Patents by Inventor James Burl Tate

James Burl Tate 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).

  • Changing the redundancy protection for data associated with a file
    Patent number: 8195877
    Abstract: A storage subsystem provides redundancy protection for data associated with files stored in a storage subsystem. A request is received to change the redundancy protection for data associated with at least one of the files, where the request identifies the data for which the redundancy protection is to be changed. The redundancy protection for the data identified by the request is changed, while the redundancy protection for a remainder of the data associated with the files stored in the storage subsystem is maintained unchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Gary S. Smith, James Burl Tate
  • CHANGING THE REDUNDANCY PROTECTION FOR DATA ASSOCIATED WITH A FILE
    Publication number: 20100281213
    Abstract: A storage subsystem provides redundancy protection for data associated with files stored in a storage subsystem. A request is received to change the redundancy protection for data associated with at least one of the files, where the request identifies the data for which the redundancy protection is to be changed. The redundancy protection for the data identified by the request is changed, while the redundancy protection for a remainder of the data associated with the files stored in the storage subsystem is maintained unchanged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: GARY S. SMITH, James Burl Tate