Patents by Inventor Robert Kieninger

Robert Kieninger 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).

  • Securely removing system capabilities from a logical partition
    Patent number: 10223127
    Abstract: Securely removing system capabilities, being available to at least one logical partition, from that partition, the partition being hosted by a computer system running an operating system. The system capabilities are available to a boot loader of the computer system, wherein the boot loader is started in the logical partition. The logical partition remains activated while removing the system capabilities. A removal request is initiated by the boot loader; and a deconfigure command is performed by the boot loader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gerd Bayer, Robert Kieninger, Marco Kraemer, Jakob C. Lang, Angel Nunez Mencias, Stefan Roscher, Stefan Usenbinz
  • SECURELY REMOVING SYSTEM CAPABILITIES FROM A LOGICAL PARTITION
    Publication number: 20170249157
    Abstract: Securely removing system capabilities, being available to at least one logical partition, from that partition, the partition being hosted by a computer system running an operating system. The system capabilities are available to a boot loader of the computer system, wherein the boot loader is started in the logical partition. The logical partition remains activated while removing the system capabilities. A removal request is initiated by the boot loader; and a deconfigure command is performed by the boot loader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Gerd Bayer, Robert Kieninger, Marco Kraemer, Jakob C. Lang, Angel Nunez Mencias, Stefan Roscher, Stefan Usenbinz