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Ram Kesavan
Also filed as: KESAVAN RAM
42 granted patents·9 pending applications·1,452 citations·filing 2001–2025
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51 records- 0198US11714782B2Coordinating snapshot operations across multiple file systemsNETAPP INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 1, 2023·15 cites·23 claims
- 0298US11063601B1File system format for persistent memoryNETAPP INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 13, 2021·17 cites·20 claims
- 0398US7689609B2Architecture for supporting sparse volumesNETAPP INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 30, 2010·529 cites·32 claims
- 0497US8812450B1Systems and methods for instantaneous cloningNETAPP INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 19, 2014·96 cites·18 claims
- 0596US11226869B2Persistent memory architectureNETAPP INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 18, 2022·4 cites·21 claims
- 0696US11188266B2Write ordering for persistent memoryNETAPP INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 30, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
- 0796US9043287B2Deduplication in an extent-based architectureNETAPP INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 26, 2015·31 cites·19 claims
- 0896US8620970B2Methods and apparatus for changing versions of a filesystemENGLISH ROBERT·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 31, 2013·507 cites·26 claims
- 0994US9529551B2Systems and methods for instantaneous cloningNETAPP INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 27, 2016·23 cites·20 claims
- 1094US8600949B2Deduplication in an extent-based architecturePERIYAGARAM SUBRAMANIAM·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 3, 2013·47 cites·26 claims
- 1193US11340804B2Block allocation for persistent memory during aggregate transitionNETAPP INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 24, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 1293US11249869B1Failover methods and system in a networked storage environmentNETAPP INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 15, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 1391US11861199B2Data management across a persistent memory tier and a file system tierNETAPP INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 2, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 1491US6742082B1Pre-computing streaming media payload method and apparatusNETWORK APPLIANCE·Filed 2001·Granted May 25, 2004·109 cites·20 claims
- 1589US11836363B2Block allocation for persistent memory during aggregate transitionNETAPP INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 5, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 1689US11397534B2Data management across a persistent memory tier and a file system tierNETAPP INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 26, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 1788US2025390243A1Data management across a persistent memory tier and a file system tierNETAPP INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1887US11822821B2Write ordering for persistent memoryNETAPP INC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 21, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 1987US9122614B1Modular block-allocator for data storage systemsKESAVAN RAM·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 1, 2015·12 cites·25 claims
- 2086US11611348B2File system format for persistent memoryNETAPP INC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 21, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 2184US9612760B2Modular block-allocator for data storage systemsNETAPP INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 4, 2017·4 cites·15 claims
- 2282US12366982B2Data management across a persistent memory tier and a file system tierNETAPP INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 22, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2382US12141481B2Write ordering for persistent memoryNETAPP INC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 12, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2482US7073028B2Pre-computing streaming media payload method and apparatusNETWORK APPLIANCE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 4, 2006·31 cites·22 claims
- 2582US2025038756A1File system format for persistent memoryNETAPP INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2682US2025147694A1Write ordering for persistent memoryNETAPP INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2781US12417038B2Block allocation for persistent memory during aggregate transitionNETAPP INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 16, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2880US12210422B2Persistent memory architectureNETAPP INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 28, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 2980US11630733B2Persistent memory file system reconciliationNETAPP INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 18, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 3080US11341056B2Low-overhead atomic writes for persistent memoryNETAPP INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 24, 2022·1 cites·22 claims
- 3179US2025117362A1Coordinating snapshot operations across multiple file systemsNETAPP INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3278US12169472B2Coordinating snapshot operations across multiple file systemsNETAPP INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 17, 2024·0 cites·21 claims
- 3378US12119836B2File system format for persistent memoryNETAPP INC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 15, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3478US2024303198A1Low-overhead atomic writes for persistent memoryNETAPP INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3577US2024411645A1Persistent memory file system reconciliationNETAPP INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3677US2025173229A1Persistent memory architectureNETAPP INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3776US12339755B2Failover methods and system in a networked storage environmentNETAPP INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jun 24, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3875US12066897B2Persistent memory file system reconciliationNETAPP INC·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 20, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3974US11748208B2Persistent memory architectureNETAPP INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 5, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4073US11994998B2Low-overhead atomic writes for persistent memoryNETAPP INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 28, 2024·0 cites·31 claims
- 4173US10769024B2Incremental transfer with unused data block reclamationNETAPP INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 8, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 4271US11714731B2Failover methods and system in a networked storage environmentNETAPP INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 1, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4369US8898419B2System and method for balancing block allocation on data storage devicesKESAVAN RAM·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 25, 2014·3 cites·31 claims
- 4466US10140021B2Adaptive data-partitioning model that responds to observed workloadNETAPP INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 27, 2018·1 cites·21 claims
- 4565US9557937B2Systems, methods, and computer program products implementing hybrid file structures for data storageNETAPP INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 31, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 4660US10983709B2Methods for improving journal performance in storage networks and devices thereofNETAPP INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 20, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 4755US9355119B2Allocation of absent data within filesystemsCURLEY JONATHAN·Filed 2011·Granted May 31, 2016·1 cites·19 claims
- 4854US2014108468A1Methods and apparatus for changing versions of a filesystemNETAPP INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4952US10552057B2Methods for improving journal performance in storage networks and devices thereofNETAPP INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 4, 2020·0 cites·9 claims
- 5042US10210056B2Methods for filesystem metadata caching to improve failover performance and devices thereofNETAPP INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 19, 2019·0 cites·18 claims
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