Patents by Inventor Josh Whelan

Josh Whelan 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: 10769102
    Abstract: According to an example, to allocate disk storage space, a request to store a new data chunk in a container is received. For a list of available containers, an exposure count for the container is fetched in the event that a container comprises a data chunk from a same source as the new data chunk. An optimal container to store the new data chunk is determined, and in the event that an exposure count of the optimal container is less than an exposure count limit, the new data chunk in the optimal container is stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Dave Donaghy, Josh Whelan, John Butt
  • Publication number: 20180165291
    Abstract: According to an example, to allocate disk storage space, a request to store a new data chunk in a container is received. For a list of available containers, an exposure count for the container is fetched in the event that a container comprises a data chunk from a same source as the new data chunk. An optimal container to store the new data chunk is determined, and in the event that an exposure count of the optimal container is less than an exposure count limit, the new data chunk in the optimal container is stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Dave Donaghy, Josh Whelan, John Butt