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David R. Willoughby
Also filed as: WILLOUGHBY DAVID · WILLOUGHBY DAVID A · WILLOUGHBY DAVID R · WILLOUGHBY DAVID ROSS
24 granted patents·5 pending applications·411 citations·filing 1988–2018
96Inventor score
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29 records- 0188US6901537B2Method and apparatus for preventing the propagation of input/output errors in a logical partitioned data processing systemIBM·Filed 2002·Granted May 31, 2005·54 cites·20 claims
- 0288US6567897B2Virtualized NVRAM access methods to provide NVRAM CHRP regions for logical partitions through hypervisor system callsIBM·Filed 2001·Granted May 20, 2003·57 cites·27 claims
- 0383US7065761B2Nonvolatile logical partition system data managementIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 20, 2006·39 cites·21 claims
- 0479US6820207B2Method for rebooting only a specific logical partition in a data processing system as per a request for rebootIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 16, 2004·33 cites·24 claims
- 0578US10754660B2Rack level server bootIBM·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 25, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 0678US6941436B2Method and apparatus for managing memory blocks in a logical partitioned data processing systemIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 6, 2005·25 cites·26 claims
- 0777US6971002B2Method, system, and product for booting a partition using one of multiple, different firmware images without rebooting other partitionsIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 29, 2005·24 cites·24 claims
- 0875US7107495B2Method, system, and product for improving isolation of input/output errors in logically partitioned data processing systemsIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 12, 2006·21 cites·36 claims
- 0975US7039692B2Method and apparatus for maintaining profiles for terminals in a configurable data processing systemIBM·Filed 2001·Granted May 2, 2006·23 cites·28 claims
- 1074US6961785B1Permanent open firmware PCI host bridge (PHB) unit addressing to support dynamic memory mapping and swapping of I/O drawersIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 1, 2005·21 cites·21 claims
- 1170US7480911B2Method and apparatus for dynamically allocating and deallocating processors in a logical partitioned data processing systemIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 20, 2009·15 cites·32 claims
- 1267US7146515B2System and method for selectively executing a reboot request after a reset to power on state for a particular partition in a logically partitioned systemIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 5, 2006·14 cites·7 claims
- 1367US7117385B2Method and apparatus for recovery of partitions in a logical partitioned data processing systemIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 3, 2006·13 cites·28 claims
- 1467US6950978B2Method and apparatus for parity error recoveryIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 27, 2005·13 cites·32 claims
- 1563US6938114B2Method and apparatus for managing access to a service processorIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 30, 2005·10 cites·18 claims
- 1662US8988987B2Technology for network communication by a computer system using at least two communication protocolsIBM·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 24, 2015·2 cites·11 claims
- 1760US7055071B2Method and apparatus for reporting error logs in a logical environmentIBM·Filed 2003·Granted May 30, 2006·7 cites·32 claims
- 1854US6530031B1Method and apparatus for timing duration of initialization tasks during system initializationIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 4, 2003·26 cites·21 claims
- 1953US7430691B2Method, system, and product for providing extended error handling capability in host bridgesIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 30, 2008·3 cites·11 claims
- 2053US7085856B2Method and system for evaluating and optimizing placement of PCI adapters in a multi-partitioned server with respect to function, performance, and availabilityIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 1, 2006·6 cites·16 claims
- 2152US7877643B2Method, system, and product for providing extended error handling capability in host bridgesIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 25, 2011·0 cites·20 claims
- 2247US7650530B2Initializing a processing system to ensure fail-safe boot when faulty PCI adapters are presentIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 19, 2010·1 cites·14 claims
- 2345US9137041B2Method for network communication by a computer system using at least two communication protocolsIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 15, 2015·0 cites·11 claims
- 2443US2003212883A1Method and apparatus for dynamically managing input/output slots in a logical partitioned data processing systemIBM·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 2541US2002184576A1Method and apparatus for isolating failing hardware in a PCI recoverable errorIBM·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 2641US2007117121A1cDNA library preparationHUTCHISON STEPHEN K·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2741US2007031865A1Novel Process for Construction of a DNA LibraryWILLOUGHBY DAVID·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2840US2004030881A1Method, system, and computer program product for improved reboot capabilityIBM·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 2928US4916703AHandling errors in the C bit of a storage keyIBM·Filed 1988·Granted Apr 10, 1990·2 cites·9 claims
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