Patents by Inventor Gregory ELKINBARD

Gregory ELKINBARD 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).

  • DETECTING NEED TO ACCESS METADATA DURING DIRECTORY OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20090150533
    Abstract: In at least some disclosed embodiments, a method includes receiving a request to list information about data in a first directory, and searching for a unique symbol in the first directory based on the request. The unique symbol is associated with a stub file in the first directory. The method further includes providing information about data in a second directory in response to the request if the unique symbol is found.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Edward D. MCCLANAHAN, Gregory ELKINBARD, Divya JAIN, Borislav MARINOV, Dilip NAIK
  • DETECTING NEED TO ACCESS METADATA DURING FILE OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20090150414
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a request, probing a first file server based on the request, and reading a stub file on the first file server based on a result of the probing. The stub file includes target information. The method further includes storing at least a portion of the target information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Edward D. MCCLANAHAN, Gregory ELKINBARD, Divya JAIN, Borislav MARINOV, Dilip NAIK