Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Gillispie

Thomas J. Gillispie 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).

  • Patent number: 11893109
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer program product for protection and recovery of backup storage systems from ransomware attacks. A request to modify data stored in a storage system is received. The storage system includes at least one component configured to store the deduplicated data. An acknowledgement of the received request is generated. The acknowledgement indicates that the data stored in the at least one component and identified in the received request was modified. Modification of the data stored in the at least one component and identified in the received request for a predetermined period of time is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Exagrid Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Pientka, Michael Carleton, Adrian T. VanderSpek, Stephen Smith, Luke Makosky, Peter Watkins, Nathaniel W. Turner, Sandra C. Scott, Yee-Ching Chao, Thomas J. Gillispie, William Andrews, David G. Therrien, Jamey C. Poirier, Mark B. Hecker, Andrew H. French
  • Patent number: 11269733
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer program product for executing synthetic backup processes and deduplication backup storage with landing zone. A synthetic backup of a data file is received. A partial re-synthesis of the synthetic backup of the data file is performed. A total size of the partial re-synthesized backup of the data file and the received synthetic backup is determined. A size of a complete re-synthesis of the synthetic backup of the data file is computed. The complete re-synthesis of the synthetic backup of the data file is performed when the determined total size exceeds the computed size of the complete re-synthesis of the synthetic backup of the data file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Exagrid Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Shu-Tsui Tu, Thomas J. Gillispie, Adrian T. VanderSpek
  • Patent number: 11182345
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer program product for performing a backup of data are disclosed. A grid server in a plurality of grid servers is selected for deduplicating a segment of data in a plurality of segments of data contained within a data stream. The segment of data is forwarded to the selected grid server for deduplication. A zone contained within the forwarded segment of data is deduplicated using the selected server. The deduplication is performed based on a listing of a plurality of zone stamps. Each zone stamp in the plurality of zone stamps represents a zone in a plurality of zones deduplicated by at least one server in the plurality of grid servers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Exagrid Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Therrien, Stephen M. Stickles, Thomas J. Gillispie, William Andrews
  • Publication number: 20210224379
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer program product for protection and recovery of backup storage systems from ransomware attacks. A request to modify data stored in a storage system is received. The storage system includes at least one component configured to store the deduplicated data. An acknowledgement of the received request is generated. The acknowledgement indicates that the data stored in the at least one component and identified in the received request was modified. Modification of the data stored in the at least one component and identified in the received request for a predetermined period of time is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Alex Pientka, Michael Carleton, Adrian T. VanderSpek, Stephen Smith, Luke Makosky, Peter Watkins, Nathaniel W. Turner, Sandra C. Scott, Yee-ching Chao, Thomas J. Gillispie, William Andrews, David G. Therrien, Jamey C. Poirier, Mark B. Hecker, Andrew H. French
  • Publication number: 20200151062
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer program product for executing synthetic backup processes and deduplication backup storage with landing zone. A synthetic backup of a data file is received. A partial re-synthesis of the synthetic backup of the data file is performed. A total size of the partial re-synthesized backup of the data file and the received synthetic backup is determined. A size of a complete re-synthesis of the synthetic backup of the data file is computed. The complete re-synthesis of the synthetic backup of the data file is performed when the determined total size exceeds the computed size of the complete re-synthesis of the synthetic backup of the data file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Shu-Tsui Tu, Thomas J. Gillispie, Adrian T. VanderSpek
  • Publication number: 20190278750
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer program product for performing a backup of data are disclosed. A grid server in a plurality of grid servers is selected for deduplicating a segment of data in a plurality of segments of data contained within a data stream. The segment of data is forwarded to the selected grid server for deduplication. A zone contained within the forwarded segment of data is deduplicated using the selected server. The deduplication is performed based on a listing of a plurality of zone stamps. Each zone stamp in the plurality of zone stamps represents a zone in a plurality of zones deduplicated by at least one server in the plurality of grid servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Exagrid Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Therrien, Stephen M. Stickles, Thomas J. Gillispie, William Andrews
  • Patent number: 10303656
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer program product for performing a backup of data are disclosed. A grid server in a plurality of grid servers is selected for deduplicating a segment of data in a plurality of segments of data contained within a data stream. The segment of data is forwarded to the selected grid server for deduplication. A zone contained within the forwarded segment of data is deduplicated using the selected server. The deduplication is performed based on a listing of a plurality of zone stamps. Each zone stamp in the plurality of zone stamps represents a zone in a plurality of zones deduplicated by at least one server in the plurality of grid servers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Exagrid Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Therrien, Stephen M. Stickles, Thomas J. Gillispie, William Andrews
  • Publication number: 20170046360
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer program product for performing a backup of data are disclosed. A grid server in a plurality of grid servers is selected for deduplicating a segment of data in a plurality of segments of data contained within a data stream. The segment of data is forwarded to the selected grid server for deduplication. A zone contained within the forwarded segment of data is deduplicated using the selected server. The deduplication is performed based on a listing of a plurality of zone stamps. Each zone stamp in the plurality of zone stamps represents a zone in a plurality of zones deduplicated by at least one server in the plurality of grid servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: Exagrid Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Therrien, Stephen M. Stickles, Thomas J. Gillispie, William Andrews