Patents by Inventor Kenneth Plambeck

Kenneth Plambeck 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).

  • Clearing Selected Storage Translation Buffer Entries Based on Table Origin Address
    Publication number: 20070186075
    Abstract: An instruction is provided to perform clearing of selected address translation buffer entries (TLB entries) associated with a particular address space, such as segments of storage or regions of storage. The buffer entries related to segment table entries or region table entries or ASCE addresses. The instruction can be implemented by software emulation, hardware, firmware or some combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timothy Slegel, Lisa Heller, Erwin Pfeffer, Kenneth Plambeck
  • Method, system and program product for clearing selected storage translation buffer entries
    Publication number: 20050273561
    Abstract: An instruction is provided to perform clearing of selected address translation buffer entries (TLB entries) associated with a particular address space, such as segments of storage or regions of storage. The buffer entries related to segment table entries or region table entries or ASCE addresses. The instruction can be implemented by software emulation, hardware, firmware or some combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Siegel, Lisa Heller, Erwin Pfeffer, Kenneth Plambeck
  • Method, system and program product for invalidating a range of selected storage translation table entries
    Publication number: 20050268045
    Abstract: Selected units of storage, such as segments of storage or regions of storage, may be invalidated. The invalidation is facilitated by the setting of invalidation indicators located in data structure entries corresponding to the units of storage to be invalidated. Additionally, buffer entries associated with the invalidated units of storage or other chosen units of storage may be cleared. An instruction is provided to perform the invalidation and clearing. The instruction can be implemented by software emulation, hardware, firmware or some combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Slegel, Lisa Heller, Erwin Pfeffer, Kenneth Plambeck