Patents by Inventor Brett A. Menzies

Brett A. Menzies 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).

  • Data replication using active and passive data storage modes
    Patent number: 11748004
    Abstract: Described herein, system that facilitates replication of data in a geographically distributed storage environment. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise determining whether a data storage system is in an active data storage mode or a passive data storage mode. In active data storage mode, the data storage system can accept connections from an application, permit the application to store new data objects, replicate the new data objects to other data storage systems, and accept replicated data. In passive data storage mode, the data storage system can block storage of new data objects by the application while accepting replicated data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Mikhail Danilov, Igor Medvedev, Brett A. Menzies
  • DATA REPLICATION USING ACTIVE AND PASSIVE DATA STORAGE MODES
    Publication number: 20200348865
    Abstract: Described herein, system that facilitates replication of data in a geographically distributed storage environment. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise determining whether a data storage system is in an active data storage mode or a passive data storage mode. In active data storage mode, the data storage system can accept connections from an application, permit the application to store new data objects, replicate the new data objects to other data storage systems, and accept replicated data. In passive data storage mode, the data storage system can block storage of new data objects by the application while accepting replicated data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Mikhail Danilov, Igor Medvedev, Brett A. Menzies