Patents by Inventor Paul A. Dorwin

Paul A. Dorwin 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).

  • System and article of manufacture for fencing of resources allocated to non-cooperative client computers
    Patent number: 7529859
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for processing an Input/Output (I/O) request. At least one data block is allocated for use in completing the I/O request. A current operations record is stored for the I/O request. It is determined whether the I/O request has been completed within a specified period of time. In response to determining that the I/O request has not been completed within the specified period of time, the allocated at least one data block is fenced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Christopher Young, Venkateswararao Jujjuri, Malahal R. Naineni, James John Seeger, Paul A. Dorwin, Thomas Keith Clark, Ninad S. Palsule
  • Fencing of resources allocated to non-cooperative client computers
    Patent number: 7330910
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for processing an Input/Output (I/O) request. At least one data block is allocated for use in completing the I/O request. A current operations record is stored for the I/O request. It is determined whether the I/O request has been completed within a specified period of time. In response to determining that the I/O request has not been completed within the specified period of time, the allocated at least one data block is fenced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Christopher Young, Venkateswararao Jujjuri, Malahal R. Naineni, James John Seeger, Paul A. Dorwin, Thomas Keith Clark, Ninad S. Palsule