Patents by Inventor Irfan Hamid

Irfan Hamid 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).

  • Administering storage access in a cloud-based storage system
    Patent number: 11693604
    Abstract: Administering storage access in a cloud-based storage system includes: acquiring, by a first storage controller, in response to a protocol request for exclusive access to an area of storage, a first lease for the area of storage of the cloud-based storage system; and storing, by the first storage controller, a first identifier for the first lease in a predefined portion of the area of storage, where the predefined portion of the area of storage is accessible to a second storage controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
    Inventors: Irfan Hamid, Timothy Brennan
  • Administering Storage Access In A Cloud-Based Storage System
    Publication number: 20220261192
    Abstract: Administering storage access in a cloud-based storage system includes: acquiring, by a first storage controller, in response to a protocol request for exclusive access to an area of storage, a first lease for the area of storage of the cloud-based storage system; and storing, by the first storage controller, a first identifier for the first lease in a predefined portion of the area of storage, where the predefined portion of the area of storage is accessible to a second storage controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: IRFAN HAMID, TIMOTHY BRENNAN
  • Emulating persistent reservations in a cloud-based storage system
    Patent number: 11397545
    Abstract: Emulating persistent reservations in a cloud-based storage system, including: acquiring, by a first storage controller, in response to a request for a Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI) persistent reservation, a first lease for an area of storage of a cloud-based storage system; and storing, by the first storage controller, a first identifier for the first lease in a predefined portion of the area of storage, wherein the predefined portion of the area of storage is accessible to a second storage controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
    Inventors: Irfan Hamid, Timothy Brennan