Inventor

ENGLISH ROBERT M

US62 patents

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ENGLISH ROBERT M

NETWORK APPLIANCE INC

Extension of write anywhere file system layout

System and method for lazy-copy sub-volume load balancing in a network attached storage pool

Row-diagonal parity technique for enabling efficient recovery from double failures in a storage array

Method and apparatus for defragmentation and for detection of relocated blocks

Data placement technique for striping data containers across volumes of a storage system cluster

Dynamic parity distribution technique

Technique for correcting multiple storage device failures in a storage array

Correcting multiple block data loss in a storage array using a combination of a single diagonal parity group and multiple row parity groups

System and method for efficiently guaranteeing data consistency to clients of a storage system cluster

Row-diagonal parity technique for enabling efficient recovery from double failures in a storage array

Row-diagonal parity technique for enabling efficient recovery from double failures in a storage array

Semi-static distribution technique

Technique for dynamically restricting thread concurrency without rewriting thread code

Block reallocation planning during read-ahead processing

Technique for translating a hybrid virtual volume file system into a pure virtual file system data stream

Technique for translating a pure virtual file system data stream into a hybrid virtual volume

Managing configuration information for multiple devices

Zero copy writes through use of mbufs

Technique for correcting multiple storage device failures in a storage array

Technique for translating a hybrid virtual volume file system into a pure virtual file system data stream

Correcting multiple block data loss in a storage array using a combination of a single diagonal parity group and multiple row parity groups

Uniform and symmetric double failure correcting technique for protecting against two disk failures in a disk array

Semi-static distribution technique

NETAPP INC

Uniquely identifying block context signatures in a storage volume hierarchy

Reducing load imbalance in a storage system

Architecture for supporting sparse volumes

Method and apparatus for customized logging in a network cache

Dynamic parity distribution technique

System and method for providing continuous data protection

Data placement technique for striping data containers across volumes of a storage system cluster

System and method for restoring data on demand for instant volume restoration

System and method for caching network file systems

System and method for reserving space to guarantee file writability in a file system supporting persistent consistency point images

Data placement technique for striping data containers across volumes of a storage system cluster

System and method for efficient updates of sequential block storage

Deduplicating data blocks in a storage system

System and method for caching network file systems

SILICON GRAPHICS INC

Distributed scheduling of parallel jobs with no kernel-to-kernel communication

Earnings-based time-share scheduling

Guaranteeing completion times for batch jobs without static partitioning

System and method for finding preempted threads in a multi-threaded application

Resumption of preempted non-privileged threads with no kernel intervention

Low-latency real-time dispatching in general purpose multiprocessor systems

HEWLETT PACKARD CO

Dynamic allocation of registers to procedures in a digital computer

High performance multiple-unit electronic data storage system with checkpoint logs for rapid failure recovery

Write optimized disk storage device

ENGLISH ROBERT M

Incorporation of client storage into a storage system

Technique for dynamically restricting thread concurrency without rewriting thread code

Load balancing web service by rejecting connections

ZHENG LING

Method and apparatus for identifying and eliminating duplicate data blocks and sharing data blocks in a storage system