Inventor
DREIER ROLAND
US34 patents
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PURE STORAGE INC
32 patentsUS10756816B1Aug 25, 2020
Optimized fibre channel and non-volatile memory express access
PURE STORAGE INC62 citations98
US10680932B1Jun 9, 2020
Managing connectivity to synchronously replicated storage systems
PURE STORAGE INC14 citations98
US10310760B1Jun 4, 2019
Layering communication fabric protocols
PURE STORAGE INC84 citations98
US10459664B1Oct 29, 2019
Virtualized copy-by-reference
PURE STORAGE INC54 citations96
US12001355B1Jun 4, 2024
Chunked memory efficient storage data transfers
PURE STORAGE INC16 citations94
US10678432B1Jun 9, 2020
User space and kernel space access to memory devices through private queues
PURE STORAGE INC58 citations94
US10613974B2Apr 7, 2020
Peer-to-peer non-volatile random-access memory
PURE STORAGE INC13 citations94
US9747039B1Aug 29, 2017
Reservations over multiple paths on NVMe over fabrics
PURE STORAGE INC28 citations94
US10776046B1Sep 15, 2020
Optimized non-uniform memory access
PURE STORAGE INC11 citations86
US12086431B1Sep 10, 2024
Selective communication protocol layering for synchronous replication
PURE STORAGE INC17 citations84
US11789831B2Oct 17, 2023
Directing operations to synchronously replicated storage systems
PURE STORAGE INC2 citations84
US11537322B2Dec 27, 2022
Granting reservation for access to a storage drive
PURE STORAGE INC3 citations84
US11500745B1Nov 15, 2022
Issuing operations directed to synchronously replicated data
PURE STORAGE INC2 citations84
US11349917B2May 31, 2022
Replication handling among distinct networks
PURE STORAGE INC11 citations84
US10545861B2Jan 28, 2020
Distributed integrated high-speed solid-state non-volatile random-access memory
PURE STORAGE INC6 citations84
US10540307B1Jan 21, 2020
Providing an active/active front end by coupled controllers in a storage system
PURE STORAGE INC4 citations83
US9910800B1Mar 6, 2018
Utilizing remote direct memory access (‘RDMA’) for communication between controllers in a storage array
PURE STORAGE INC8 citations83
US9892071B2Feb 13, 2018
Emulating a remote direct memory access (‘RDMA’) link between controllers in a storage array
PURE STORAGE INC10 citations83
US12293112B2May 6, 2025
Intelligent storage protocol modification of a distributed storage system
PURE STORAGE INC1 citations75
US11922070B2Mar 5, 2024
Granting access to a storage device based on reservations
PURE STORAGE INC2 citations73
US11581943B2Feb 14, 2023
Queues reserved for direct access via a user application
PURE STORAGE INC2 citations73
US10896000B2Jan 19, 2021
Submission queue commands over fabrics
PURE STORAGE INC1 citations73
US10019201B1Jul 10, 2018
Reservations over multiple paths over fabrics
PURE STORAGE INC2 citations73
US11882179B2Jan 23, 2024
Supporting multiple replication schemes across distinct network layers
PURE STORAGE INC2 citations71
US11126381B1Sep 21, 2021
Lightweight copy
PURE STORAGE INC3 citations71
US12105620B2Oct 1, 2024
Storage system buffering
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations63
US11385999B2Jul 12, 2022
Efficient scaling and improved bandwidth of storage system
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations63
US12481607B2Nov 25, 2025
Optimizing portioned storage data delivery
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations62
US11681640B2Jun 20, 2023
Multi-channel communications between controllers in a storage system
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations62
US12464043B2Nov 4, 2025
Switching between network layers for replication
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations61
US12086473B2Sep 10, 2024
Copying data using references to the data
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations61
US11656804B2May 23, 2023
Copy using metadata representation
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations61