Patents by Inventor Chris Cason

Chris Cason 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).

  • Satisfying a request for a physical import/export slot with a slot that is not a physical import/export slot
    Patent number: 8886353
    Abstract: A request for a physical import/export (I/E) slot is satisfied using a tape library slot that is not a physical I/E slot. According to one embodiment, the request for the physical I/E slot, that is associated with the tape library, is received. A different slot, which is not any of the physical I/E slots associated with the tape library, is used to satisfy the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Quantum Corporation
    Inventors: Carsten H. Prigge, Roderick B. Wideman, Chris Cason, Darrel Somer, Brian Sunnen, Jeffrey Szmyd
  • SATISFYING A REQUEST FOR A PHYSICAL IMPORT/EXPORT SLOT WITH A SLOT THAT IS NOT A PHYSICAL IMPORT/EXPORT SLOT
    Publication number: 20110022760
    Abstract: A request for a physical import/export (I/E) slot is satisfied using a tape library slot that is not a physical I/E slot. According to one embodiment, the request for the physical I/E slot, that is associated with the tape library, is received. A different slot, which is not any of the physical I/E slots associated with the tape library, is used to satisfy the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Carsten H. Prigge, Roderick B. Wideman, Chris Cason, Darrel Somer, Brian Sunnen, Jeffrey Szmyd