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Alan Smith — 30 Patents

IBM: 25 patents #4,231 of 70,183Top 7%
Santa Clara, CA: #488 of 9,301 inventorsTop 6%
California: #17,345 of 386,348 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #121,623 of 4,157,543Top 3%
30 Patents All Time
Alan Smith has been granted 30 US patents while listed as an inventor at IBM. The first was granted in 1998 and the most recent in October 2025. Alan Smith ranks #121,623 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.9%). Patent records list Alan Smith in Santa Clara, CA, US.

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Showing 1–25 of 30 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12436684 Dynamic repartition of memory physical address mapping Joseph L. Greathouse, Francisco L. Duran, Felix Kuehling, Anthony Asaro 2025-10-07
9752611 Fastener with unidirectional latch Ralph W. Bennett 2017-09-05
9355211 Unified tool for automatic design constraints generation and verification Yibin Xia, Dinesh R. AMIRTHARAJ, Ali Vahidsafa, Senthilkumar Diraviam, Mohd Jamil Mohd 2016-05-31 $53,420,000
9151316 Fastener with unidirectional latch Ralph W. Bennett 2015-10-06
8495136 Transaction-initiated batch processing Dario D'Angelo, Kin Lau 2013-07-23 $2,085,000
8484644 Auto-restart processing in an IMS batch application James C. Wright 2013-07-09 $6,470,000
8140565 Autonomic information management system (IMS) mainframe database pointer error diagnostic data extraction Dario D'Angelo, Charles E. Jones, Kin Lau 2012-03-20 $2,170,000
7958188 Transaction-initiated batch processing Dario D'Angelo, Kin Lau 2011-06-07 $3,978,000
7930308 Apparatus and system for performing semi-automatic dataset maintenance 2011-04-19 $4,236,000
7913245 Apparatus, system and method for modular distribution and maintenance of non-“object code only” dynamic components Dario D'Angelo, Kin Lau 2011-03-22 $5,211,000
7885933 Apparatus and system for analyzing computer events recorded in a plurality of chronicle datasets 2011-02-08 $4,016,000
7873859 Restarting failed IMS auto-restart batch applications James C. Wright 2011-01-18 $5,934,000
7703097 Auto-commit processing in an IMS batch application James C. Wright 2010-04-20 $4,962,000
7685107 Apparatus, system, and method for scanning a partitioned data set 2010-03-23 $4,775,000
7624127 Apparatus, system, and method for automating VTOC driven data set maintenance 2009-11-24 $13,674,000
7536376 Task oriented log retrieval utilizing a self-learning search tool Dario D'Angelo, Mary A. Morgan, Trung Q. Nguyen, Thomas R. Sullivan 2009-05-19 $10,497,000
7493347 Method for condensing reported checkpoint log data 2009-02-17 $3,763,000
7464105 Method for performing semi-automatic dataset maintenance 2008-12-09 $6,024,000
7424646 Imposing a logical structure on an unstructured trace record for trace analysis 2008-09-09 $25,175,000
7418450 Method for analyzing computer events recorded in a plurality of chronicle datasets 2008-08-26 $10,658,000
7340741 Auto-restart processing in an IMS batch application James C. Wright 2008-03-04 $11,456,000
7290181 Apparatus and method for context-sensitive error event notification Dario D'Angelo, Kevin Stewart, Thomas R. Sullivan 2007-10-30 $4,304,000
7289991 Apparatus, system, and method for sorting character representations of data 2007-10-30 $4,304,000
7085782 Log grooming in a multi-log environment Dario D'Angelo, Mary A. Morgan, Trung Q. Nguyen, Thomas R. Sullivan 2006-08-01 $2,070,000
7076782 Method, computer program product, and system for creating form independent applications operative on IMS resources 2006-07-11 $5,175,000