Patents by Inventor Michael B. Schmitz

Michael B. Schmitz 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).

  • Systems and methods for scalable distributed storage processing
    Patent number: 8200871
    Abstract: A system including a storage processing device with an input/output module. The input/output module has port processors to receive and transmit network traffic. The input/output module also has a switch connecting the port processors. Each port processor categorizes the network traffic as fast path network traffic or control path network traffic. The switch routes fast path network traffic from an ingress port processor to a specified egress port processor. The storage processing device also includes a control module to process the control path network traffic received from the ingress port processor. The control module routes processed control path network traffic to the switch for routing to a defined egress port processor. The control module is connected to the input/output module. The input/output module and the control module are configured to interactively support data virtualization, data migration, data journaling, and snapshotting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Venkat Rangan, Edward D. McClanahan, Michael B. Schmitz
  • Systems and methods for scalable distributed storage processing
    Publication number: 20100318700
    Abstract: A system including a storage processing device with an input/output module. The input/output module has port processors to receive and transmit network traffic. The input/output module also has a switch connecting the port processors. Each port processor categorizes the network traffic as fast path network traffic or control path network traffic. The switch routes fast path network traffic from an ingress port processor to a specified egress port processor. The storage processing device also includes a control module to process the control path network traffic received from the ingress port processor. The control module routes processed control path network traffic to the switch for routing to a defined egress port processor. The control module is connected to the input/output module. The input/output module and the control module are configured to interactively support data virtualization, data migration, data journaling, and snapshotting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Venkat Rangan, Edward D. McClanahan, Michael B. Schmitz
  • Apparatus and method for data migration in a storage processing device
    Patent number: 7752361
    Abstract: A system including a storage processing device with an input/output module. The input/output module has port processors to receive and transmit network traffic. The input/output module also has a switch connecting the port processors. Each port processor categorizes the network traffic as fast path network traffic or control path network traffic. The switch routes fast path network traffic from an ingress port processor to a specified egress port processor. The storage processing device also includes a control module to process the control path network traffic received from the ingress port processor. The control module routes processed control path network traffic to the switch for routing to a defined egress port processor. The control module is connected to the input/output module. The input/output module and the control module are configured to interactively support data virtualization, data migration, data journaling, and snapshotting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Venkat Rangan, Edward D. McClanahan, Michael B. Schmitz
  • Apparatus and method for data virtualization in a storage processing device
    Patent number: 7353305
    Abstract: A system including a storage processing device with an input/output module. The input/output module has port processors to receive and transmit network traffic. The input/output module also has a switch connecting the port processors. Each port processor categorizes the network traffic as fast path network traffic or control path network traffic. The switch routes fast path network traffic from an ingress port processor to a specified egress port processor. The storage processing device also includes a control module to process the control path network traffic received from the ingress port processor. The control module routes processed control path network traffic to the switch for routing to a defined egress port processor. The control module is connected to the input/output module. The input/output module and the control module are configured to interactively support data virtualization, data migration, data journaling, and snapshotting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Gururaj Pangal, Michael B. Schmitz, Vinodh Ravindran, Edward D. McClanahan
  • Apparatus and method for data replication in a storage processing device
    Publication number: 20040143639
    Abstract: A system including a storage processing device with an input/output module. The input/output module has port processors to receive and transmit network traffic. The input/output module also has a switch connecting the port processors. Each port processor categorizes the network traffic as fast path network traffic or control path network traffic. The switch routes fast path network traffic from an ingress port processor to a specified egress port processor. The storage processing device also includes a control module to process the control path network traffic received from the ingress port processor. The control module routes processed control path network traffic to the switch for routing to a defined egress port processor. The control module is connected to the input/output module. The input/output module and the control module are configured to interactively support data virtualization, data migration, data journaling, and snapshotting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Venkat Rangan, Edward D. McClanahan, Michael B. Schmitz
  • Apparatus and method for data migration in a storage processing device
    Publication number: 20040139237
    Abstract: A system including a storage processing device with an input/output module. The input/output module has port processors to receive and transmit network traffic. The input/output module also has a switch connecting the port processors. Each port processor categorizes the network traffic as fast path network traffic or control path network traffic. The switch routes fast path network traffic from an ingress port processor to a specified egress port processor. The storage processing device also includes a control module to process the control path network traffic received from the ingress port processor. The control module routes processed control path network traffic to the switch for routing to a defined egress port processor. The control module is connected to the input/output module. The input/output module and the control module are configured to interactively support data virtualization, data migration, data journaling, and snapshotting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Venkat Rangan, Edward D. McClanahan, Michael B. Schmitz