Patents by Inventor James Gathman

James Gathman 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).

  • Storage device having superset format, method and system for use therewith
    Publication number: 20060117243
    Abstract: A storage device comprising a storage medium having a plurality of sectors and a superset format. Each sector includes a header, a data section and a trailer, the data section sized to contain a number of bytes per sector equal to or greater than a maximum of subset formats to be supported. Meta data in a non-user portion of the storage medium includes a flag for indicating a subset format such that each sector is formatted to store less than the number of bytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ronald Billau, Lee Cleveland, James Gathman, James O'Connor
  • Method, system and storage medium for increasing storage capacity
    Publication number: 20060048039
    Abstract: A method for adjusting storage capacity of a storage device includes obtaining a key corresponding to a desired storage capacity, the key being generated in response to information particular to a storage device. The key and the desired storage capacity are stored on the storage device. The key is verified in response to the desired storage capacity and the information particular to the storage device. If the key is verified, the storage capacity of the storage device is set to the desired storage capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald Barrett, Brad Brech, Lee Cleveland, James Gathman, James O'Connor