Patents by Inventor Mark Moreau

Mark Moreau 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).

  • Probability-based allocation of storage from storage pools
    Patent number: 10346057
    Abstract: A technique allocates storage from a plurality of storage pools of a data storage assembly to host storage. The technique involves receiving an allocation request and, in response to the allocation request, performing a set of probability-based allocation attempt operations that attempts to allocate a storage portion from one of the plurality of storage pools to the host storage. Each storage pool of the plurality of storage pools provides multiple storage portions of physical storage to store host data. The technique further involves, based on a result of the set of probability-based allocation attempt operations, provisioning the host storage with a storage portion from a particular pool of the plurality of storage pools to satisfy the allocation request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Owen Martin, Mark Moreau