Patents by Inventor Peter A. Bouchard

Peter A. Bouchard 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).

  • Publication number: 20250247445
    Abstract: Systems and methods for data mobility in multi-cloud platforms that orchestrates multiple storage objects using mobility groups. According to one embodiment, an Information Handling System (IHS) includes a multi-cloud platform that includes first and second clouds each supported by first and second servers, respectively. The IHS also includes computer-executable instructions to receive a request to copy data consumed by an application from a first server to a second server, determine one or more source storage objects on the first server that stores the data, and generate a mobility group that includes information associated with a first location of the source storage objects and a second location of the second server. The instructions may use the mobility group to copy the storage objects from the first server to the second server according to the information included in the mobility group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Gopakumar Ambat, Nagasimha G. Haravu, Peter A. Bouchard
  • Patent number: 10089148
    Abstract: Currently, administrators configure replication manually according to a data protection policy. Typically, such data protection policies are provided via a script or a similar input to provision storage devices. However, such manual configuration is subject to administrator error. For example, an administrator may not provision storage devices accurately according to a desired data protection policy. Further, this process is subject not only to human mistake, but also the administrative overhead required to manually provision the storage devices. Example embodiments of the present invention eliminate administration and reliability issues arising out of manual replication service configuration, thereby minimizing administrative costs and improving the user experience of handling data protection. Example embodiments of the present invention provide a method, an apparatus and a computer-program product for creating a policy-based replication service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Aharon Blitzer, Aviram Katz, Roy Dahan, David C. Dysert, Ananthan K. Pillai, Christopher J. Hackett, Peter A. Bouchard, Puneet B. Lal, Hamid R. Farshi
  • Patent number: 9736007
    Abstract: IT organizations are challenged with maintaining data application and availability while satisfying service level agreements and compliance requirements. Unprecedented data growth is straining IT resources requiring greater investments, while capital and operational expenses are under scrutiny. Given this tension, IT organizations are seeking efficiency and optimization to regain control and meet business SLAs. Example embodiments of the present invention provide a method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for performing automated data protection with information technology (IT) infrastructure visibility. The method comprises receiving input regarding a desired state of a data protection environment for an IT infrastructure and creating a data protection environment according to the desired state of the data protection environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Peter A. Bouchard, David C. Dysert, Hamid R. Farshi, Cara P. Garber, Christopher J. Hackett, Puneet B. Lal, Madhup Mishra, Ananthan K. Pillai
  • Patent number: 5658416
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for peeling a laminate containing image media wherein the leading edge portion of the laminate is struck by beater blades to initially separate the leading edge portion of one layer from the laminate. The separated leading edge portion is then transported into a nip defined by a peel surface and a lower peel roll after which the leading edge portion is bent about the peel surface by a folder driven by a linkage mechanism. While the leading edge portion of the laminate is bent, one layer is held by a vacuum device while the remainder of the laminate returns to its path of travel under its own resiliency. The separated layer is then peeled from the laminate by take-away rolls while guided by the peel surface. The remainder of the laminate is guided by a deflector roll to move along the path at a predetermined angle while the layer is being peeled. In one method, the layer is peeled at an angle to the longitudinal direction of the laminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: Polaroid Corporation
    Inventors: George O. MacCollum, Peter A. Bouchard, Dana F. Schuh, Richard A. Rosenthal, Frank S. Silveira, Donald G. Josephson