Inventor
DOUCETTE DOUGLAS P
US29 patents
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NETAPP INC
16 patentsUS7603532B2Oct 13, 2009
System and method for reclaiming unused space from a thinly provisioned data container
NETAPP INC112 citations98
US8041924B2Oct 18, 2011
Location-independent raid group virtual block management
NETAPP INC14 citations92
US7930475B1Apr 19, 2011
Method for writing contiguous arrays of stripes in a RAID storage system using mapped block writes
NETAPP INC28 citations92
US7926059B2Apr 12, 2011
Method and apparatus for decomposing I/O tasks in a RAID system
NETAPP INC26 citations92
US7539991B2May 26, 2009
Method and apparatus for decomposing I/O tasks in a raid system
NETAPP INC28 citations92
US7979633B2Jul 12, 2011
Method for writing contiguous arrays of stripes in a RAID storage system
NETAPP INC11 citations84
US7660966B2Feb 9, 2010
Location-independent RAID group virtual block management
NETAPP INC9 citations84
US11803329B2Oct 31, 2023
Methods and systems for processing write requests in a storage system
NETAPP INC5 citations74
US11789611B2Oct 17, 2023
Methods for handling input-output operations in zoned storage systems and devices thereof
NETAPP INC5 citations73
US11768620B2Sep 26, 2023
Methods for handling storage devices with different zone sizes and devices thereof
NETAPP INC2 citations71
US12346561B2Jul 1, 2025
Methods for handling input-output operations in zoned storage systems and devices thereof
NETAPP INC0 citations61
US12282434B2Apr 22, 2025
Methods for managing input-output operations in zone translation layer architecture and devices thereof
NETAPP INC0 citations61
US11860791B2Jan 2, 2024
Methods for managing input-output operations in zone translation layer architecture and devices thereof
NETAPP INC0 citations61
US12423015B2Sep 23, 2025
Methods for handling storage devices with different zone sizes and devices thereof
NETAPP INC0 citations60
US11966611B2Apr 23, 2024
Methods for handling storage devices with different zone sizes and devices thereof
NETAPP INC0 citations60
US9411514B2Aug 9, 2016
Method and apparatus for decomposing I/O tasks in a RAID system
NETAPP INC0 citations52
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC
11 patentsUS7200715B2Apr 3, 2007
Method for writing contiguous arrays of stripes in a RAID storage system using mapped block writes
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC117 citations99
US6636879B1Oct 21, 2003
Space allocation in a write anywhere file system
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC253 citations99
US7111147B1Sep 19, 2006
Location-independent RAID group virtual block management
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC92 citations98
US7930326B2Apr 19, 2011
Space allocation in a write anywhere file system
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC19 citations92
US7437727B2Oct 14, 2008
Method and apparatus for runtime resource deadlock avoidance in a raid system
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC24 citations92
US7254813B2Aug 7, 2007
Method and apparatus for resource allocation in a raid system
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC47 citations92
US6836820B1Dec 28, 2004
Flexible disabling of disk sets
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC21 citations92
US7143249B2Nov 28, 2006
Resynchronization of mirrored storage devices
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC15 citations84
US7467282B2Dec 16, 2008
Migrating a traditional volume to a virtual volume in a storage system
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC12 citations82
US7328306B1Feb 5, 2008
Flexible disabling of disk sets
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC5 citations74
US7290013B2Oct 30, 2007
Space allocation in a write anywhere file system
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC7 citations74