Patents by Inventor Edwin Dale Barnes

Edwin Dale Barnes 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 storage and protection apparatus and methods of data storage and protection
    Patent number: 7636804
    Abstract: An exemplary storage system for storing data from a host system and emulating a storage tape device is presented. In one example, the storage system includes a compression device configured to associate with a controller of a plurality of storage devices. The compression device is adapted to receive a sequence of data to be stored, divide the sequence of data into two or more blocks, and compress at least two of the two or more blocks in parallel. The system may further create an index associated with the blocks of data to output the data as a continuous stream of data. The compression device may further include dual or multiple ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Quantum Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas B. Bolt, John Edward Maroney, Edwin Dale Barnes
  • Data storage and protection apparatus and methods of data storage and protection
    Publication number: 20040243745
    Abstract: An exemplary storage system for storing data from a host system and emulating a storage tape device is presented. In one example, the storage system includes a compression device configured to associate with a controller of a plurality of storage devices. The compression device is adapted to receive a sequence of data to be stored, divide the sequence of data into two or more blocks, and compress at least two of the two or more blocks in parallel. The system may further create an index associated with the blocks of data to output the data as a continuous stream of data. The compression device may further include dual or multiple ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas B. Bolt, John Edward Maroney, Edwin Dale Barnes