Patents by Inventor Bret Weber
Bret Weber 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).
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Patent number: 12268287Abstract: Systems and methods for luggage systems are provided. The luggage systems and methods include a luggage housing assembly having a front housing portion and a rear housing portion connected to the front housing portion by a hinge. The luggage systems and methods include a set of wheels mounted to the luggage housing assembly. The luggage systems and methods can include a rechargeable power supply assembly that includes a housing component and a battery module casing configured to receive a rechargeable battery module. The luggage systems and methods can include a compression pad subsystem configured to compress contents of the luggage within the housing portions.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2023Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: JRSK, Inc.Inventors: Stephanie Korey, Jennifer Rubio, Bret Recor, Seth Murray, Charles Weber, Ahyoung Park
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Publication number: 20120016992Abstract: The present invention is directed to an architecture for promoting improved cloud computing. The architecture includes a plurality of diskless server nodes. The architecture further includes a plurality of Serial Attached Small Computer System Interface (SAS) switches, the plurality of SAS switches being connected to the plurality of diskless server nodes. The architecture further includes a storage system, the storage system configured for being communicatively coupled to the plurality of servers via the plurality of SAS switches. Further, the storage system is configured for implementing Controlled Replication Under Scalable Hashing (CRUSH) redundancy. Still further, the architecture is configured for dynamically mapping data stores of the storage system to the diskless server nodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2010Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: LSI CORPORATIONInventors: Bret Weber, Mark Nossokoff, Brett Pemble
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Patent number: 7689586Abstract: A system and method for remotely monitoring and controlling a data storage system comprising a web server that has an ability to send and receive communications with one or more data storage systems through the storage system's main data communication path or through an alternate path. The web server may include a routine which continuously monitors the status of the storage system as well as a routine which pushes changed data to a client device operating a browser. The system and method may consolidate the status and provide control of many different independent data storage systems simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2005Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: LSI CorporationInventor: Bret Weber
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Patent number: 7620786Abstract: A system and method for removing one volume of a redundant data storage system, keeping a delta log of subsequent changes to the remaining volumes of the redundant data storage system, replacing the volume, and rebuilding the volume by using the delta log is disclosed. The system and method are applicable to redundant data storage systems such as RAID systems and mirrored backup systems including remote mirrored systems.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2003Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: LSI CorporationInventors: Mohamad El-Batal, Bret Weber, Mark Nossokoff
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Publication number: 20070124407Abstract: Systems and associated methods for flexible scalability of storage systems. In one aspect, a storage controller may include an interface to a fabric adapted to permit each storage controller coupled to the fabric to directly access memory mapped components of all other storage controllers coupled to the fabric. The CPU and other master device circuits within a storage controller may directly address memory an I/O devices directly coupled thereto within the same storage controller and may use RDMA features to directly address memory an I/O devices of other storage controllers through the fabric interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2005Publication date: May 31, 2007Inventors: Bret Weber, Mohamad El-Batal, William Delaney
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Publication number: 20060200491Abstract: A system and method for remotely monitoring and controlling a data storage system comprising a web server that has an ability to send and receive communications with one or more data storage systems through the storage system's main data communication path or through an alternate path. The web server may include a routine which continuously monitors the status of the storage system as well as a routine which pushes changed data to a client device operating a browser. The system and method may consolidate the status and provide control of many different independent data storage systems simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2005Publication date: September 7, 2006Applicant: LSI Logic CorporationInventor: Bret Weber
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Patent number: 7042717Abstract: An array of disk drives may be mounted onto a backplane that may slide as a single unit into an enclosure, such as a rack mounted enclosure. The backplane may allow the disk drives to be arranged in multiple columns and rows such that the disk drives are generally parallel to each other. Such an arrangement affords excellent airflow around the disk drives and greatly simplifies servicing of the disk array.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2003Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: LSI Logic CorporationInventors: Mohamad El-Batal, Bret Weber, Mark Nossokoff
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Patent number: 6987674Abstract: Two sets of disk drives are mounted in a grid arrangement onto a backplane to form a removable multi-disk drive unit for a high capacity disk storage system. The removable units may be mounted into an enclosure that contains a RAID controller. The disk drives are mounted such that the longest edge of the disk drive is perpendicular to the plane of the backplane.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2003Date of Patent: January 17, 2006Assignee: LSI Logic CorporationInventors: Mohamad El-Batal, Bret Weber, Mark Nossokoff
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Publication number: 20050144268Abstract: A network has a finite number of addressable devices plus an additional number of spare devices. A system and method is provided for switching out a failed device and switching in a spare device. A controller is connected to a switch for each device, allowing the controller to connect the device to the network. When a device is switched off the network and a new device connected thereto, the newly connected device is able to arbitrate for the address previously allocated to the removed device. In such a manner, an unlimited number of spare devices may be provided for a network with only a finite number of addressable devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2003Publication date: June 30, 2005Inventors: Mohammad El-Batal, Bret Weber, Mark Nossokoff
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Patent number: 6898666Abstract: A method of increasing computer system bandwidth for computer system having two or more memory complexes is disclosed in which exclusive OR operations are performed on the data from the data regions to generate parity information which is stored in the same single cache pool as the data regions. By using a single cache pool for related data regions, bandwidth and performance are improved.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2001Date of Patent: May 24, 2005Assignee: LSI Logic CorporationInventors: Russell J. Henry, Max L. Johnson, Bret Weber, Dennis E. Gates
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Publication number: 20050071546Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for improving scalability of a storage system. In one embodiment, a storage system comprising a stand-alone storage element that is reconfigurable to improve storage performance features of the storage system. The storage element comprises a plurality of disk drives, each configured for storing data. The storage element also comprises a storage controller communicatively adapted for coupling to a host computer system and configured for processing I/O requests received from the host computer system. The storage controller is also adaptable to interface with another storage controller added to the storage system. When adapted to communicate with the other storage controller, the storage controller of the stand-alone storage element can route the I/O requests to the other storage controller through a switching fabric.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2003Publication date: March 31, 2005Inventors: William Delaney, Russell Henry, Michael Nielson, Bret Weber, Mohamad El-Batal, Walter Hubis
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Publication number: 20050060609Abstract: A system and method for removing one volume of a redundant data storage system, keeping a delta log of subsequent changes to the remaining volumes of the redundant data storage system, replacing the volume, and rebuilding the volume by using the delta log is disclosed. The system and method are applicable to redundant data storage systems such as RAID systems and mirrored backup systems including remote mirrored systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2003Publication date: March 17, 2005Inventors: Mohamad El-Batal, Bret Weber, Mark Nossokoff
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Publication number: 20050057898Abstract: An array of disk drives may be mounted onto a backplane that may slide as a single unit into an enclosure, such as a rack mounted enclosure. The backplane may allow the disk drives to be arranged in multiple columns and rows such that the disk drives are generally parallel to each other. Such an arrangement affords excellent airflow around the disk drives and greatly simplifies servicing of the disk array.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2003Publication date: March 17, 2005Inventors: Mohamad El-Batal, Bret Weber, Mark Nossokoff
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Publication number: 20050057909Abstract: Two sets of disk drives are mounted in a grid arrangement onto a backplane to form a removable multi-disk drive unit for a high capacity disk storage system. The removable units may be mounted into an enclosure that contains a RAID controller. The disk drives are mounted such that the longest edge of the disk drive is perpendicular to the plane of the backplane.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2003Publication date: March 17, 2005Inventors: Mohamad El-Batal, Bret Weber, Mark Nossokoff
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Patent number: 6813676Abstract: The present invention is directed to a host interface bypass on a fabric based array controller. An apparatus of the present invention may include an external electronic device suitable for performing a function, a controller and a fabric connection. The controller includes at least one internal module, the internal module providing a controller function. The fabric connection communicatively connects the external device to the controller, wherein the module of the controller is directly accessible by the external electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2001Date of Patent: November 2, 2004Assignee: LSI Logic CorporationInventors: Russell J. Henry, Bret Weber