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Charles A. Milligan
Also filed as: MILLIGAN CHARLES · MILLIGAN CHARLES A · MILLIGAN CHARLES ALLEN · WILLIS KENNETH
87 granted patents·10 pending applications·6,583 citations·filing 1981–2019
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97 records- 0198US7370220B1Method and apparatus for controlling power sequencing of a plurality of electrical/electronic devicesSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted May 6, 2008·369 cites·18 claims
- 0298US5410667AData record copy system for a disk drive array data storage subsystemSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 25, 1995·447 cites·40 claims
- 0398US5124987ALogical track write scheduling system for a parallel disk drive array data storage subsystemSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Jun 23, 1992·519 cites·80 claims
- 0497US7304855B1Canister-based storage systemSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 4, 2007·157 cites·16 claims
- 0597US6854816B2Three member thin drawer slideACCURIDE INT INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 15, 2005·53 cites·34 claims
- 0696US7080378B1Workload balancing using dynamically allocated virtual serversSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 18, 2006·283 cites·16 claims
- 0796US5416914AManagement of removable media for multiple device typesSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1991·Granted May 16, 1995·113 cites·32 claims
- 0896US5210866AIncremental disk backup system for a dynamically mapped data storage subsystemSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1990·Granted May 11, 1993·310 cites·31 claims
- 0996US5164909AVirtual robot for a multimedia automated cartridge library systemSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Nov 17, 1992·109 cites·31 claims
- 1096US5155845AData storage system for providing redundant copies of data on different disk drivesSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Oct 13, 1992·536 cites·71 claims
- 1195US7744176B2Friction drawer slideACCURIDE INT INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 29, 2010·31 cites·19 claims
- 1295US6804755B2Apparatus and method for performing an instant copy of data based on a dynamically changeable virtual mapping schemeSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 12, 2004·111 cites·61 claims
- 1395US6779095B2Apparatus and method for instant copy of data using pointers to new and original data in a data locationSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 17, 2004·128 cites·22 claims
- 1495US6779094B2Apparatus and method for instant copy of data by writing new data to an additional physical storage areaSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 17, 2004·130 cites·22 claims
- 1595US5581724ADynamically mapped data storage subsystem having multiple open destage cylinders and method of managing that subsystemSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 3, 1996·308 cites·20 claims
- 1695US5459857AFault tolerant disk array data storage subsystemSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 17, 1995·332 cites·54 claims
- 1795US5247638AApparatus for compressing data in a dynamically mapped virtual data storage subsystemSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 21, 1993·276 cites·43 claims
- 1894US5193184ADeleted data file space release system for a dynamically mapped virtual data storage subsystemSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Mar 9, 1993·300 cites·19 claims
- 1993US7392365B2Dynamically changeable virtual mapping schemeSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 24, 2008·43 cites·20 claims
- 2093US6805418B2Friction drawer slideACCURIDE INT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 19, 2004·47 cites·14 claims
- 2192US7350101B1Simultaneous writing and reconstruction of a redundant array of independent limited performance storage devicesSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 25, 2008·86 cites·54 claims
- 2292US7024395B1Method and system for secure credit card transactionsSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 4, 2006·87 cites·27 claims
- 2392US5325370AMethod and apparatus for recording data on magnetic tape mediaSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 28, 1994·73 cites·24 claims
- 2492US4435762ABuffered peripheral subsystemsIBM·Filed 1981·Granted Mar 6, 1984·135 cites·22 claims
- 2591US7400510B1Canister-based storage systemSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 15, 2008·41 cites·9 claims
- 2691US6600967B2Automated physical disk storage and managementSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 29, 2003·32 cites·30 claims
- 2791US6532527B2Using current recovery mechanisms to implement dynamic mapping operationsSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 11, 2003·68 cites·20 claims
- 2891US6529997B1Apparatus and method for writing and reading data to and from a virtual volume of redundant storage devicesSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 4, 2003·70 cites·52 claims
- 2990US6912537B2Dynamically changeable virtual mapping schemeSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 28, 2005·71 cites·18 claims
- 3090US6733097B2Self-closing slide and mechanism for a self-closing slideACCURIDE INT INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 11, 2004·52 cites·32 claims
- 3190US5485321AFormat and method for recording optimizationSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 16, 1996·149 cites·43 claims
- 3290US5369641AMethod and apparatus for detecting and correcting errors in data on magnetic tape mediaSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 29, 1994·53 cites·28 claims
- 3388US6973556B2Data element including metadata that includes data management information for managing the data elementSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 6, 2005·55 cites·26 claims
- 3487US6712435B2Self-closing slideACCURIDE INT INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 30, 2004·40 cites·84 claims
- 3587US5253246AUniversal data storage element for providing various data storage media in a standard exterior housingSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 12, 1993·41 cites·13 claims
- 3686US7685377B1Piecewise logical data managementSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 23, 2010·16 cites·18 claims
- 3786US4410942ASynchronizing buffered peripheral subsystems to host operationsIBM·Filed 1981·Granted Oct 18, 1983·87 cites·7 claims
- 3885US11674333B2Electronic lock for casework sliding doorsACCURIDE INT INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 13, 2023·7 cites·19 claims
- 3984US5758151ASerial data storage for multiple access demandSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1994·Granted May 26, 1998·41 cites·28 claims
- 4084US5547142ATape cassette with internal tape cleaning and lockingSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 20, 1996·36 cites·5 claims
- 4183US8277003B2Undermount drawer slideMILLIGAN CHARLES A·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 2, 2012·19 cites·22 claims
- 4283US5774287ASystem and method employing buffering mechanism with interface for providing compatibility between recording formatsFiled 1994·Granted Jun 30, 1998·32 cites·27 claims
- 4382US7805565B1Virtualization metadata promotionORACLE AMERICA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 28, 2010·18 cites·18 claims
- 4482US5871265ATwo-way slideACCURIDE INT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 16, 1999·63 cites·12 claims
- 4581US7080388B2Scalable, space efficient, high density automated librarySTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 18, 2006·3 cites·16 claims
- 4680US6497464B1Adjustable detent mechanism for drawer slideACCURIDE INT INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 24, 2002·37 cites·14 claims
- 4778US6971729B1Self-closing slideACCURIDE INT INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 6, 2005·29 cites·32 claims
- 4877US6996682B1System and method for cascading data updates through a virtual copy hierarchySTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 7, 2006·26 cites·17 claims
- 4976US7155634B1Process for generating and reconstructing variable number of parity for byte streams independent of host block sizeSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 26, 2006·22 cites·7 claims
- 5076US7107272B1Independent distributed metadata system and methodSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 12, 2006·24 cites·25 claims
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