Patents by Inventor Jeff Kimmel

Jeff Kimmel 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).

  • EXTENT-BASED STORAGE ARCHITECTURE
    Publication number: 20140172928
    Abstract: An extent-based storage architecture is implemented by a storage server receiving a read request for an extent from a client, wherein the extent includes a group of contiguous blocks and the read request includes a file block number. The storage server retrieves an extent identifier from a first sorted data structure, wherein the storage server uses the received file block number to traverse the first sorted data structure to the extent identifier. The storage server retrieves a reference to the extent from a second sorted data structure, wherein the storage server uses the retrieved extent identifier to traverse the second sorted data structure to the reference, and wherein the second sorted data structure is global across a plurality of volumes. The storage server retrieves the extent from a storage device using the reference and returns the extent to the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: NetApp. Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Faith, Subramaniam Perivagaram, Sandeep Yadav, Ashish Prakash, Blake Lewis, Jeff Kimmel, Steve Daniel
  • Extent-based storage architecture
    Patent number: 8539008
    Abstract: An extent-based storage architecture is implemented by a storage server receiving a read request for an extent from a client, wherein the extent includes a group of contiguous blocks and the read request includes a file block number. The storage server retrieves an extent identifier from a first sorted data structure, wherein the storage server uses the received file block number to traverse the first sorted data structure to the extent identifier. The storage server retrieves a reference to the extent from a second sorted data structure, wherein the storage server uses the retrieved extent identifier to traverse the second sorted data structure to the reference, and wherein the second sorted data structure is global across a plurality of volumes. The storage server retrieves the extent from a storage device using the reference and returns the extent to the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Rickard E. Faith, Subramaniam Periyagaram, Sandeep Yadav, Ashish Prakash, Blake Lewis, Jeff Kimmel, Steve Daniel
  • EXTENT-BASED STORAGE ARCHITECTURE
    Publication number: 20120278382
    Abstract: An extent-based storage architecture is implemented by a storage server receiving a read request for an extent from a client, wherein the extent includes a group of contiguous blocks and the read request includes a file block number. The storage server retrieves an extent identifier from a first sorted data structure, wherein the storage server uses the received file block number to traverse the first sorted data structure to the extent identifier. The storage server retrieves a reference to the extent from a second sorted data structure, wherein the storage server uses the retrieved extent identifier to traverse the second sorted data structure to the reference, and wherein the second sorted data structure is global across a plurality of volumes. The storage server retrieves the extent from a storage device using the reference and returns the extent to the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Rickard E. Faith, Subramaniam Periyagaram, Sandeep Yadav, Ashish Prakash, Blake Lewis, Jeff Kimmel, Steve Daniel