Inventor
SHIRLEY JR THOMAS F
US42 patents
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IBM
24 patentsUS10372506B2Aug 6, 2019
Compute architecture in a memory device of distributed computing system
IBM13 citations93
US10891400B2Jan 12, 2021
Secure data transmission utilizing distributed storage
IBM4 citations84
US10437673B2Oct 8, 2019
Internet based shared memory in a distributed computing system
IBM13 citations84
US9817701B2Nov 14, 2017
Threshold computing in a distributed computing system
IBM13 citations84
US10911230B2Feb 2, 2021
Securely activating functionality of a computing device in a dispersed storage network
IBM3 citations73
US10303521B2May 28, 2019
Determining task distribution in a distributed computing system
IBM2 citations73
US10146621B2Dec 4, 2018
Chaining computes in a distributed computing system
IBM2 citations73
US10348640B2Jul 9, 2019
Partial task execution in a dispersed storage network
IBM1 citations63
US11301592B2Apr 12, 2022
Distributed storage with data obfuscation and method for use therewith
IBM0 citations62
US10318382B2Jun 11, 2019
Determining missing encoded data slices
IBM1 citations62
US10666596B2May 26, 2020
Messaging via a shared memory of a distributed computing system
IBM0 citations52
US10585715B2Mar 10, 2020
Partial task allocation in a dispersed storage network
IBM0 citations52
US10476849B2Nov 12, 2019
Monitoring and alerting for improper memory device replacement
IBM0 citations52
US10469406B2Nov 5, 2019
Partial task execution in a dispersed storage network
IBM0 citations52
US10360107B2Jul 23, 2019
Modifying allocation of storage resources in a dispersed storage network
IBM0 citations52
US10346218B2Jul 9, 2019
Partial task allocation in a dispersed storage network
IBM0 citations52
US10176045B2Jan 8, 2019
Internet based shared memory in a distributed computing system
IBM0 citations52
US10140182B2Nov 27, 2018
Modifying allocation of storage resources in a dispersed storage network
IBM0 citations52
US10838664B2Nov 17, 2020
Determining a storage location according to legal requirements
IBM0 citations48
US10430276B2Oct 1, 2019
Optimal orderings of processing unit priorities in a dispersed storage network
IBM0 citations42
US10304096B2May 28, 2019
Renting a pipe to a storage system
IBM0 citations42
US10042709B2Aug 7, 2018
Rebuild prioritization during a plurality of concurrent data object write operations
IBM0 citations42
US10157051B2Dec 18, 2018
Upgrading devices in a dispersed storage network
IBM0 citations40
US10402395B2Sep 3, 2019
Facilitating data consistency in a dispersed storage network
IBM0 citations37
PURE STORAGE INC
12 patentsUS11366939B1Jun 21, 2022
Secure data transmission utilizing a set of obfuscated encoded data slices
PURE STORAGE INC3 citations84
US11360852B1Jun 14, 2022
Selection of memory in a distributed data storage network
PURE STORAGE INC2 citations73
US12436841B2Oct 7, 2025
Preference based selection of storage network memory for data storage
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations63
US11989093B2May 21, 2024
Selection of memory for data storage in a storage network
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations63
US11818089B1Nov 14, 2023
Processing requests for a data range within a data object in a distributed storage system
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations63
US11714719B2Aug 1, 2023
Tiered storage of data in a storage network
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations63
US10944712B1Mar 9, 2021
Partial task messaging in a distributed storage system
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations63
US11734463B2Aug 22, 2023
Obfuscating a set of encoded data slices
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations62
US11307930B1Apr 19, 2022
Optimized selection of participants in distributed data rebuild/verification
PURE STORAGE INC1 citations62
US11886752B2Jan 30, 2024
Method for determining the legal basis for transfer of a data object
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations59
US11550515B1Jan 10, 2023
Determining a storage location according to data retention policies
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations59
US12197768B2Jan 14, 2025
Facilitating write requests in a storage network
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations47
MOTOROLA INC
4 patentsUS4677656AJun 30, 1987
Telephone-radio interconnect system
MOTOROLA INC103 citations95
US4927789AMay 22, 1990
Radio programming device with access to a remote database
MOTOROLA INC13 citations72
US4926497AMay 15, 1990
Radio alignment/programming device
MOTOROLA INC10 citations69
US5020144AMay 28, 1991
Radio component replacement/programming device
MOTOROLA INC4 citations60