Patents by Inventor Kirk Clowser

Kirk Clowser 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).

  • Network-attached storage enhancement appliance
    Patent number: 9875029
    Abstract: A network attached storage management appliance that can be inserted into a pre-existing network. The appliance sits between an end user and the available storage and optimizes performance and storage through acceleration of data, migration of data, compression of data, deduplication of data, and expansion of storage. The device moves data between lower- and higher-performance storage, with frequently accessed data sitting in higher-performance storage and infrequently accessed data sitting in lower-performance storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Parsec Labs, LLC
    Inventors: Graham Bromley, Walter Angerer, Richard Bromley, Kirk Clowser, Jon Genda
  • NETWORK-ATTACHED STORAGE ENHANCEMENT APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20170109053
    Abstract: A network attached storage management appliance that can be inserted into a pre-existing network. The appliance sits between an end user and the available storage and optimizes performance and storage through acceleration of data, migration of data, compression of data, deduplication of data, and expansion of storage. The device moves data between lower- and higher-performance storage, with frequently accessed data sitting in higher-performance storage and infrequently accessed data sitting in lower-performance storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Graham Bromley, Walter Angerer, Richard Bromley, Kirk Clowser, Jon Genda
  • NETWORK-ATTACHED STORAGE ENHANCEMENT APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20150293699
    Abstract: A network attached storage management appliance that can be inserted into a pre-existing network. The appliance sits between an end user and the available storage and optimizes performance and storage through acceleration of data, migration of data, compression of data, deduplication of data, and expansion of storage. The device moves data between lower- and higher-performance storage, with frequently accessed data sitting in higher-performance storage and infrequently accessed data sitting in lower-performance storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Graham Bromley, Richard Bromley, Walter Angerer, Kirk Clowser, Jon Genda