Patents by Inventor Neil A. Trapani

Neil A. Trapani 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).

  • Secure, targeted, customizable data removal
    Patent number: 9971899
    Abstract: A method for securely removing data from a storage system is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a method includes receiving, by a storage system, instructions to erase logical units from the storage system. In response to receiving the instructions, the storage system maps the logical units to physical extents on the storage system. The storage system then initiates, using at least one of hardware and software embedded in the storage system, a secure data removal process that securely erases data from the physical extents by overwriting the data thereon, while leaving intact data stored on other physical extents of the storage system. The storage system is configured to process I/O to the other physical extents during execution of the secure data removal process. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ralph A. Rabasco, John P. Mullin, Neil A. Trapani, Patrick J. Meaney
  • SECURE, TARGETED, CUSTOMIZABLE DATA REMOVAL
    Publication number: 20170193232
    Abstract: A method for securely removing data from a storage system is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a method includes receiving, by a storage system, instructions to erase logical units from the storage system. In response to receiving the instructions, the storage system maps the logical units to physical extents on the storage system. The storage system then initiates, using at least one of hardware and software embedded in the storage system, a secure data removal process that securely erases data from the physical extents by overwriting the data thereon, while leaving intact data stored on other physical extents of the storage system. The storage system is configured to process I/O to the other physical extents during execution of the secure data removal process. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ralph A. Rabasco, John P. Mullin, Neil A. Trapani, Patrick J. Meaney