Patents by Inventor Gregory Becker

Gregory Becker 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: 9304997
    Abstract: A system for migrating data from a source file system to a destination file system, in a manner that is transparent and seamless to clients of the source file system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Beard, Gregory Althaus, Ghassan Yammine, Gregory Becker, Bryan Venteicher
  • Patent number: 9218345
    Abstract: A backup computer storage system that protects and/or recovers data on a primary computer storage system is disclosed. The backup computer system may be used to backup databases, files, and/or applications. In some embodiments, the backup system may be used to backup an image of the primary computer storage system. In other embodiments, the backup system may be used to backup one or more databases, replicate an image of data that is on the primary computer storage system, restore data from the backup system to the primary computer storage system, restore data to a database while non-affected portions of the database are available and can be used, record all transactions in real time without overwriting any previously stored backup data, and maintain historical and/or chronological information related to backed up data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory A. Becker, Robert Condon, David A. Knight, David E. Medders, Michael Rowan
  • Publication number: 20150066845
    Abstract: A system for migrating data from a source file system to a destination file system, in a manner that is transparent and seamless to clients of the source file system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Beard, Gregory Althaus, Ghassan Yammine, Gregory Becker, Bryan Venteicher
  • Publication number: 20150066846
    Abstract: A system for migrating data from a source file system to a destination file system, in a manner that is transparent and seamless to clients of the source file system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Beard, Darrell Suggs, Fountain Ray, Gregory Dahl, Damon Fleury, Ryan Cox, Ghassan Yammine, Gregory Becker, Bryan Venteicher, Kris Meier
  • Publication number: 20130344632
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a method for applying a thermal management composition between an LED mounted circuit board and a heat sink, comprising the steps of; (a) applying a deposit of a thermal management composition onto either a second surface of the LED mounted circuit board or onto a surface of a heat sink, through a deposition tool the deposition tool having at least one aperture (401) where the at least one aperture has a perimeter surrounded by sidewalls, where the sidewalls have heights, where the heights are reduced around at least a portion (402) of the perimeter of the apertures on the deposition tool as compared to the average height of the deposition tool and (b) securing the LED mounted circuit board and the heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Becker, Dorab Bhagwagar, Andrew Lovell, Michael Strong
  • Patent number: 8572046
    Abstract: A backup computer storage system that protects and/or recovers data on a primary computer storage system is disclosed. The backup computer system may be used to backup databases, files, and/or applications. The backup system may be used to backup an image of the primary computer system. The backup system may also be used to backup one or more databases. The backup system may replicate an image of data that is on a primary computer system. The backup system may also be used to restore data from the backup system to the primary computer system. The backup system may restore data to a database while non-affected portions of the database are available and can be used. The backup system may record all transactions in real time without overwriting any previously stored backup data. The backup system may maintain historical and/or chronological information related to the backed up data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory A. Becker, Robert Condon, David A. Knight, David E. Medders, Michael Rowan
  • Publication number: 20110004585
    Abstract: A backup computer storage system that protects and/or recovers data on a primary computer storage system is disclosed. The backup computer system may be used to backup databases, files, and/or applications. The backup system may be used to backup an image of the primary computer system. The backup system may also be used to backup one or more databases. The backup system may replicate an image of data that is on a primary computer system. The backup system may also be used to restore data from the backup system to the primary computer system. The backup system may restore data to a database while non-affected portions of the database are available and can be used. The backup system may record all transactions in real time without overwriting any previously stored backup data. The backup system may maintain historical and/or chronological information related to the backed up data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory A. Becker, Robert Condon, David A. Knight, David E. Medders, Michael Rowan
  • Patent number: 7844577
    Abstract: A backup computer storage system that protects and/or recovers data on a primary computer storage system is disclosed. The backup computer system may be used to backup databases, files, and/or applications. In some embodiments, the backup system may be used to backup an image of the primary computer system. In other embodiments, the backup system may be used to backup one or more databases. In some embodiments of the present invention, the backup system replicates an image of data that is on a primary computer system. The backup system may also be used to restore data from the backup system to the primary computer system. In some embodiments, the backup system may restore data to a database while non-affected portions of the database are available and can be used. In some embodiments, the backup system records all transactions in real time without overwriting any previously stored backup data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory A. Becker, Robert Condon, David A. Knight, David E. Medders, Michael Rowan
  • Patent number: 7617414
    Abstract: A backup computer storage system that protects and/or recovers data on a primary computer storage system is disclosed. The backup computer system may be used to backup databases, files, and/or applications. In some embodiments, the backup system may be used to backup an image of the primary computer system. In other embodiments, the backup system may be used to backup one or more databases. In some embodiments of the present invention, the backup system replicates an image of data that is on a primary computer system. The backup system may also be used to restore data from the backup system to the primary computer system. In some embodiments, the backup system may restore data to a database while non-affected portions of the database are available and can be used. In some embodiments, the backup system records all transactions in real time without overwriting any previously stored backup data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory A. Becker, Robert Condon, David A. Knight, David E. Medders, Michael Rowan
  • Patent number: 7517808
    Abstract: A method for reworking semiconductor materials includes: (i) applying a silicone composition to a surface of a substrate to form a film, (ii) exposing a portion of the film to radiation to produce a partially exposed film having non-exposed regions covering a portion of the surface and exposed regions covering the remainder of the surface; (iii) heating the partially exposed film for an amount of time such that the exposed regions are substantially insoluble in a developing solvent and the non-exposed regions are soluble in the developing solvent; (iv) removing the non-exposed regions of the heated film with the developing solvent to form a patterned film; (v) heating the patterned film for an amount of time sufficient to form a cured silicone layer; and (vi) removing all or a portion of the cured silicone layer by exposure to an anhydrous etching solution including an organic solvent and abase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Becker, Geoffrey Gardner, Brian Harkness
  • Publication number: 20070210266
    Abstract: One or more fixed-orientation fanned laser beams and one or more displacement measurement devices to precisely measure the orientation of a payload platform are disclosed in a metrology system and method. The measurement devices may be distributed at locations across a payload platform such that displacement changes of these devices can be used to accurately determine platform pointing. Laser beam transmitters may be fixed in the same reference block to which a spacecraft attitude sensor is mounted. Fanned laser beams are transmitted from these sources to the measurement devices so that their displacements can be determined with respect to the plane of the fanned beams and thereby with respect to the spacecraft attitude sensor. Only a small number of fixed laser beams are needed to achieve precision measurements at a reduced cost, weight and power, and with increased system reliability and simplified system integration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ketao Liu, Gregory Becker, Peter Sedivec, Douglas Bender
  • Publication number: 20070103698
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for laser metrology. A system may include a laser source and a fanning apparatus configured to generate a fanned laser beam. The fanned laser beam may be scanned across the surface of an object, and may reflect off a plurality of targets positioned on the surface. A position detection module may determine a position of the metrology targets based on the reflected beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Ketao Liu, Peter Sedivec, Douglas Bender, Gregory Becker, John Liu, Richard Guthrie, Mark Lundgren
  • Publication number: 20070103699
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for laser metrology. Two or more fanned probe beams are scanned relative to a surface including one or more targets. A position detection module receives return beam information from the fanned probe beams, and determines a position of at least a first target of the one or more targets based on the return beam information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Kirk Kohnen, Peter Sedivec, Douglas Bender, Gregory Becker, John Liu, Richard Guthrie, Ketao Liu, Ray McVey, Mark Lundgren
  • Publication number: 20070027590
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to precision control system for spacecraft gimbaled payloads. Embodiments of the invention provide an innovative technique of calibrating gimbals disturbances to directly canceling gimbal control disturbances. Such a calibration system includes a receiver for receiving telemetry data for pointing a payload, a processor for calculating a disturbance parameter vector for a gimbal disturbance model with the telemetry data and a transmitter for transmitting the disturbance parameter vector to compensate for pointing error when applied in pointing the payload. The gimbal disturbance model comprises a harness stiffness term, a disturbance harmonics term and at least one friction hysteresis term. The telemetry data may be time matched prior to calculating the disturbance parameter vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ketao Liu, Justin Burch, Gregory Becker, Patrick Nelson
  • Patent number: 7161799
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a laptop platform for resting a laptop computer on a user's lap; the platform comprising a composite structure having risers to establish an air gap between the platform and the laptop. In one embodiment the platform is further configured with upper and lower layers including a plurality of ribs extending therebetween to define a pocket or pockets of air. The air pockets act as a second insulating source while the ribs aid in stiffening the platform. Further, a designated insulation material may be is adhered to the lower surface of the platform to create a third, separate barrier to heat transfer across the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Z. Lim, Gregory Becker
  • Publication number: 20060286809
    Abstract: A method for reworking semiconductor materials includes: (i) applying a silicone composition to a surface of a substrate to form a film, (ii) exposing a portion of the film to radiation to produce a partially exposed film having non-exposed regions covering a portion of the surface and exposed regions covering the remainder of the surface; (iii) heating the partially exposed film for an amount of time such that the exposed regions are substantially insoluble in a developing solvent and the non-exposed regions are soluble in the developing solvent; (iv) removing the nonexposed regions of the heated film with the developing solvent to form a patterned film; (v) heating the patterned film for an amount of time sufficient to form a cured silicone layer, and (vi) removing all or a portion of the cured silicone layer by exposure to an anhydrous etching solution including an organic solvent and a base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicant: DOW CORNING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregory Becker, Geoffrey Gardner, Brian Harkness
  • Publication number: 20060242211
    Abstract: A backup computer storage system that protects and/or recovers data on a primary computer storage system is disclosed. The backup computer system may be used to backup databases, files, and/or applications. In some embodiments, the backup system may be used to backup an image of the primary computer system. In other embodiments, the backup system may be used to backup one or more databases. In some embodiments of the present invention, the backup system replicates an image of data that is on a primary computer system. The backup system may also be used to restore data from the backup system to the primary computer system. In some embodiments, the backup system may restore data to a database while non-affected portions of the database are available and can be used. In some embodiments, the backup system records all transactions in real time without overwriting any previously stored backup data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Gregory Becker, Robert Condon, David Knight, David Medders, Michael Rowan
  • Publication number: 20050276006
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a laptop platform for resting a laptop computer on a user's lap; the platform comprising a composite structure having risers to establish an air gap between the platform and the laptop. In one embodiment the platform is further configured with upper and lower layers including a plurality of ribs extending therebetween to define a pocket or pockets of air. The air pockets act as a second insulating source while the ribs aid in stiffening the platform. Further, a designated insulation material may be is adhered to the lower surface of the platform to create a third, separate barrier to heat transfer across the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Lim, Gregory Becker
  • Patent number: D554135
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Z. Lim, Gregory Becker
  • Patent number: RE49947
    Abstract: A system for supplying hydrogen gas to a lighter-than-air (LTA) vehicle includes a manifold having multiple vessels. Each vessel has a first chamber that is separated from a second chamber by a barrier. A trigger assembly integrated with the barrier allows a liquid to be combined with a reactant and a catalyst in the second chamber to form a chemical reaction to generate hydrogen gas. A pressure relief valve located on each vessel opens to allow the hydrogen gas to exit when a predetermined pressure is reached, and the hydrogen gas is supplied to the LTA vehicle connected to the manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Pamela A. Boss, Gregory W. Anderson, Brandon J. Wiedemeier, Carol A. Becker, Brooke Bachmann, Mark Gillcrist, Jeffrey M. Lloyd, Charles Ringer