Patents by Inventor Keith K. Bates

Keith K. Bates 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).

  • SYSTEM AND SERVICE TO FACILITATE ENCRYPTION IN DATA STORAGE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20100177901
    Abstract: An encryption communications appliance provides data encryption management for a data storage library. The appliance is coupled to an encryption-capable storage device, a data storage library controller within the data storage library and with an encryption key manager (EKM). The encryption command communications appliance intercepts encryption key requests from the data storage device and transparently forwards the requests to the EKM. The appliance also forwards transparently communications between the library controller and the data storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: IBM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keith K. Bates, Nhan X. Bui, Brian G. Goodman, Daniel J. Winarski