Patents by Inventor David Phillip Kutz

David Phillip Kutz 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).

  • Automated virtual interface failover in a mass storage cluster
    Patent number: 7818408
    Abstract: Virtual interfaces on a cluster of servers in a mass data storage system are automatically reconfigured by transferring an internet protocol (IP) address hosting responsibility from one operative port to another operative port within the cluster, in response to a change in operative status of any port within the cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Network Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: James Andrew Ignatuk, David Phillip Kutz