Patents by Inventor Nicholas James Pakidis

Nicholas James Pakidis 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).

  • Autonomic fiducial search pattern in an automated tape library
    Patent number: 7107121
    Abstract: A storage system or subsystem, method of locating components in the storage system and program product therefor. Storage system components have fiducial marks identifying component location. A sensor is located at an expected fiducial location and a first pass search for the fiducial is conducted along a search path. A second pass search, if needed, begins at a position located, horizontally, between the first pass start position and the system accessor home location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corp.
    Inventors: James Arthur Fisher, Nicholas James Pakidis, Kerri Renee Shotwell