Patents by Inventor Mark S. Laker

Mark S. Laker 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).

  • Dynamic write balancing in a data storage system
    Patent number: 9778882
    Abstract: Available storage locations are identified by searching through a free blocks object non-sequentially. The free blocks object may be logically divided into sections, and the sections may be searched non-sequentially. Each section may be logically divided into a number of sub-sections, and the sub-sections of the various sections may be searched non-sequentially. A new section may be added to the free blocks object, and the added section may be searched until a predetermined threshold or condition is reached, at which point non-sequential searching may begin or resume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS ENGINEERING UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher J. Aston, Mark S. Laker, Trevor E. Willis
  • Dynamic Write Balancing in a Data Storage System
    Publication number: 20090327368
    Abstract: Available storage locations are identified by searching through a free blocks object non-sequentially. The free blocks object may be logically divided into sections, and the sections may be searched non-sequentially. Each section may be logically divided into a number of sub-sections, and the sub-sections of the various sections may be searched non-sequentially. A new section may be added to the free blocks object, and the added section may be searched until a predetermined threshold or condition is reached, at which point non-sequential searching may begin or resume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: BLUEARC UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher J. Aston, Mark S. Laker, Trevor E. Willis