Patents by Inventor Ryan D. Moats

Ryan D. Moats 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: 9544193
    Abstract: A data handling network includes a management system and a plurality of devices in communication with the management system. Each device may operate under various configurations. The management system includes a configuration version table that includes a device identifier and an intended configuration version number. A configuration manager within a device queries the management system with a query that includes a device identifier and a current device operating configuration version number. The management system may interrogate the configuration version table to determine if the current device operating configuration version number is similar to the intended configuration version number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephan Benny, Amitabha Biswas, Sisir Chowdhury, Jayakrishna Kidambi, Ryan D. Moats
  • Publication number: 20150095468
    Abstract: A data handling network includes a management system and a plurality of devices in communication with the management system. Each device may operate under various configurations. The management system includes a configuration version table that includes a device identifier and an intended configuration version number. A configuration manager within a device queries the management system with a query that includes a device identifier and a current device operating configuration version number. The management system may interrogate the configuration version table to determine if the current device operating configuration version number is similar to the intended configuration version number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephan Benny, Amitabha Biswas, Sisir Chowdhury, Jayakrishna Kidambi, Ryan D. Moats