Patents by Inventor Jeffrey A. Merrick

Jeffrey A. Merrick 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).

  • Caching media data using content sensitive object identifiers
    Patent number: 7376790
    Abstract: Techniques for caching media data, including streaming media data, using content-sensitive identifiers. The content-sensitive identifiers enable a caching proxy or a caching server to unambiguously determine the version or contents of media data cached by the caching proxy for a particular data pointer or data reference (e.g., a URL) such that an appropriate version of the media data can be served to a requesting client system in an efficient and economical manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Network Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Lango, Jeffrey Merrick, Konstantinos Roussos, Robert Tsai, J. Christopher Wagner
  • Method and apparatus to automatically commit files to worm status
    Publication number: 20070174565
    Abstract: A system is provided to commit data to persistent storage. The system comprises a configuration component to set an autocommit period, a scanner to detect that the autocommit period has expired for a file and a commit component to commit the file to write once read many (WORM) status In one embodiment, when an autocommit period is set, the system may be configured to automatically commit a file to WORM status if the file has not been changed for the autocommit period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Jeffrey Merrick, William McGovern
  • Method and apparatus for verifiably migrating WORM data
    Publication number: 20060126468
    Abstract: A file system in a storage system allows a user to designate data as write-once read-many (WORM) data. The WORM data are stored in a first set of storage media of the storage system. Signature data are generated from the WORM data. Using the signature data, the integrity of the WORM data can be verified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Applicant: Network Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: William McGovern, Jeffrey Merrick
  • Caching media data using content sensitive object identifiers
    Publication number: 20050165828
    Abstract: Techniques for caching media data, including streaming media data, using content-sensitive identifiers. The content-sensitive identifiers enable a caching proxy or a caching server to unambiguously determine the version or contents of media data cached by the caching proxy for a particular data pointer or data reference (e.g., a URL) such that an appropriate version of the media data can be served to a requesting client system in an efficient and economical manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Applicant: Network Appliance Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Lango, Jeffrey Merrick, Konstantinos Roussos, Robert Tsai, J. Wagner
  • Apparatus including visual display for tuning stringed musical instruments
    Patent number: 5936179
    Abstract: Apparatus for tuning a stringed musical instrument includes an electronic tuner circuit and a visual display located in either the pickguard or the pickup mounting ring of the instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Jeffrey A. Merrick
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Merrick, Keith F. Elliston
  • Apparatus for tuning electric stringed musical instruments
    Patent number: 5854437
    Abstract: Tuner apparatus for tuning an electric stringed musical instrument includes a pickup in a pickup cavity formed in the instrument. A pickup ring extends around the pickup and includes a pickup ring wall forming a visual display panel. Tuner circuitry includes a flexible printed circuit strip adjacent to the pickup and positioned in the pickup cavity. The flexible printed circuit strip is electrically connected to a light module positioned next to the visual display panel of the pickup ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Merrick, Keith F. Elliston