Patents by Inventor Stefan Bender

Stefan Bender 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).

  • Publication number: 20210336968
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system for detecting and mitigating ransomware using snapshot-based backups applied to a block-oriented storage device, by performing the following operations: (i) performing, in predetermined time-intervals, snapshot backups of data in a block-oriented storage device; (ii) determining at least one interval malware index value between a last snapshot backup and a next planned snapshot backup, wherein the interval malware index value is indicative of a changed block rate in stored data of storage blocks of the block-oriented storage device; and (iii) in response to determining that the interval malware index value is larger than a predefined interval malware index threshold value, triggering an emergency snapshot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Stefan Bender, Dominic Mueller-Wicke, Mauro Cruciani, Christian Mueller, Thomas Schreiber, Frank Mueller, Kai Boerner
  • Publication number: 20210049272
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting ransomware and repairing data following an attack. The method includes, collecting file statistics for files in a file system, identifying an affected file based on collected file statistics, locking down of access to the file system in response to identifying the affected file, undoing of reconcile processing, repairing the affected files, and unlocking access to the file system. The system includes a computer node, a file system, a plurality of disc storage components, a backup client, a backup client, and a hierarchical storage client. The hierarchical storage client is configured to collect file statistics for files in file system, identify affected files based on collected file statistics for the file, lock down of access to the file system in response to an identified affected file, undo reconcile processing, repair the affected file; and unlock access to the file system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Dominic Mueller-Wicke, Stefan Bender, Thomas Schreiber, Kai Boerner
  • Publication number: 20210049277
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting ransomware and repairing data following an attack. The method includes, collecting file statistics for files in a file system, identifying an affected file based on collected file statistics, locking down of access to the file system in response to identifying the affected file, undoing of reconcile processing, repairing the affected files, and unlocking access to the file system. The system includes a computer node, a file system, a plurality of disc storage components, a backup client, a backup client, and a hierarchical storage client. The hierarchical storage client is configured to collect file statistics for files in file system, identify affected files based on collected file statistics for the file, lock down of access to the file system in response to an identified affected file, undo reconcile processing, repair the affected file; and unlock access to the file system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Dominic Mueller-Wicke, Stefan Bender, Thomas Schreiber, Kai Boerner
  • Patent number: 10896157
    Abstract: In an approach to maintain data integrity in a computer data storage system, a clone management table is generated for a clone file tree that includes a relationship between at least one parent file and a clone file. The parent file is restored by: (i) determining that the parent-child relationship exists between the parent file and the clone file based on an entry in the clone management table, (ii) restoring data blocks in the parent file to the file system based on an analysis of an entry in the clone management table for the parent file and an identification of data blocks included in the clone file, and (iii) generating a new instance of the parent file based on the data blocks included in the file system and the entry in the clone management table for the clone file tree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Bender, Nils Haustein, Dominic Mueller-Wicke, Wayne A. Sawdon, James P. Smith
  • Patent number: 10896098
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for providing and managing data protection by using incremental forever for storage to cloud object stores. An incremental offload is performed by using one or more extents to identify blocks of data for a version of a virtual machine in operational recovery storage to be offloaded to a cloud object store, wherein each of the one or more extents identifies locations of the blocks of data. The blocks of data are converted to objects in an incremental forever data format. The objects are offloaded to the cloud object store. The details of the offloading of the objects are stored in a local database in the operational recovery storage. The local database is copied from the operational recovery storage to the cloud object store as a database copy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Omar Vargas, Avishai H. Hochberg, Thomas F. Ramke, Jr., David G. Derk, Peter Tanenhaus, Stefan Bender, Michael S. Fruchtman, Vadzim I. Piletski, James P. Smith, Christopher Zaremba
  • Publication number: 20200354052
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a wing that is extended through by a ducted fan having movable louvers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Guan Chew, Stefan Bender, Michael Fuerstner, Mikel Fauri
  • Publication number: 20200327015
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for providing and managing data protection by using incremental forever for storage to cloud object stores. An incremental offload is performed by using one or more extents to identify blocks of data for a version of a virtual machine in operational recovery storage to be offloaded to a cloud object store, wherein each of the one or more extents identifies locations of the blocks of data. The blocks of data are converted to objects in an incremental forever data format. The objects are offloaded to the cloud object store. The details of the offloading of the objects are stored in a local database in the operational recovery storage. The local database is copied from the operational recovery storage to the cloud object store as a database copy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Omar Vargas, Avishai H. Hochberg, Thomas F. Ramke, JR., David G. Derk, Peter Tanenhaus, Stefan Bender, Michael S. Fruchtman, Vadzim I. Piletski, James P. Smith, Christopher Zaremba
  • Patent number: 10607758
    Abstract: An electromagnetic positioning device (1), having a stationary spool unit (9), having a moveably guided anchor (2), which forms a positioning section (14) and which can be axially displaced along a displacement axis (V) in response to supplying the spool unit (9) with current, as well as having a one-part cup-shaped yoke-core element (3), which receives the anchor (2) and which includes a core section (5) as well as a yoke section (6) and which has a yoke-core bottom (4) extending perpendicular to the displacement axis (V) and a yoke-core sheath extending perpendicular to the yoke-core bottom (4) along the displacement axis (V), a longitudinally cut transition area (8) reduced in thickness and arranged between the core section (5) and the yoke section (6) being realized in the yoke-core sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: ETO Magnetic GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Eckhardt, Stefan Bender
  • Patent number: 10585760
    Abstract: A method for accessing filesystem objects on a backup server storing block level backups, includes: receiving a request to access a filesystem object stored in the block level backups, the request including a pattern of characters identifying the filesystem object in a global history table mapping a history of filesystem objects to the block level backups; identifying, based on the pattern of characters, an object identifier in the global history table corresponding to the filesystem object; identifying, based on the object identifier, a set of one or more block level backups of the computing system having a copy of the filesystem object; selecting a block level backup from the set of one or more block level backups; mounting the selected block level backup to access a backed-up file system of the computing system; and retrieving, from the backed-up filesystem, the filesystem object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Bender, Mauro Cruciani, Michael Loehr, Christian Mueller, Sabine U. Steinhauer
  • Patent number: 10572178
    Abstract: A backup system retains a certain number of file versions in backups of a virtual machine running on a host computing system. Files are identified that have changed on the virtual machine since storing a backup of the virtual machine on a backup server. Host blocks on that are associated with each of the changed files are determined. Backup blocks associated with each of the host blocks are determined. The changed files and associated backup blocks are merged with previous file version information. It is determined that a version of a file has become expired, the version of the file associated with a backup block. The backup block is deleted in response to determining that the backup block is not associated with any unexpired file versions and the backup block is not associated with any unexpired virtual machine backups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Mueller, Mauro Cruciani, Stefan Bender, Sabine U. Steinhauer
  • Publication number: 20200010185
    Abstract: An aircraft has an emergency rotor, and the emergency rotor can be deployed from a rest position into a use position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Stefan Bender
  • Publication number: 20200010186
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a fuselage and propellers herein the propellers can be retracted beneath the fuselage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Bender, Mikel Fauri
  • Publication number: 20200010209
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a battery, an airfoil and heat conducting elements, and the heat conducting elements connect the battery thermally to the airfoil in such a way that heat which is produced in the battery is distributed to the airfoil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Stefan Bender
  • Publication number: 20200009974
    Abstract: A power supply for an aircraft includes a drone capable of flight and including rotors, a DC-to-DC converter, a battery for driving the rotors and a locking device for securing a plug connection between the drone and the aircraft. The drone is set up to secure the plug connection by the locking device until the aircraft reaches a prescribed altitude, and the power supply is configured in such a way that the battery supplies power to the aircraft by the DC-to-DC converter as long as the plug connection exists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Bender, Mikel Fauri
  • Publication number: 20190391739
    Abstract: A backup system retains a certain number of file versions in backups of a virtual machine running on a host computing system. Files are identified that have changed on the virtual machine since storing a backup of the virtual machine on a backup server. Host blocks on that are associated with each of the changed files are determined. Backup blocks associated with each of the host blocks are determined. The changed files and associated backup blocks are merged with previous file version information. It is determined that a version of a file has become expired, the version of the file associated with a backup block. The backup block is deleted in response to determining that the backup block is not associated with any unexpired file versions and the backup block is not associated with any unexpired virtual machine backups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Christian Mueller, Mauro Cruciani, Stefan Bender, Sabine U. Steinhauer
  • Patent number: 10235244
    Abstract: A method for backing a computing system includes generating a local history table of filesystem objects that have changed since storing a first backup of the computing system where the local history table includes attributes of the filesystem objects and a set of operations associated with changes to the filesystem objects. The method further includes transferring, from the computing system to a backup server, a second backup of the computing system, where the second backup includes a block level representation of a portion of a data storage medium associated with the computing system. The method additionally includes merging the local history table with a global history table stored on the backup server, the global history table mapping a history of filesystem objects to a set of block level backups of the computing system including the first backup of the computing system and the second backup of the computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Bender, Mauro Cruciani, Michael Loehr, Christian Mueller, Sabine U. Steinhauer
  • Publication number: 20180366249
    Abstract: An electromagnetic positioning device (1), having a stationary spool unit (9), having a moveably guided anchor (2), which forms a positioning section (14) and which can be axially displaced along a displacement axis (V) in response to supplying the spool unit (9) with current, as well as having a one-part cup-shaped yoke-core element (3), which receives the anchor (2) and which includes a core section (5) as well as a yoke section (6) and which has a yoke-core bottom (4) extending perpendicular to the displacement axis (V) and a yoke-core sheath extending perpendicular to the yoke-core bottom (4) along the displacement axis (V), a longitudinally cut transition area (8) reduced in thickness and arranged between the core section (5) and the yoke section (6) being realized in the yoke-core sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: ETO Magnetic GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Eckhardt, Stefan Bender
  • Patent number: 10128549
    Abstract: An electrical energy store for a motor vehicle has multiple battery cells oriented in the same direction. Each battery cell has two parallel sides and a cell terminal with one plus pole and one minus pole. The battery cells are in the form of pouch cells between which there is arranged a cooling foil that comprises graphite particles and a cooling duct connected in heat-transmitting fashion to the cell terminal and to the foil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Bender, Bjoern Pehnert
  • Patent number: D912352
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: TURBO CLEAN Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Bender, Martin Kochon, Jens Bauer
  • Patent number: D912353
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: TURBO CLEAN Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Bender, Martin Kochon, Jens Bauer