Patents by Inventor Bill Kan

Bill Kan 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 storage in unused portions of a virtual disk file
    Patent number: 10275157
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and method for storing metadata to unused portions of a virtual disk file. In a particular embodiment, a method provides selecting a virtual disk file stored on a data storage volume and identifying unused portions of the virtual disk file. The method further provides writing metadata for the virtual disk file in the unused portions of the virtual disk file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Quantum Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory L. Wade, J. Mitchell Haile, Bill Kan, Barry Herman
  • METADATA STORAGE IN UNUSED PORTIONS OF A VIRTUAL DISK FILE
    Publication number: 20170075588
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and method for storing metadata to unused portions of a virtual disk file. In a particular embodiment, a method provides selecting a virtual disk file stored on a data storage volume and identifying unused portions of the virtual disk file. The method further provides writing metadata for the virtual disk file in the unused portions of the virtual disk file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Gregory L. Wade, J. Mitchell Haile, Bill Kan, Barry Herman
  • Metadata storage in unused portions of a virtual disk file
    Patent number: 9524122
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and method for storing metadata to unused portions of a virtual disk file. In a particular embodiment, a method provides selecting a virtual disk file stored on a data storage volume and identifying unused portions of the virtual disk file. The method further provides writing metadata for the virtual disk file in the unused portions of the virtual disk file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Quantum Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory L. Wade, J. Mitchell Haile, Bill Kan, Barry Herman
  • METADATA STORAGE IN UNUSED PORTIONS OF A VIRTUAL DISK FILE
    Publication number: 20140208050
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and method for storing metadata to unused portions of a virtual disk file. In a particular embodiment, a method provides selecting a virtual disk file stored on a data storage volume and identifying unused portions of the virtual disk file. The method further provides writing metadata for the virtual disk file in the unused portions of the virtual disk file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Quantum Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory L. Wade, J. Mitchell Haile, Bill Kan, Barry Herman
  • Metadata storage in unused portions of a virtual disk file
    Patent number: 8683111
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and method for storing metadata to unused portions of a virtual disk file. In a particular embodiment, a method provides selecting a virtual disk file stored on a data storage volume and identifying unused portions of the virtual disk file. The method further provides writing metadata for the virtual disk file in the unused portions of the virtual disk file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Quantum Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory L. Wade, J. Mitchell Haile, Bill Kan, Barry Herman
  • METADATA STORAGE IN UNUSED PORTIONS OF A VIRTUAL DISK FILE
    Publication number: 20120246382
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and method for storing metadata to unused portions of a virtual disk file. In a particular embodiment, a method provides selecting a virtual disk file stored on a data storage volume and identifying unused portions of the virtual disk file. The method further provides writing metadata for the virtual disk file in the unused portions of the virtual disk file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Gregory L. Wade, J. Mitchell Haile, Bill Kan, Barry Herman