Patents by Inventor Phillip Ray Hinton, Jr.

Phillip Ray Hinton, Jr. 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).

  • Method and system of compacting sparse directories in a file system
    Patent number: 7287046
    Abstract: A method and system are described for reducing search for data in a directory scheme employing hash tables. The method involves compacting directory entries in a manner in which the directory entries will gradually migrate and concentrate at the highest level hash tables which coincide with early blocks in a hash table sequence representing the directory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Dov Bulka, Ashok Ramakrishnan, Phillip Ray Hinton, Jr., Eric Wagner