Patents by Inventor Michael Starling

Michael Starling 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 improved storage area network link integrity testing
    Patent number: 7721164
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that is configured to issue an echo extended link service with a payload of data patterns that are known in the art of fiber channel to produce jitter. The inventive apparatus is configured to use an echo extended link service to send data with a specified data pattern. Failing data patterns are compared against data patterns that are known in the art of fiber channel to create jitter and the results may be presented to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Louie Arthur Dickens, Olive Paige Faries, Michael Starling, David L. Binning
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED STORAGE AREA NETWORK LINK INTEGRITY TESTING
    Publication number: 20090296796
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that is configured to issue an echo extended link service with a payload of data patterns that are known in the art of fibre channel to produce jitter. The inventive apparatus is configured to use an echo extended link service to send data with a specified data pattern. Failing data patterns are compared against data patterns that are known in the art of fibre channel to create jitter and the results may be presented to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machine Corporation
    Inventors: Louie Arthur Dickens, Olive Paige Faries, Michael Starling, David L. Binning