Patents by Inventor Phillip H. Pruett
Phillip H. Pruett 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).
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Patent number: 11966359Abstract: An object-based data storage service receives a request to store a data object in a first location corresponding to a first data storage tier. The request may specify a parameter to enable transitioning of the data object to another data storage tier. In response to the request, the object-based data storage service stores the data object in the first location and monitors access of the data object to determine usage data associated with the data object. The object-based data storage service processes the usage data to determine that the data object is to be transitioned to a second data storage tier. As a result of this determination, the object-based data storage service transitions the data object to a second location corresponding to the second data storage tier.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2018Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Bhavesh Anil Doshi, Arvinth Ravi, Anand Chakraborty, Shikha Sukumaran, Thayn Moore, Nikhil Menon, Phillip H Pruett, IV, Suresh Kumar Golconda, Miles Childs Kaufmann
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Patent number: 11740796Abstract: An object-based data storage service receives a request to store a data object in association with a smart data storage tier. Based at least in part on characteristics of the data object, the object-based data storage service identifies and stores the data object in a first location corresponding to a first data storage tier. The object-based data storage service monitors access to the data object to identify a second set of characteristics of the data object. This second set of characteristics is used to determine that the data object is to be transitioned to a second data storage tier. The object-based data storage service, based at least in part on this determination, stores the data object in a second location corresponding to the second data storage tier.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Leon Thrane, Miles Childs Kaufmann, Suresh Kumar Golconda, Anand Chakraborty, Arvinth Ravi, Nikhil Menon, Shikha Sukumaran, Bhavesh Anil Doshi, Phillip H. Pruett, IV
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Patent number: 11741078Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for efficiently maintaining a transaction sequence witness service to ensure that requests to read data provide consistent results across all storage nodes in a distributed system. When a storage node receives a request for a data object, the node may obtain—from transaction sequence witness service—the latest sequence number associated with the object. If the sequence number indicates the object has been modified in the period of time since the currently stored version was stored, the node can obtain the current version from persistent storage.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Vishwas Narendra, James Zuber, Arvinth Ravi, Sameer Choudhary, Rajesh Sampath, Tyler Michael Jung, Nicholas Jacob Essenburg, Phillip H. Pruett, Prathiban Mohanasundaram, Nishant Jain, Suchindra Yogendra Agarwal, David Grant Emeny-Smith, Hardik Navin Nagda, Bryan T. Wilkinson, Liming Ye, Janko Jerinic, Vijayasarathy Kannan, Pierre Vigneras, Nikhil Shah
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Patent number: 11704033Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for managing data partitions in a distributed storage system and, in particular, the routing data used by the distributed storage system to route requests to the proper caching layers, persistent storage nodes, etc. Data items may be managed in a multi-tier configuration in which they are grouped into different partitions based on their key prefixes, and partitions are grouped into different cells based on key ranges. When partitions are moved from cell-to-cell, or when cells are split, the routing data is changed accordingly. In order to ensure that the correct routing data is used throughout the distributed storage system, a change to routing data may be accompanied by a special barrier record being written to the transaction log of affected partitions.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Vishwas Narendra, James Zuber, Phillip H. Pruett, Nicholas Jacob Essenburg, Vijayasarathy Kannan, Janko Jerinic, Pierre Vigneras, Arvinth Ravi, Liming Ye, Nikhil Shah
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Patent number: 11537516Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for using a distributed cache architecture with different methods to load balance requests depending upon whether a requested data item is a freely-requested item (e.g., a “hot key”). The cache may be implemented as a consistent hash ring, and most keys may be assigned to particular node based on a consistent hash. For hot key requests, the requests may be distributed among a subset of nodes rather than being assigned to a specific node using consistent hashing. When a witness service is used to ensure that cached data is fresh, verification requests for data regarding hot keys may be batched to avoid overloading the witness service with hot key requests.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Tyler Michael Jung, Slavcho Georgiev Slavchev, Nishant Jain, Vishwas Narendra, Nikhil Shah, James Zuber, Sameer Choudhary, Christopher A. Stephens, Suchindra Yogendra Agarwal, Phillip H. Pruett
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Publication number: 20220334719Abstract: An object-based data storage service receives a request to store a data object in association with a smart data storage tier. Based at least in part on characteristics of the data object, the object-based data storage service identifies and stores the data object in a first location corresponding to a first data storage tier. The object-based data storage service monitors access to the data object to identify a second set of characteristics of the data object. This second set of characteristics is used to determine that the data object is to be transitioned to a second data storage tier. The object-based data storage service, based at least in part on this determination, stores the data object in a second location corresponding to the second data storage tier.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Leon Thrane, Miles Childs Kaufmann, Suresh Kumar Golconda, Anand Chakraborty, Arvinth Ravi, Nikhil Menon, Shikha Sukumaran, Bhavesh Anil Doshi, Phillip H. Pruett, IV
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Patent number: 11392296Abstract: An object-based data storage service receives a request to store a data object in association with a smart data storage tier. Based at least in part on characteristics of the data object, the object-based data storage service identifies and stores the data object in a first location corresponding to a first data storage tier. The object-based data storage service monitors access to the data object to identify a second set of characteristics of the data object. This second set of characteristics is used to determine that the data object is to be transitioned to a second data storage tier. The object-based data storage service, based at least in part on this determination, stores the data object in a second location corresponding to the second data storage tier.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Leon Thrane, Miles Childs Kaufmann, Suresh Kumar Golconda, Anand Chakraborty, Arvinth Ravi, Nikhil Menon, Shikha Sukumaran, Bhavesh Anil Doshi, Phillip H. Pruett, IV
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Publication number: 20200192571Abstract: An object-based data storage service receives a request to store a data object in association with a smart data storage tier. Based at least in part on characteristics of the data object, the object-based data storage service identifies and stores the data object in a first location corresponding to a first data storage tier. The object-based data storage service monitors access to the data object to identify a second set of characteristics of the data object. This second set of characteristics is used to determine that the data object is to be transitioned to a second data storage tier. The object-based data storage service, based at least in part on this determination, stores the data object in a second location corresponding to the second data storage tier.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Leon Thrane, Miles Childs Kaufmann, Suresh Kumar Golconda, Anand Chakraborty, Arvinth Ravi, Nikhil Menon, Shikha Sukumaran, Bhavesh Anil Doshi, Phillip H. Pruett, IV
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Patent number: 10572159Abstract: An object-based data storage service receives a request to store a data object in association with a smart data storage tier. Based at least in part on characteristics of the data object, the object-based data storage service identifies and stores the data object in a first location corresponding to a first data storage tier. The object-based data storage service monitors access to the data object to identify a second set of characteristics of the data object. This second set of characteristics is used to determine that the data object is to be transitioned to a second data storage tier. The object-based data storage service, based at least in part on this determination, stores the data object in a second location corresponding to the second data storage tier.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Leon Thrane, Miles Childs Kaufmann, Suresh Kumar Golconda, Anand Chakraborty, Arvinth Ravi, Nikhil Menon, Shikha Sukumaran, Bhavesh Anil Doshi, Phillip H Pruett, IV
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Patent number: 5910085Abstract: A floor squeak and pop eliminator. The apparatus includes a two-flanged angle bracket to which is adhered a compressible shim or block. The bracket is fastened to the floor joist in the proximity of the floor noise source, with the compressible shim in contact with the underside of the floor. Screws are turned upward through the bracket and the compressible shim and into the floor, compressing the shim and drawing the floor down to the joist and securing the floor to the shim to eliminate the squeak.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 1998Date of Patent: June 8, 1999Inventor: Phillip H. Pruett