Patents by Inventor Bill SPROULE

Bill SPROULE 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).

  • Hydration of a hierarchy of dehydrated files
    Patent number: 11010408
    Abstract: A request for an operation on a directory is received that requires a hydration of one or more files within the directory. A process is initiated to hydrate dehydrated descendent files of the folder. During the hydration process, attempts to introduce new dehydrated files in the folder are blocked. The request is processed when the hydration is complete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jack Nichols, Bill Sproule, Brian David Jones, Valeh Valiollah Pour Amiri
  • HYDRATION OF A HIERARCHY OF DEHYDRATED FILES
    Publication number: 20190370378
    Abstract: A request for an operation on a directory is received that requires a hydration of one or more files within the directory. A process is initiated to hydrate dehydrated descendent files of the folder. During the hydration process, attempts to introduce new dehydrated files in the folder are blocked. The request is processed when the hydration is complete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Jack NICHOLS, Bill SPROULE, Brian David JONES, Valeh VALIOLLAH POUR AMIRI