Patents by Inventor Michael T. Roble

Michael T. Roble 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).

  • Implementing dynamic banding of self encrypting drive
    Patent number: 9009490
    Abstract: A method and controller for implementing dynamic banding of a storage device, such as a Self Encrypting Device (SED) in a data storage array, and a design structure on which the subject controller circuit resides are provided. The controller dynamically identifies band boundaries for the storage device at the time a data storage array is created, when one or more devices are added into an existing data storage array, and when a replacement device is rebuilt into an exposed array, or an array with a failed device. A storage device band definition is provided based upon the dynamically identified band boundaries for the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Scott A. Bauman, Joseph R. Edwards, Michael S. Faunce, Robert E. Galbraith, David R. Kahler, Karl A. Nielsen, Michael T. Roble, Mark Yadlosky, Michael J. Anderson
  • IMPLEMENTING DYNAMIC BANDING OF SELF ENCRYPTING DRIVE
    Publication number: 20140101455
    Abstract: A method and controller for implementing dynamic banding of a storage device, such as a Self Encrypting Device (SED) in a data storage array, and a design structure on which the subject controller circuit resides are provided. The controller dynamically identifies band boundaries for the storage device at the time a data storage array is created, when one or more devices are added into an existing data storage array, and when a replacement device is rebuilt into an exposed array, or an array with a failed device. A storage device band definition is provided based upon the dynamically identified band boundaries for the storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Scott A. Bauman, Joseph R. Edwards, Michael S. Faunce, Robert E. Galbraith, David R. Kahler, Karl A. Nielsen, Michael T. Roble, Mark Yadlosky, Michael J. Anderson