Patents by Inventor Joseph A. Wiencko, Jr.

Joseph A. Wiencko, 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).

  • Data redundancy methods and apparatus
    Patent number: 6557123
    Abstract: A data storage apparatus has a plurality of n disks and data comprising a plurality of data groupings stored respectively across the plurality of n disks. Each one of the n data groupings comprises a data portion and a data redundancy portion. Advantageously, the n data portions are recoverable from any and all combinations of n−m data grouping(s) on n−m disk(s) when the other m data grouping(s) are unavailable, where 1≦m<n. The disk storage apparatus may be configured for a parameter m which is selectable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Inostor Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph A. Wiencko, Jr., Kris Land, Lawrence J. Dickson