Patents by Inventor Chris ASTON

Chris ASTON 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: 11955715
    Abstract: A satellite system can include one or more satellites that orbit the Earth. The one or more satellites may have satellite buses that support antenna arrays. The antenna arrays may include space fed arrays. Each space fed array may have an antenna feed array and an inner array that is coupled to a direct radiating array. The direct radiating array may operate in the same satellite band as the space fed array, or upconversion and downconversion circuitry may be used to communicatively couple a direct radiating array that operates in a different satellite band to the space fed array. The satellites may have peripheral walls with corner fittings that can be selected to provide the satellite bus with particular leg strengths. This can reduce overall mass of the satellites in a payload fairing while accommodating different types of antenna arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventors: Chris Cosner, Ying Feria, Raenaurd Turpin, Andre Houle, Richard Aston, Brett Cope, Ricardo Leon
  • Patent number: 10691637
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to management of cloned objects and corresponding snapshot objects in file systems by a file server. Aspects may relate to one or more processes for managing file system objects of a file system in a data storage system comprising a file system server, wherein the file system server comprises: a computer system including a processor configured to execute an operating system and further software components executed on the operating system, and a programmable logic device interfacing with the computer system and including a file system management unit configured to manage a file system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI VANTARA LLC
    Inventors: Zahra Badey, Daniel Picken, Jon Smith, Chris Aston, Joseph Smith, Namita Lal
  • Publication number: 20180267985
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to management of cloned objects and corresponding snapshot objects in file systems by a file server. Aspects may relate to one or more processes for managing file system objects of a file system in a data storage system comprising a file system server, wherein the file system server comprises: a computer system including a processor configured to execute an operating system and further software components executed on the operating system, and a programmable logic device interfacing with the computer system and including a file system management unit configured to manage a file system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Zahra BADEY, Daniel PICKEN, Jon SMITH, Chris ASTON, Joseph SMITH, Namita LAL
  • Patent number: 9460097
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for data migration of a first file system in a data storage system comprising a plurality of client computers 100, a first file system managing unit 310 for managing the first file system and being connected to the plurality of client computers 100, and a second file system managing unit 410 for managing a second file system and being connected to the first file system managing unit 310, the second file system comprising a plurality of data files and the first file system comprising a plurality of external link objects, each external link object of the first file system being associated with a respective data file of the second file system for enabling client access to the respective data file of the second file system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi Data Systems Engineering UK Limited
    Inventors: Richard Powell, James Gibbs, Daniel Picken, Timothy Warner, Zahra Tabaaloute, Chris Aston, Jon Smith, Ray Brown, Joseph Smith, Michael Benson
  • Patent number: 9454532
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for data migration of a first file system in a data storage system comprising a plurality of client computers 100, a first file system managing unit 310 for managing the first file system and being connected to the plurality of client computers 100, and a second file system managing unit 410 for managing a second file system and being connected to the first file system managing unit 310, the second file system comprising a plurality of data files and the first file system comprising a plurality of external link objects, each external link object of the first file system being associated with a respective data file of the second file system for enabling client access to the respective data file of the second file system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS ENGINEERING UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Richard Powell, James Gibbs, Daniel Picken, Timothy Warner, Zahra Tabaaloute, Chris Aston, Jon Smith, Ray Brown, Joseph Smith, Michael Benson
  • Publication number: 20150213032
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for data migration of a first file system in a data storage system comprising a plurality of client computers 100, a first file system managing unit 310 for managing the first file system and being connected to the plurality of client computers 100, and a second file system managing unit 410 for managing a second file system and being connected to the first file system managing unit 310, the second file system comprising a plurality of data files and the first file system comprising a plurality of external link objects, each external link object of the first file system being associated with a respective data file of the second file system for enabling client access to the respective data file of the second file system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Richard Powell, James Gibbs, Daniel Picken, Timothy Warner, Zahra Tabaaloute, Chris Aston, Jon Smith, Ray Brown, Joseph Smith, Michael Benson
  • Publication number: 20150012567
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for data migration of a first file system in a data storage system comprising a plurality of client computers 100, a first file system managing unit 310 for managing the first file system and being connected to the plurality of client computers 100, and a second file system managing unit 410 for managing a second file system and being connected to the first file system managing unit 310, the second file system comprising a plurality of data files and the first file system comprising a plurality of external link objects, each external link object of the first file system being associated with a respective data file of the second file system for enabling client access to the respective data file of the second file system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Richard POWELL, James GIBBS, Daniel PICKEN, Timothy WARNER, Zahra TABAALOUTE, Chris ASTON, Jon SMITH, Ray BROWN, Joseph SMITH, Michael BENSON