Patents by Inventor Graham ELLEMENT

Graham ELLEMENT 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).

  • Storage control system managing file-level and block-level storage services, and methods for controlling such storage control system
    Patent number: 10942815
    Abstract: A storage control system to provide file-level storage and block-level storage services. The storage control system has a computer system including a second I/O unit configured to receive block-level storage related requests, a processor unit, a first memory unit, and a storage unit; and a programmable logic device including a first I/O unit configured to receive file-level storage related requests, an interface unit configured to communicate with the computer system, one or more programmable hardware-implemented processing units and for processing of file-level storage related requests, and a second memory unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignees: HITACHI, LTD., HITACHI VANTARA LLC
    Inventors: Sathisha Poojary, Christopher James Aston, Graham Ellement, Simon Carl Johnson, Hiroyuki Mitome, Naoki Inoue, Norimitsu Hayakawa, Yukari Hatta, Yasuo Hirata, Ryosuke Matsubara
  • STORAGE CONTROL SYSTEM MANAGING FILE-LEVEL AND BLOCK-LEVEL STORAGE SERVICES, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING SUCH STORAGE CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180137013
    Abstract: A storage control system to provide file-level storage and block-level storage services. The storage control system has a computer system including a second 1/0 unit configured to receive block-level storage related requests, a processor unit, a first memory unit, and a storage unit; and a programmable logic device including a first 1/0 unit configured to receive file-level storage related requests, an interface unit configured to communicate with the computer system, one or more programmable hardware-implemented processing units and for processing of file-level storage related requests, and a second memory unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Sathisha POOJARY, Christopher James ASTON, Graham ELLEMENT, Simon Carl JOHNSON, Hiroyuki MITOME, Naoki INOUE, Norimitsu HAYAKAWA, Yukari HATTA, Yasuo HIRATA, Ryosuke MATSUBARA