Patents by Inventor Mark Avery

Mark Avery 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).

  • Method and apparatus for data retention in a storage system
    Patent number: 9075851
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for retention of data on a storage system. An application program provides the storage system with data to be stored on the storage system. The application program also provides the storage system with a retention period that indicates a period of time for which the data may not be deleted. When the storage system receives a request to delete the data, it first evaluates the retention period associated with that data to determine if the retention period has expired. If the retention period has not expired, the storage system denies the request to delete the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Kilian, Mark Avery, Stephen Todd, Tom Teugels, Francis Martens, Jan Bruyndonckx
  • Method and apparatus for data retention in a storage system
    Publication number: 20050125411
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for retention of data on a storage system. An application program provides the storage system with data to be stored on the storage system. The application program also provides the storage system with a retention period that indicates a period of time for which the data may not be deleted. When the storage system receives a request to delete the data, it first evaluates the retention period associated with that data to determine if the retention period has expired. If the retention period has not expired, the storage system denies the request to delete the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Kilian, Mark Avery, Stephen Todd, Tom Teugels, Francis Martens, Jan Bruyndonckx