Inventor
GILL THOMAS
US41 patents
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PURE STORAGE INC
37 patentsUS10558537B1Feb 11, 2020
Mediating between storage systems synchronously replicating a dataset
PURE STORAGE INC19 citations98
US11360689B1Jun 14, 2022
Cloning a tracking copy of replica data
PURE STORAGE INC38 citations97
US11036677B1Jun 15, 2021
Replicated data integrity
PURE STORAGE INC59 citations97
US10365982B1Jul 30, 2019
Establishing a synchronous replication relationship between two or more storage systems
PURE STORAGE INC38 citations97
US10613779B1Apr 7, 2020
Determining membership among storage systems synchronously replicating a dataset
PURE STORAGE INC13 citations94
US11321006B1May 3, 2022
Data loss prevention during transitions from a replication source
PURE STORAGE INC21 citations93
US10992598B2Apr 27, 2021
Synchronously replicating when a mediation service becomes unavailable
PURE STORAGE INC20 citations93
US10990490B1Apr 27, 2021
Creating a synchronous replication lease between two or more storage systems
PURE STORAGE INC6 citations92
US10671408B1Jun 2, 2020
Automatic storage system configuration for mediation services
PURE STORAGE INC7 citations90
US11757795B2Sep 12, 2023
Resolving mediator unavailability
PURE STORAGE INC4 citations86
US11625416B1Apr 11, 2023
Uniform model for distinct types of data replication
PURE STORAGE INC6 citations86
US12056025B2Aug 6, 2024
Updating the membership of a pod after detecting a change to a set of storage systems that are synchronously replicating a dataset
PURE STORAGE INC2 citations84
US11347606B2May 31, 2022
Responding to a change in membership among storage systems synchronously replicating a dataset
PURE STORAGE INC3 citations84
US11237927B1Feb 1, 2022
Resolving disruptions between storage systems replicating a dataset
PURE STORAGE INC2 citations84
US11128578B2Sep 21, 2021
Switching between mediator services for a storage system
PURE STORAGE INC6 citations84
US12181981B1Dec 31, 2024
Asynchronously protecting a synchronously replicated dataset
PURE STORAGE INC12 citations83
US11677687B2Jun 13, 2023
Switching between fault response models in a storage system
PURE STORAGE INC3 citations83
US12572435B2Mar 10, 2026
Stateful membership management for storage systems replicating a dataset
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations73
US12181986B2Dec 31, 2024
Continuing to service a dataset after prevailing in mediation
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations73
US11797569B2Oct 24, 2023
Configurable data replication
PURE STORAGE INC4 citations73
US11698844B2Jul 11, 2023
Managing storage systems that are synchronously replicating a dataset
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations73
US11645173B2May 9, 2023
Resilient mediation between storage systems replicating a dataset
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations73
US11704044B2Jul 18, 2023
Modifying a cloned image of replica data
PURE STORAGE INC2 citations72
US11625185B2Apr 11, 2023
Transitioning between replication sources for data replication operations
PURE STORAGE INC1 citations72
US11954002B1Apr 9, 2024
Automatically provisioning mediation services for a storage system
PURE STORAGE INC1 citations71
US12483518B2Nov 25, 2025
Optimizing availability of mediator services for storage systems
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations63
US12517873B2Jan 6, 2026
Mapping equivalent hosts at distinct replication endpoints
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations62
US12373126B2Jul 29, 2025
Uniform model for distinct types of data replication
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations62
US12210762B2Jan 28, 2025
Transitioning between source data repositories for a dataset
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations62
US12160372B2Dec 3, 2024
Fault response model management in a storage system
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations62
US12131049B2Oct 29, 2024
Creating a modifiable cloned image of a dataset
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations62
US12124725B2Oct 22, 2024
Managing host mappings for replication endpoints
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations62
US11797403B2Oct 24, 2023
Maintaining a synchronous replication relationship between two or more storage systems
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations62
US11442825B2Sep 13, 2022
Establishing a synchronous replication relationship between two or more storage systems
PURE STORAGE INC1 citations62
US12536195B2Jan 27, 2026
Checkpoint-based data replication
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations61
US12493580B2Dec 9, 2025
Validating integrity of replicated data
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations61
US12135685B2Nov 5, 2024
Verifying data has been correctly replicated to a replication target
PURE STORAGE INC0 citations61