Inventor
HAMILTON ERIC
US40 patents
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NETWORK APPLIANCE INC
12 patentsUS7409494B2Aug 5, 2008
Extension of write anywhere file system layout
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC165 citations99
US7933936B2Apr 26, 2011
Method and system for automatic management of storage space
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC241 citations98
US7401093B1Jul 15, 2008
System and method for managing file data during consistency points
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC43 citations96
US7752180B1Jul 6, 2010
File system group consistency point
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC49 citations94
US7321962B1Jan 22, 2008
Technique for translating a hybrid virtual volume file system into a pure virtual file system data stream
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC34 citations93
US7243207B1Jul 10, 2007
Technique for translating a pure virtual file system data stream into a hybrid virtual volume
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC40 citations93
US7506111B1Mar 17, 2009
System and method for determining a number of overwitten blocks between data containers
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC25 citations92
US7370143B1May 6, 2008
Controlling write request access to a non-volatile log
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC16 citations91
US7562189B2Jul 14, 2009
Write-in-place within a write-anywhere filesystem
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC17 citations84
US7467169B2Dec 16, 2008
Circular and bi-directional mirroring of flexible volumes
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC16 citations84
US7194595B1Mar 20, 2007
Technique for translating a hybrid virtual volume file system into a pure virtual file system data stream
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC14 citations84
US7600083B2Oct 6, 2009
Method and system for automatic write request suspension
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC9 citations83
NETAPP INC
8 patentsUS7996636B1Aug 9, 2011
Uniquely identifying block context signatures in a storage volume hierarchy
NETAPP INC156 citations99
US7979402B1Jul 12, 2011
System and method for managing file data during consistency points
NETAPP INC29 citations93
US7797489B1Sep 14, 2010
System and method for providing space availability notification in a distributed striped volume set
NETAPP INC14 citations84
US7783611B1Aug 24, 2010
System and method for managing file metadata during consistency points
NETAPP INC19 citations84
US7739250B1Jun 15, 2010
System and method for managing file data during consistency points
NETAPP INC8 citations84
US7721062B1May 18, 2010
Method for detecting leaked buffer writes across file system consistency points
NETAPP INC14 citations84
US7636744B1Dec 22, 2009
System and method for flexible space reservations in a file system supporting persistent consistency point images
NETAPP INC12 citations83
US8990539B2Mar 24, 2015
Extension of write anywhere file system layout
NETAPP INC1 citations63
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC
5 patentsUS12263410B2Apr 1, 2025
Game performance prediction from real-world performance data
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations50
US11826657B2Nov 28, 2023
Game performance prediction from real-world performance data
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations50
US10491549B2Nov 26, 2019
Managing modality views on conversation canvas
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations48
US10009298B2Jun 26, 2018
Managing modality views on conversation canvas
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations48
US9935787B2Apr 3, 2018
Tunneling VoIP call control on cellular networks
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC1 citations48