Patents by Inventor Gautam Dev Sharma

Gautam Dev Sharma 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: 7779201
    Abstract: A system and method for determining a disk ownership model to be utilized by a storage system is disclosed. The storage system and method determines the individual disk ownership of each accessible disk to the storage system. If the number of disks utilizing a first ownership model is exceeded, the storage system utilizes the first ownership model. Otherwise, the storage system utilizes a second ownership model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Gaurav Agarwal, Susan M. Coatney, Steven S. Watanabe, Alan L. Rowe, Samuel M. Cramer, Gautam Dev Sharma
  • Patent number: 7260678
    Abstract: A system and method for determining a disk ownership model to be utilized by a storage system is disclosed. The storage system and method determines the individual disk ownership of each accessible disk to the storage system. If the number of disks utilizing a first ownership model is exceeded, the storage system utilizes the first ownership model. Otherwise, the storage system utilizes a second ownership model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Network Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Gaurav Agarwal, Susan M. Coatney, Steven S. Watanabe, Alan L. Rowe, Samuel M. Cramer, Gautam Dev Sharma