Patents by Inventor Nose Akihiro

Nose Akihiro 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).

  • WRITING OF DATA OF A FIRST BLOCK SIZE IN A RAID ARRAY THAT STORES AND MIRRORS DATA IN A SECOND BLOCK SIZE
    Publication number: 20120303891
    Abstract: Data that is to be written is received, wherein the data is indicated in one or more blocks of a first block size. Each of the one or more blocks of the first block size is written in consecutive blocks of a second block size that is larger is size than the first block size, wherein each of the consecutive blocks of the second block size stores only one block of the first block size, and wherein each of the consecutive blocks of the second block size has empty space remaining, subsequent to the writing of each of the one or more blocks of the first block size. Filler data is written in the empty space remaining in each of the consecutive blocks of the second block size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael T. Benhase, Nose Akihiro, Masaru Sugiura