Patents by Inventor Russell Winkler

Russell Winkler 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).

  • Data backup technique for backing up data to an object storage service
    Patent number: 11544151
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for a block-based backing up a storage device to an object storage service is provided. This includes the generation of a data object that encapsulates a data of a data extent. The data extent covers a block address range of the storage device. The data object is named with a base name that represents a logical block address (LBA) of the data extent. The base name is appended with an identifier that deterministically identifies a recovery point that the data object is associated with. The base name combined with the identifier represents a data object name for the data object. The named data object is then transmitted to the object storage service for backup of the data extent. At an initial backup, the full storage device is copied. In incremental backups afterwards, only those data extents that changed are backed up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventors: William Hetrick, Dennis James Hahn, Russell Winkler
  • Data Backup Technique for Backing Up Data to an Object Storage Service
    Publication number: 20210382791
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for a block-based backing up a storage device to an object storage service is provided. This includes the generation of a data object that encapsulates a data of a data extent. The data extent covers a block address range of the storage device. The data object is named with a base name that represents a logical block address (LBA) of the data extent. The base name is appended with an identifier that deterministically identifies a recovery point that the data object is associated with. The base name combined with the identifier represents a data object name for the data object. The named data object is then transmitted to the object storage service for backup of the data extent. At an initial backup, the full storage device is copied. In incremental backups afterwards, only those data extents that changed are backed up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventors: William Hetrick, Dennis James Hahn, Russell Winkler
  • DATA RECOVERY TECHNIQUE FOR RECOVERING DATA FROM AN OBJECT STORE
    Publication number: 20160117226
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for a block-based backing up a storage device to an object storage service is provided. This includes the generation of a data object that encapsulates a data of a data extent. The data extent covers a block address range of the storage device. The data object is named with a base name that represents a logical block address (LBA) of the data extent. The base name is appended with an identifier that deterministically identifies a recovery point that the data object is associated with. The base name combined with the identifier represents a data object name for the data object. The named data object is then transmitted to the object storage service for backup of the data extent. At an initial backup, the full storage device is copied. In incremental backups afterwards, only those data extents that changed are backed up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: William Hetrick, Dennis James Hahn, Russell Winkler