Patents by Inventor Kurt A. Duncan

Kurt A. Duncan 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).

  • Apparatus and method for enhancing data availability by implementing inter-storage-unit communication
    Publication number: 20040153717
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for enhancing data availability by implementing inter-storage-unit communication in a data processing system. A Remote Volume Mirroring (RVM) system may be leveraged according to the present invention to provide volume failover by enhancing the functionality of the arrays, in a manner transparent to a host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventor: Kurt A. Duncan
  • Apparatus and method for enhancing data availability by leveraging primary/backup data storage volumes
    Publication number: 20040098637
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for enhancing data availability by leveraging primary/backup data storage volumes. A Remote Volume Mirroring (RVM) system may be leveraged according to the present invention to provide volume failover by enhancing the functionality of the arrays, in a manner transparent to the host operating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Kurt A. Duncan, Robert R. Stankey