Patents by Inventor David Catmull

David Catmull has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Sharing and synchronizing electronically stored files
    Patent number: 9529818
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to architectures, methods and systems and structures that facilitate the sharing and synchronization of electronically stored files among and between cloud entities and a number of computers, systems, devices and/or users. One particular exemplary architectural aspect includes the concurrent determination of file system changes within a cloud file system and a client file system, the serial ordering of necessary file system operations in response to the determined file system changes, and the concurrent execution of file system operations such that the cloud file system and the client computer file system are synchronized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: David Catmull, Hwi Cheong, Andrei Mirestean, Hendrik Mueller, Frank Pape, Michael Jeffrey Procopio, Michael Sorvillo, David Wurtz
  • Sharing and synchronizing electronically stored files
    Patent number: 9239846
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to architectures, methods and systems and structures that facilitate the sharing and synchronization of electronically stored files among and between cloud entities and a number of computers, systems, devices and/or users. One particular exemplary architectural aspect includes the concurrent determination of file system changes within a cloud file system and a client file system, the serial ordering of necessary file system operations in response to the determined file system changes, and the concurrent execution of file system operations such that the cloud file system and the client computer file system are synchronized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Besen, David Catmull, Hwi Cheong, Alexander DeNeui, Hendrik Mueller, Frank Pape, III, Ronald Schneider, Rishi Sharma, Himanshu Vasishth, David Wurtz
  • SHARING AND SYNCHRONIZING ELECTRONICALLY STORED FILES
    Publication number: 20130282657
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to architectures, methods and systems and structures that facilitate the sharing and synchronization of electronically stored files among and between cloud entities and a number of computers, systems, devices and/or users. One particular exemplary architectural aspect includes the concurrent determination of file system changes within a cloud file system and a client file system, the serial ordering of necessary file system operations in response to the determined file system changes, and the concurrent execution of file system operations such that the cloud file system and the client computer file system are synchronized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: GOOGLE, INC.
    Inventors: Adam Besen, David Catmull, Hwi Cheong, Alexander DeNeui, Hendrik Mueller, Frank Pape, Ronald Schneider, Rishi Sharma, Himanshu Vasishth, David Wurtz
  • SHARING AND SYNCHRONIZING ELECTRONICALLY STORED FILES
    Publication number: 20130282790
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to architectures, methods and systems and structures that facilitate the sharing and synchronization of electronically stored files among and between cloud entities and a number of computers, systems, devices and/or users. One particular exemplary architectural aspect includes the concurrent determination of file system changes within a cloud file system and a client file system, the serial ordering of necessary file system operations in response to the determined file system changes, and the concurrent execution of file system operations such that the cloud file system and the client computer file system are synchronized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: GOOGLE, INC.
    Inventors: David Catmull, Hwi Cheong, Andrei Mirestean, Hendrik Mueller, Frank Pape, Michael Jeffrey Procopio, Michael Sorvillo, David Wurtz