Patents by Inventor Michael S. Hiken

Michael S. Hiken 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).

  • Method and apparatus for recovering redundant cache data of a failed controller and reestablishing redundancy
    Patent number: 7162587
    Abstract: A method, and apparatus for recovering cache data of a failed redundant storage controller and reestablishing redundancy by mirroring cache data of a primary cache memory of a first storage controller in a secondary cache memory of another storage controller. Upon a failure occurring in a storage controller, the failure is detected and, in response, a structured list of cache tags is created in the controller where having the secondary cache that is the mirror of the primary cache of the failed controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Inventors: Michael S. Hiken, Steven M. Howe, James N. Snead