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Eric Hamilton
Also filed as: HAMILTON ERIC · HAMILTON ERIC C
32 granted patents·2 pending applications·1,172 citations·filing 2003–2013
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34 records- 0198US7996636B1Uniquely identifying block context signatures in a storage volume hierarchyNETAPP INC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 9, 2011·156 cites·21 claims
- 0298US7409494B2Extension of write anywhere file system layoutNETWORK APPLIANCE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 5, 2008·165 cites·93 claims
- 0397US7933936B2Method and system for automatic management of storage spaceNETWORK APPLIANCE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 26, 2011·241 cites·18 claims
- 0497US7562203B2Storage defragmentation based on modified physical address and unmodified logical addressNETWORK APPLIANCE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 14, 2009·95 cites·31 claims
- 0595US7979402B1System and method for managing file data during consistency pointsNETAPP INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 12, 2011·29 cites·24 claims
- 0694US7752180B1File system group consistency pointNETWORK APPLIANCE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 6, 2010·49 cites·21 claims
- 0793US7321962B1Technique for translating a hybrid virtual volume file system into a pure virtual file system data streamNETWORK APPLIANCE INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 22, 2008·34 cites·19 claims
- 0891US7734888B1Capacity guarantees in a storage systemNETAPP INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 8, 2010·29 cites·13 claims
- 0987US8156163B1Storage server cluster implemented in and operating concurrently with a set of non-clustered storage serversHAMILTON ERIC C·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 10, 2012·24 cites·20 claims
- 1087US8095730B1System and method for providing space availability notification in a distributed striped volume setJIANG TIANYU·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 10, 2012·12 cites·23 claims
- 1186US8271724B1Controlling write request access to a non-volatile logSCOTT JOHN A·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 18, 2012·18 cites·13 claims
- 1286US7562189B2Write-in-place within a write-anywhere filesystemNETWORK APPLIANCE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 14, 2009·17 cites·16 claims
- 1386US7370143B1Controlling write request access to a non-volatile logNETWORK APPLIANCE INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 6, 2008·16 cites·20 claims
- 1485US7797489B1System and method for providing space availability notification in a distributed striped volume setNETAPP INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 14, 2010·14 cites·16 claims
- 1585US7467169B2Circular and bi-directional mirroring of flexible volumesNETWORK APPLIANCE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 16, 2008·16 cites·18 claims
- 1685US7401093B1System and method for managing file data during consistency pointsNETWORK APPLIANCE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 15, 2008·43 cites·15 claims
- 1785US7243207B1Technique for translating a pure virtual file system data stream into a hybrid virtual volumeNETWORK APPLIANCE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 10, 2007·40 cites·20 claims
- 1884US7664791B1Concurrent creation of persistent point-in-time images of multiple independent file systemsNETAPP INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 16, 2010·22 cites·20 claims
- 1977US7600083B2Method and system for automatic write request suspensionNETWORK APPLIANCE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 6, 2009·9 cites·20 claims
- 2077US7506111B1System and method for determining a number of overwitten blocks between data containersNETWORK APPLIANCE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 17, 2009·25 cites·31 claims
- 2174US7979395B1Method and system for determining reclaimable space occupied by a set of snapshotsNETWORK APPLIANCE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 12, 2011·21 cites·30 claims
- 2273US8266191B1System and method for flexible space reservations in a file system supporting persistent consistency point imageAGGARWAL HIMANSHU·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 11, 2012·8 cites·20 claims
- 2373US8099576B1Extension of write anywhere file system layoutEDWARDS JOHN K·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 17, 2012·4 cites·31 claims
- 2473US7783611B1System and method for managing file metadata during consistency pointsNETAPP INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 24, 2010·19 cites·55 claims
- 2572US7739250B1System and method for managing file data during consistency pointsNETAPP INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 15, 2010·8 cites·20 claims
- 2670US7194595B1Technique for translating a hybrid virtual volume file system into a pure virtual file system data streamNETWORK APPLIANCE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 20, 2007·14 cites·20 claims
- 2768US8990539B2Extension of write anywhere file system layoutNETAPP INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 24, 2015·1 cites·19 claims
- 2868US7721062B1Method for detecting leaked buffer writes across file system consistency pointsNETAPP INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 18, 2010·14 cites·57 claims
- 2968US7636744B1System and method for flexible space reservations in a file system supporting persistent consistency point imagesNETAPP INC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 22, 2009·12 cites·12 claims
- 3067US8583892B2Extension of write anywhere file system layoutEDWARDS JOHN K·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 12, 2013·1 cites·15 claims
- 3167US7984085B1Rate of change of data using on-the-fly accountingNETWORK APPLIANCE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 19, 2011·13 cites·8 claims
- 3266US7533235B1Reserve stackingNETWORK APPLIANCE INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 12, 2009·3 cites·19 claims
- 3351US2013346810A1Use of application-level context information to detect corrupted data in a storage systemNETAPP INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3447US2006075281A1Use of application-level context information to detect corrupted data in a storage systemKIMMEL JEFFREY S·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
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