Patents by Inventor Michael John Koester

Michael John Koester 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).

  • Preserving an existing volume map in re-initializing a data storage volume
    Patent number: 8782360
    Abstract: A method, system and computer-program product for re-initializing a storage volume with an previously created volume map being preserved to allow access to previously stored data sets. The invention includes creating a new volume map in an unused volume area where the new volume map has pointers to new data sets. One of the new data sets contains the previously created volume map that points to previously created data sets. Each volume map is referenced by a volume label and includes a VTOC and an optional VTOC index. The pointers in the VTOC are data set control block (DSCB) records.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James B. Cammarata, Gavin Stuart Johnson, Michael John Koester
  • PRESERVING AN EXISTING VOLUME MAP IN RE-INITIALIZING A DATA STORAGE VOLUME
    Publication number: 20110283077
    Abstract: A method, system and computer-program product for re-initializing a storage volume with an previously created volume map being preserved to allow access to previously stored data sets. The invention includes creating a new volume map in an unused volume area where the new volume map has pointers to new data sets. One of the new data sets contains the previously created volume map that points to previously created data sets. Each volume map is referenced by a volume label and includes a VTOC and an optional VTOC index. The pointers in the VTOC are data set control block (DSCB) records.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James B. Cammarata, Gavin Stuart Johnson, Michael John Koester