Inventor
SMITH ERIK P
US17 patents
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EMC IP HOLDING CO LLC
12 patentsUS11366771B2Jun 21, 2022
Host device with multi-path layer configured for detection and resolution of initiator-related conditions
EMC IP HOLDING CO LLC17 citations85
US10171309B1Jan 1, 2019
Topology service
EMC IP HOLDING CO LLC12 citations78
US11269792B2Mar 8, 2022
Dynamic bandwidth management on a storage system
EMC IP HOLDING CO LLC2 citations72
US10992532B1Apr 27, 2021
Automated network configuration changes for I/O load redistribution
EMC IP HOLDING CO LLC5 citations72
US11336509B2May 17, 2022
Detecting single points of failure on a storage system
EMC IP HOLDING CO LLC4 citations71
US10929316B2Feb 23, 2021
Storage-based slow drain detection and automated resolution
EMC IP HOLDING CO LLC3 citations71
US11169941B2Nov 9, 2021
Host device with automated connectivity provisioning
EMC IP HOLDING CO LLC1 citations62
US10938730B2Mar 2, 2021
Data transmission techniques between systems having different communication speeds
EMC IP HOLDING CO LLC1 citations59
US11467765B2Oct 11, 2022
Detection and mitigation of slow drain issues using response times and storage-side latency view
EMC IP HOLDING CO LLC1 citations55
US11720254B2Aug 8, 2023
Managing I/O connections using virtual host ports
EMC IP HOLDING CO LLC0 citations51
US10970233B2Apr 6, 2021
Determining multiple virtual host ports on a same physical host port
EMC IP HOLDING CO LLC0 citations51
US11455101B2Sep 27, 2022
Managing I/O connectivity issues
EMC IP HOLDING CO LLC0 citations50
DELL PRODUCTS LP
4 patentsUS11831715B1Nov 28, 2023
Scalable ethernet bunch of flash (EBOF) storage system
DELL PRODUCTS LP1 citations62
US12393533B2Aug 19, 2025
Host multi-path layer with congestion mitigation through interaction with centralized discovery controller
DELL PRODUCTS LP0 citations53
US12481466B2Nov 25, 2025
Multiple independent storage fabric SAN system
DELL PRODUCTS LP0 citations52
US12143259B2Nov 12, 2024
Slow drain and congestion spreading detection service
DELL PRODUCTS LP0 citations44