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Simon Chu — 36 Patents

IBM: 35 patents #2,786 of 70,183Top 4%
LPLenovo (Singapore) Pte.: 1 patents #1,155 of 1,301Top 90%
Chapel Hill, NC: #75 of 1,999 inventorsTop 4%
North Carolina: #1,008 of 45,564 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #92,222 of 4,157,543Top 3%
36 Patents All Time
Simon Chu has been granted 36 US patents while listed as an inventor at IBM. The first was granted in 2001 and the most recent in September 2014. Simon Chu ranks #92,222 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.2%). Patent records list Simon Chu in Chapel Hill, NC, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 36 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8843604 Method for interlocking a server to a server system and a computer system utilizing the same Richard A. Dayan 2014-09-23 $6,171,000
8756390 Methods and apparatuses for protecting data on mass storage devices William Joseph Piazza 2014-06-17 $4,121,000
8250626 Securing data accessed by a software package pre-loaded on a computer system David B. Rhoades, William M. Privette 2012-08-21 $4,162,000
7934086 Multi-tiered boot list Richard A. Dayan, Eric R. Kern, William Joseph Piazza 2011-04-26 $6,102,000
7933739 Automated analysis of datacenter layout using temperature sensor positions Thomas M. Brey, Richard E. Harper, William Joseph Piazza 2011-04-26 $6,102,000
7895428 Applying firmware updates to servers in a data center James F. Boland, IV, Gregory W. Dake, Eric R. Kern 2011-02-22 $3,876,000
7673132 Multi-tiered boot list Richard A. Dayan, Eric R. Kern, William Joseph Piazza 2010-03-02 $8,802,000
7574534 Method for using device enumeration information to identify an operating system running on a computer system Joseph E. Bolan, Robert K. Christner, Peter Donovan, Eric R. Kern 2009-08-11 $14,264,000
7512830 Management module failover across multiple blade center chassis Richard A. Dayan, Brandon Jon Ellison, Eric R. Kern 2009-03-31 $5,042,000
7480720 Method and system for load balancing switch modules in a server system and a computer system utilizing the same David B. Rhoades, Gregory B. Pruett, Richard A. Dayan 2009-01-20 $5,212,000
7418730 Automatic client responses to worm or hacker attacks Steven W. Hunter, William Joseph Piazza, Gregory B. Pruett 2008-08-26 $10,658,000
7415519 System and method for prevention of boot storms in a computer network Antonio Abbondanzio, William Buchanan, Gregory W. Dake, Stephen W. Murphrey, William Joseph Piazza +2 more 2008-08-19
7350068 Server blade network boot method that minimizes required network bandwidth Jeffrey Wayne Anderson, Richard A. Dayan, Peter Donovan 2008-03-25 $5,860,000
7330965 Multi-tiered boot list Richard A. Dayan, Eric R. Kern, William Joseph Piazza 2008-02-12 $10,496,000
7296179 Node removal using remote back-up system memory Richard A. Dayan, Brandon Jon Ellison, Eric R. Kern, William B. Schwartz, Adam L. Soderlund 2007-11-13 $7,366,000
7213102 Apparatus method and system for alternate control of a RAID array William Buchanan, Linda A. Rledle, Paul Brian Tippett 2007-05-01 $7,088,000
7194655 Method and system for autonomously rebuilding a failed server and a computer system utilizing the same Richard A. Dayan 2007-03-20 $5,658,000
7194659 Method and system for detection and correction of entrance into an improper MBR state in a computer system William Buchanan, Peter Donovan, Benjamin Grimes, Gregory B. Pruett, David B. Rhoades +1 more 2007-03-20 $5,658,000
7194619 Remotely booting devices in a dense server environment without manually installing authentication parameters on the devices to be booted Antonio Abbondanzio, Gregory W. Dake, Michael Day, William Joseph Piazza, Gregory B. Pruett +1 more 2007-03-20 $5,658,000
7171479 Efficient delivery of boot code images from a network server William Buchanan, William Joseph Piazza, David B. Rhoades, Linda Ann Riedle 2007-01-30 $4,520,000
7130996 Method and system for restricting DHCP servers Richard A. Dayan, James Matlock, David B. Rhoades 2006-10-31 $4,068,000
7130995 Secure switching for downloading network boots Richard A. Dayan, Gregory B. Pruett, David B. Rhoades 2006-10-31 $4,068,000
7120787 Secure switching for downloading network boots Richard A. Dayan, Gregory B. Pruett, David B. Rhoades 2006-10-10 $5,276,000
7117349 Method and system for restricting DHCP servers Richard A. Dayan, James Matlock, David B. Rhoades 2006-10-03 $4,350,000
7114068 Method and system for restricting PXE servers Richard A. Dayan, James Matlock, David B. Rhoades 2006-09-26 $6,900,000