Patents by Inventor Jeffrey M. BARNES

Jeffrey M. BARNES 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).

  • Switching between mirrored volumes
    Patent number: 9098466
    Abstract: Techniques for switching between mirrored volumes are described. A system may comprise a multi-path device driver and a processor device, in communication with the multi-path device driver, operable in the computing storage environment. The processor device creates a copy relation identification (ID) between mirrored volumes for using the copy relation ID in conjunction with a multi-path device driver for switching input/output (I/O) for applications between a first path to a second path between the mirrored volumes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Barnes, Gary S. Domrow, Nicholas S. Ham, Carol S. Mellgren, Jared M. Minch, Stephen M. Tee
  • SWITCHING BETWEEN MIRRORED VOLUMES
    Publication number: 20140122816
    Abstract: For switching between mirrored volumes, a copy relation identification (ID) is created between mirrored volumes for using the copy relation ID in conjunction with a multi-path device driver for switching input/output (I/O) for applications between a first path to a second path between the mirrored volumes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. BARNES, Gary S. DOMROW, Nicholas S. HAM, Carol S. MELLGREN, Jared M. MINCH, Stephen M. TEE