Patents by Inventor Rishi Bhardwaj

Rishi Bhardwaj 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).

  • Metadata for managing I/O and storage for a virtualization environment
    Patent number: 9256374
    Abstract: Disclosed is an improved approach for using advanced metadata to implement an architecture for managing I/O operations and storage devices for a virtualization environment. According to some embodiments, a Service VM is employed to control and manage any type of storage device, including directly attached storage in addition to networked and cloud storage. The advanced metadata is used to track data within the storage devices. A lock-free approach is implemented in some embodiments to access and modify the metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: NUTANIX, INC.
    Inventors: Mohit Aron, Rishi Bhardwaj, Venkata Ranga Radhanikanth Guturi
  • Metadata for managing I/O and storage for a virtualization
    Patent number: 8850130
    Abstract: Disclosed is an improved approach for using advanced metadata to implement an architecture for managing I/O operations and storage devices for a virtualization environment. According to some embodiments, a Service VM is employed to control and manage any type of storage device, including directly attached storage in addition to networked and cloud storage. The advanced metadata is used to track data within the storage devices. A lock-free approach is implemented in some embodiments to access and modify the metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Nutanix, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohit Aron, Rishi Bhardwaj, Venkata Ranga Radhanikanth Guturi