Patents by Inventor Peter Denz

Peter Denz 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).

  • Patent number: 10606795
    Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and data storage computing device that obtains data to be stored in a buffer in a buffer cache, determines a priority of the buffer based on the data, identifies one of a set of global recycle queues based on the priority, and inserts the buffer and metadata into the global recycle queue. When the global recycle queue is determined to be a lowest priority global recycle queue and the buffer is determined to be a least recently used buffer, the buffer is removed from the global recycle queue and inserted into a per-thread recycle queue. When the buffer is least recently used in the per-thread recycle queue, the buffer is removed from the per-thread recycle queue and placed in a free pool. With this technology, buffer cache can be more efficiently managed, particularly with respect to aging and scavenging operations, among other advantages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Denz, Matthew Curtis-Maury
  • Patent number: 9996470
    Abstract: Presented herein are methods, non-transitory computer readable media, and devices for integrating a workload management scheme for a file system buffer cache with a global recycle queue infrastructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Denz, Matthew Curtis-Maury, Peter Wyckoff
  • Publication number: 20170060753
    Abstract: Presented herein are methods, non-transitory computer readable media, and devices for integrating a workload management scheme for a file system buffer cache with a global recycle queue infrastructure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Peter DENZ, Matthew Curtis-Maury, Peter Wyckoff
  • Publication number: 20160371225
    Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and data storage computing device that obtains data to be stored in a buffer in a buffer cache, determines a priority of the buffer based on the data, identifies one of a set of global recycle queues based on the priority, and inserts the buffer and metadata into the global recycle queue. When the global recycle queue is determined to be a lowest priority global recycle queue and the buffer is determined to be a least recently used buffer, the buffer is removed from the global recycle queue and inserted into a per-thread recycle queue. When the buffer is least recently used in the per-thread recycle queue, the buffer is removed from the per-thread recycle queue and placed in a free pool. With this technology, buffer cache can be more efficiently managed, particularly with respect to aging and scavenging operations, among other advantages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Peter Denz, Matthew Curtis-Maury
  • Publication number: 20060239196
    Abstract: Various systems and method are disclosed for selecting a destination server from a plurality of servers, the method comprising: receiving an incoming packet; identifying a stream of bits from within the incoming packet; calculating a signature from the identified stream of bits; mapping the incoming packet to the destination server using the signature; updating the statistics for the destination server, and forwarding the incoming packet to the destination server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Sanjay Khanna, Peter Denz, Daniel Schudel
  • Publication number: 20060162129
    Abstract: The invention relates to a textile machine, in particular to a carding machine, a drawing frame or a combing machine comprising at least two electrical drives (30, 40, 50, 60) whose operating modes are synchronised with respect to a master functionality for actuating the machine elements, in particular the drawing elements for fibre material, measuring elements, transporting elements and/or storing elements. Said machine also comprises at least one measuring device (33, 43, 53, 63, 34, 5, 9, 54) for measuring actual measurand values relating to actuation and/or to fibre material. The inventive carding machine is characterised in that at least one control and/or adjusting unit (19, 131, 141, 151, 161) makes it possible to modify the master function with respect to the actual values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Strobel, Michael Ueding, Peter Denz, Armin Brunner
  • Patent number: 5829101
    Abstract: A fleece guidance system is provided to convey a fiber fleece to the nip of a pair of calendar rollers. The system includes a funnel having a fiber sliver channel defined therethrough which tapers towards an opening adjacent the nip of the calendar rollers. The channel has a longitudinal axis therethrough which is angled relative to a plane through the axes of rotation of the calendar rollers. Oppositely facing guiding segments are configured on the funnel on opposite sides of the opening. The segments have a forward edge which extends into the nip and define lateral guiding surfaces for the fiber sliver exiting from the opening. A plane through the forward edge of the guiding segments and the opening is essentially perpendicular to a plane through the axis of rotation of the calendar rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Rieter Ingolstadt Spinnereimaschinenbau AG
    Inventors: Peter Denz, Alfred Nauthe
  • Patent number: 5606509
    Abstract: The invention relates to the correction of an error-prone measuring signal of a pair of scanning rollers. The measuring signal is influenced by the circularity error of the pair of scanning rollers and/or by the eccentric mounting of the pair of scanning rollers. The pair of scanning rollers is used to measure the thickness of a fiber fleece or fiber sliver on a pre-spinning machine in the textile industry. The occurrence of a periodic error value in the measuring signal due to circularity error and/or eccentricity of the pair of scanning rollers is detected. The error value is stored in a position-related manner for one revolution of the scanning rollers and the stored error value is used in the operation of the scanning rollers within the cycles of rotation for the correction of the current, position-synchronous measuring signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1997
    Assignee: Rieter Ingolstadt Spinnereimaschinenbau AG
    Inventors: Peter Denz, Roland Mandl, Karl Wisspeintner
  • Patent number: 5583781
    Abstract: A process and a device for the correction of the regulation onset point and of the intensity of regulation relate to a regulated drawing frame of the textile industry, i.e. a drawing frame in which drafting can be regulated or can be changed in a controlled manner. A selected transient signal of the fiber sliver thickness starts the process for a limited time span so that, independently of the existing regulation, the response signal is detected at the drawing frame output and its difference with the input signal is evaluated in order to correct the regulation onset point and/or the intensity of regulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Assignee: Rieter Ingolstadt Spinnereimaschinenbau AG
    Inventors: Peter Denz, Johann-Christian Promoli
  • Patent number: 5463556
    Abstract: The invention relates to an autolevelling draw-frame of the textile industry in which the drafting of the fiber sliver can be modified in a controlled and/or autolevelled manner. It is the object of the invention to analyze electrical signals or measured values of a draw-frame so that correction may be made on basis of these analyses. This object is attained in that additional, time-related signal analyses are conducted independently of autolevelling. They make it possible to recognize corrigible deviations within the analyzed signals as well as the establishment of appropriate correction values. If deviations exceed a tolerance, a determination is made in combination with the knowledge memory of a computer whether the deviation is due to a disturbance in the machine or whether the deviation can be explained as a logical consequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Assignee: Rieter Ingolstadt Spinnereimaschinenbau AG
    Inventor: Peter Denz
  • Patent number: 5452626
    Abstract: Process and device are provided for the automatic adjustment of the rotational speed ratios among the operating elements of a draw frame.The invention utilizes a drive for a draw frame which is less expensive and at the same time achieves a higher degree of automation and precision for the adjustment of the rotational speed ratios between the operating elements. The total required power to be supplied to the operating elements of a draw frame is divided up between a main motor and several separate motors. The distribution of the required power capacity is such that the main motor delivers a constant required power which represents the major part of the total required power. All the separate motors which deliver selectively variable required power, together furnish the lesser share of the total required power. According to the device, the mechanical gear coupling of all operating elements among each other is at the same time coupled to individual drives for all operating elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1995
    Assignee: Rieter Ingolstadt Spinnereimaschinenbau AG
    Inventor: Peter Denz
  • Patent number: 4137487
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatically leveling a band of fibers such as sliver, roving and the like by varying the drafting speed of a drafting mechanism responsive to variations in the thickness of the band. Analogue signals are produced by variations in the thickness of the band and are converted to digital signals for being stored in a digital register. After a period of time, corresponding with the time for conveyance of the scanned point in the sliver up to and into the draft zone, the information is read out of the storage register and converted back to an analogue signal. The analogue signal is compared with another signal representing the actual drafting speed for producing a compared signal for controlling the drafting speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1979
    Assignee: Schubert & Salzer
    Inventors: Heinrich Niestroj, Peter Denz