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David Black
Also filed as: BLACK DAVID · BLACK DAVID L · BLACK DAVID LIONEL
58 granted patents·5 pending applications·934 citations·filing 1991–2024
99Inventor score
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63 records- 0197US9933957B1Non-disruptively migrating virtual disks using virtualization applianceEMC IP HOLDING CO LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 3, 2018·56 cites·21 claims
- 0297US8381213B1Method for dynamic management of system resources through application hintsEMC CORP·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 19, 2013·45 cites·23 claims
- 0396US12105989B2Storage subsystem-driven zoning protocol embodiments in a nonvolatile memory express environmentDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 1, 2024·5 cites·20 claims
- 0496US9529885B1Maintaining consistent point-in-time in asynchronous replication during virtual machine relocationEMC CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 27, 2016·71 cites·16 claims
- 0596US9274817B1Storage quality-of-service control in distributed virtual infrastructureEMC CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 1, 2016·71 cites·19 claims
- 0694US9652333B1Maintaining stored data consistency of a plurality of related virtual machines across a plurality of sites during migrationEMC IP HOLDING CO LLC·Filed 2014·Granted May 16, 2017·25 cites·22 claims
- 0794US8904050B1Techniques for automated data storage system port initializationEMC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 2, 2014·20 cites·19 claims
- 0893US11435955B1System and method for offloading copy processing across non-volatile memory express (NVMe) namespacesEMC IP HOLDING CO LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 6, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 0992US11237997B2Target driven zoning for ethernet in non-volatile memory express over-fabrics (NVMe-oF) environmentsDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 1, 2022·4 cites·20 claims
- 1091US11301398B2Symbolic names for non-volatile memory express (NVMe™) elements in an NVMe™-over-fabrics (NVMe-oF™) systemDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 12, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 1190US10205648B1Network monitoring using traffic mirroring and encapsulated tunnel in virtualized information processing systemEMC CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 12, 2019·16 cites·20 claims
- 1290US6708265B1Method and apparatus for moving accesses to logical entities from one storage element to another storage element in a computer storage systemEMC CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 16, 2004·83 cites·34 claims
- 1389US9032399B1Measurement of input/output scheduling characteristics in distributed virtual infrastructureYANG ZIYE·Filed 2012·Granted May 12, 2015·33 cites·19 claims
- 1488US8707308B1Method for dynamic management of system resources through application hintsEMC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 22, 2014·10 cites·17 claims
- 1588US6978324B1Method and apparatus for controlling read and write accesses to a logical entityEMC CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 20, 2005·53 cites·29 claims
- 1688US6842784B1Use of global logical volume identifiers to access logical volumes stored among a plurality of storage elements in a computer storage systemEMC CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 11, 2005·56 cites·16 claims
- 1787US9367351B1Profiling input/output behavioral characteristics in distributed infrastructureEMC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 14, 2016·12 cites·20 claims
- 1885US6912548B1Logical volume identifier database for logical volumes in a computer storage systemEMC CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 28, 2005·49 cites·37 claims
- 1984US11163716B2Discovery controller registration of non-volatile memory express (NVMe) elements in an NVMe-over-fabrics (NVMe-oF) systemDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 2, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 2084US8682852B1Asymmetric asynchronous mirroring for high availabilitySALAMON VICTOR·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 25, 2014·13 cites·20 claims
- 2183US6813686B1Method and apparatus for identifying logical volumes in multiple element computer storage domainsEMC CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 2, 2004·38 cites·64 claims
- 2282US10956245B1Storage system with host-directed error scanning of solid-state storage devicesEMC IP HOLDING CO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 23, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
- 2382US7716261B2Method and apparatus for verifying storage access requests in a computer storage system with multiple storage elementsEMC CORP·Filed 2006·Granted May 11, 2010·12 cites·20 claims
- 2482US6760828B1Method and apparatus for using logical volume identifiers for tracking or identifying logical volume stored in the storage systemEMC CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 6, 2004·40 cites·28 claims
- 2578US11200082B2Data storage system employing dummy namespaces for discovery of NVMe namespace groups as protocol endpointsEMC IP HOLDING CO LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 14, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 2677US7599396B2Method of encoding and synchronizing a serial interfaceMAGNALYNX INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 6, 2009·10 cites·7 claims
- 2775US7363418B1Data storage system volume matrixEMC CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 22, 2008·10 cites·20 claims
- 2874US7117275B1Data storage system having separate data transfer section and message networkEMC CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 3, 2006·21 cites·63 claims
- 2973US7065610B1Method and apparatus for maintaining inventory of logical volumes stored on storage elementsEMC CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 20, 2006·18 cites·30 claims
- 3072US9805049B1Migrating applications over asynchronous distances using semi-synchronous accelerationPALEKAR ASHISH A·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 31, 2017·4 cites·20 claims
- 3171US7428604B2Method and apparatus for moving logical entities among storage elements in a computer storage systemEMC CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 23, 2008·15 cites·1 claims
- 3271US6816916B1Data storage system having multi-cast/unicastEMC CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 9, 2004·18 cites·16 claims
- 3368US7010575B1Data storage system having separate data transfer section and message network having bus arbitrationEMC CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 7, 2006·16 cites·7 claims
- 3468US6742017B1Data storage system having separate data transfer section and message network with pointer or countersEMC CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 25, 2004·16 cites·7 claims
- 3567US7689799B2Method and apparatus for identifying logical volumes in multiple element computer storage domainsEMC CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 30, 2010·12 cites·28 claims
- 3666US7167410B2Memory system and memory device having a serial interfaceMAGNALYNX·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 23, 2007·8 cites·20 claims
- 3765US10073705B1Techniques for automated data storage system port initializationEMC IP HOLDING CO LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 11, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
- 3865US8527696B1System and method for out-of-band cache coherencyCLARK ROY E·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 3, 2013·3 cites·18 claims
- 3965US6993621B1Data storage system having separate data transfer section and message network with plural directors on a common printed circuit board and redundant switching networksEMC CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 31, 2006·12 cites·14 claims
- 4064US7243188B2Method and apparatus for maintaining inventory of logical volumes stored on storage elementsEMC CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 10, 2007·9 cites·9 claims
- 4164US7225191B1Method and apparatus for verifying storage access requests in a computer storage system with multiple storage elementsEMC CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 29, 2007·10 cites·29 claims
- 4264US7073020B1Method for message transfer in computer storage systemEMC CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 4, 2006·12 cites·22 claims
- 4361US12265737B2Command tagsDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 1, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4461US12141462B2Data volume access protocol conversion without data copyDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 12, 2024·0 cites·16 claims
- 4559US12363119B2Access enforcement through authentication verification entity (AVE)DELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 15, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4657US12306751B2Host multi-path layer with proxy volume redirection for enhanced scalability of distributed storage systemsDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2023·Granted May 20, 2025·0 cites·21 claims
- 4757US12008380B2Discovery controller-based nonvolatile memory express namespace resolution servicesDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 11, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4857US11301156B2Virtual disk container and NVMe storage management system and methodEMC IP HOLDING CO LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 12, 2022·0 cites·21 claims
- 4956US2025224869A1Sds-enabled disaggregated infrastructure direct i/o execution systemDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 5055US7899933B1Use of global logical volume identifiers to access logical volumes stored among a plurality of storage elements in a computer storage systemEMC CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 1, 2011·4 cites·20 claims
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