Patents by Inventor Stuart Alan Craig

Stuart Alan Craig 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).

  • Formatted storage media providing space for encrypted text and dedicated space for clear text
    Patent number: 7508609
    Abstract: A storage library is provided for formatting a mobile data storage element, such as a tape, with a first space dedicated for clear text or text as received by a host, such as an Independent Software Vender, wherein the first space is intended to accommodate header information which includes attributes about the mobile storage element. The data storage element is also formatted with a second space for storing encrypted or conditioned user data. The storage library further generally includes an encryption engine for encrypting data received from a host computer, a plurality of data storage elements, and at least two drives for storing data on the data storage elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Spectra Logic Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff Robert Boyton, Matthew Thomas Starr, Stuart Alan Craig
  • Formatted storage media providing space for encrypted text and dedicated space for clear text
    Publication number: 20080100945
    Abstract: A storage library is provided for formatting a mobile data storage element, such as a tape, with a first space dedicated for clear text or text as received by a host, such as an Independent Software Vender, wherein the first space is intended to accommodate header information which includes attributes about the mobile storage element. The data storage element is also formatted with a second space for storing encrypted or conditioned user data. The storage library further generally includes an encryption engine for encrypting data received from a host computer, a plurality of data storage elements, and at least two drives for storing data on the data storage elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: SPECTRA LOGIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeff Robert Boyton, Matthew Thomas Starr, Stuart Alan Craig