Patents by Inventor Jon H. Prall

Jon H. Prall 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: 7584264
    Abstract: Data storage and retrieval systems and related methods are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a system includes data processing servers configured to receive incoming data and transmit the data for storage. The system also includes data storage servers each coupled to one or more data storage units and configured to receive transmitted data for writing to the one or more data storage units, and to read data from the one or more data storage units. Furthermore, the systems may include data retrieval servers coupled to one or more of the data storage servers and configured to retrieve data from the one or more data storage units. The system further includes process modules each associated with one of the data storage servers, where at least two of the process modules are configured to write a portion of the data to corresponding data storage units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Fredric L. Cox, Dorion A. Carroll, Peter Kevin Lund, Michael J. Oswall, Scott M. Petry, Jon H. Prall