Patents by Inventor Robert Kolvick

Robert Kolvick 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).

  • Apparatus, system, and method for active data verification in a storage system
    Publication number: 20060031722
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method of verifying data are provided. Active data are identified among data on a storage device, records the location of the active data, and the integrity of the active data are verified. In one embodiment, data in segments adjacent to the active data segments are also identified and verified for improved data reliability. The data verification may be used to increase data reliability with low system resource usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Kolvick, Karl Nielsen