiple storage devices of a first type. When a storage device of the first type is replaced by a replacement storage device of a second type, and other storage devices of the first type remain in the array, the controller instructs the replacement storage device to configure itself as a storage device of the first type. When the last storage device of the first type in the array is replaced by a replacement storage device of the second type, the controller instructs all the storage devices of the array to configure themselves as storage devices of the second type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Pamela C. Durham, Henry Pesulima, Eric A. Stegner, Julian Sia Kai Tan, Eric W. Townsend
  • GENERATING A STORAGE DRIVE QUALIFICATION TEST PLAN
    Publication number: 20140005972
    Abstract: A method for generating a storage drive qualification test plan includes receiving input values for a plurality of variables for a qualification test of a storage drive model. Each variable has a drive requirement weight and/or a testing schedule weight. The method includes determining a plurality of weighted drive requirement values by adjusting each input value having a corresponding drive requirement weight by the corresponding drive requirement weight and determining a plurality of weighted testing schedule values by adjusting each input value having a corresponding testing schedule weight by the corresponding testing schedule weight. The method also includes determining a storage drive requirement by increasing or decreasing a baseline storage drive requirement according to the weighted drive requirement values. The method includes determining a testing schedule by increasing or decreasing a baseline testing schedule according to the weighted testing schedule values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric T. Gamble, Steve J. Livaccari, Henry Pesulima, John A. Poetzinger, Timothy Landell, Eric A. Stegner