Patents by Inventor Shaikh I. Ali

Shaikh I. Ali 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).

  • Block volume mount synchronization to prevent data corruption
    Patent number: 10884621
    Abstract: Block volume mount synchronization is provided. A call is received to mount a block volume upon initiation of container generation on the host computer. Metadata of the block volume is checked for host lock prior to mounting the block volume on the host computer. The mounting of the block volume is allowed only when the metadata indicates that prior host lock does not exist thereby restricting usage of the block volume to a single user preventing data corruption of the block volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Akash V. Gunjal, Shaikh I. Ali, Sushma Korati
  • BLOCK VOLUME MOUNT SYNCHRONIZATION TO PREVENT DATA CORRUPTION
    Publication number: 20200210071
    Abstract: Block volume mount synchronization is provided. A call is received to mount a block volume upon initiation of container generation on the host computer. Metadata of the block volume is checked for host lock prior to mounting the block volume on the host computer. The mounting of the block volume is allowed only when the metadata indicates that prior host lock does not exist thereby restricting usage of the block volume to a single user preventing data corruption of the block volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Akash V. Gunjal, Shaikh I. Ali, Sushma Korati