Patents by Inventor Austin Willis

Austin Willis 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: 12711107
    Abstract: The present technology provides a versatile content management system that can also support bi-directional synchronization of an organization account. The organization account is maintained as a plurality of root directories that can be mounted under an organization directory top-level folder. The organization directory top-level folder can appear in a user account's view of the organization account, by does not actually exist as a directory in the content management system. The organization directory top-level folder can be a folder created on a client device in which root directories of an organization account are mounted, but the organization directory top-level folder is not a synchronized directory. The organization directory top-level folder gives the appearance of a single directory structure for an organization even though the organization content is actually organized into the plurality of root directories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Pratik Nadagouda, Austin Willis, Frank Wang, Yufei Zou, Jessica Miao, Kashif Nadeem, Owen Collins, Bozhen Lyu, Ken Park, Jay Paroline, Akos Albert
  • Publication number: 20260010518
    Abstract: The present technology provides a versatile content management system that can also support bi-directional synchronization of an organization account. The organization account is maintained as a plurality of root directories that can be mounted under an organization directory top-level folder. The organization directory top-level folder can appear in a user account's view of the organization account, by does not actually exist as a directory in the content management system. The organization directory top-level folder can be a folder created on a client device in which root directories of an organization account are mounted, but the organization directory top-level folder is not a synchronized directory. The organization directory top-level folder gives the appearance of a single directory structure for an organization even though the organization content is actually organized into the plurality of root directories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2024
    Publication date: January 8, 2026
    Inventors: Pratik Nadagouda, Austin Willis, Frank Wang, Yufei Zou, Jessica Miao, Kashif Nadeem, Owen Collins, Bozhen Lyu, Ken Park, Jay Paroline, Akos Albert