Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Walkes

Daniel J. Walkes 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).

  • Virtual removable disk device for removable storage media
    Patent number: 8590060
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for interfacing a host computer with a hard drive cartridge is disclosed in one embodiment. The virtual device interface is divided between a kernel component in a driver stack of the kernel space and a user component configured to run in user space. The kernel component passes data commands from the operating system to a cartridge dock while separating other commands that are passed to the user component. The user component authenticates the kernel component and/or the hard drive cartridge. Use of the removable hard drive cartridge is also authorized by the user component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Tandberg Data Holdings S.A.R.L.
    Inventor: Daniel J. Walkes
  • VIRTUAL REMOVABLE DISK DEVICE FOR REMOVABLE STORAGE MEDIA
    Publication number: 20120090022
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for interfacing a host computer with a hard drive cartridge is disclosed in one embodiment. The virtual device interface is divided between a kernel component in a driver stack of the kernel space and a user component configured to run in user space. The kernel component passes data commands from the operating system to a cartridge dock while separating other commands that are passed to the user component. The user component authenticates the kernel component and/or the hard drive cartridge. Use of the removable hard drive cartridge is also authorized by the user component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: ProStor Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel J. Walkes