Patents by Inventor Luis Roberto Macias

Luis Roberto Macias 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).

  • ROBOTIC CONFIRMATION OF COLUMN STRAIGHTNESS
    Publication number: 20210294508
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes identifying a lower calibration target of a column of an automated tape library and identifying an upper calibration target of the column. The method includes calculating at least one slot position between the upper calibration target and the lower calibration target. For at least some of the calculated slot positions, the method includes performing a check including identifying an actual slot position corresponding to the calculated slot position. The actual slot position is located by a robotic accessor. The method includes comparing the calculated slot position to the corresponding identified actual slot position and determining whether the calculated slot position is within a predefined range of the corresponding identified actual slot position. The method includes outputting a result of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Shawn M. Nave, Ronald Faye Hill, JR., Luis Roberto Macias
  • Robotic confirmation of column straightness
    Patent number: 11127430
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes identifying a lower calibration target of a column of an automated tape library and identifying an upper calibration target of the column. The method includes calculating at least one slot position between the upper calibration target and the lower calibration target. For at least some of the calculated slot positions, the method includes performing a check including identifying an actual slot position corresponding to the calculated slot position. The actual slot position is located by a robotic accessor. The method includes comparing the calculated slot position to the corresponding identified actual slot position and determining whether the calculated slot position is within a predefined range of the corresponding identified actual slot position. The method includes outputting a result of the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Shawn M. Nave, Ronald Faye Hill, Jr., Luis Roberto Macias