Patents by Inventor Rachel Shanava

Rachel Shanava 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).

  • Copying Data Using References To The Data
    Publication number: 20230297291
    Abstract: Copying data using references to the data, including: receiving a request to write the source data to a target volume, wherein the request to write the source data indicates the reference information; obtaining a metadata representation of the source data using the reference information; an copying, using the reference information, the metadata representation of the source data to the target volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Roland DREIER, Rachel SHANAVA, Krishna KANT
  • Copy using metadata representation
    Patent number: 11656804
    Abstract: A virtualized copy-by-reference includes: receiving, from a first computer system, a request for reference information for source data within a source volume; providing, to the first computer system, the reference information, wherein the reference information corresponds to a metadata representation of the source data; receiving, from a second computer system, a request to write the source data to a target volume, and wherein the request to write the source data indicates the reference information; and copying, using the reference information, the metadata representation of the source data to the target volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
    Inventors: Roland Dreier, Rachel Shanava, Krishna Kant
  • Copy Using Metadata Representation
    Publication number: 20210405930
    Abstract: A virtualized copy-by-reference includes: receiving, from a first computer system, a request for reference information for source data within a source volume; providing, to the first computer system, the reference information, wherein the reference information corresponds to a metadata representation of the source data; receiving, from a second computer system, a request to write the source data to a target volume, and wherein the request to write the source data indicates the reference information; and copying, using the reference information, the metadata representation of the source data to the target volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: ROLAND DREIER, RACHEL SHANAVA, KRISHNA KANT
  • Lightweight copy
    Patent number: 11126381
    Abstract: A virtualized copy-by-reference includes: receiving, from a first computer system, a request for reference information for source data within a source volume; providing, to the first computer system, the reference information, wherein the reference information corresponds to a metadata representation of the source data; receiving, from a second computer system, a request to write the source data to a target volume, and wherein the request to write the source data indicates the reference information; and copying, using the reference information, the metadata representation of the source data to the target volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Pure Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: Roland Dreier, Krishna Kant, Rachel Shanava
  • Virtualized copy-by-reference
    Patent number: 10459664
    Abstract: A virtualized copy-by-reference includes: receiving, from a first computer system, a request for reference information for source data within a source volume; providing, to the first computer system, the reference information, wherein the reference information corresponds to a metadata representation of the source data; receiving, from a second computer system, a request to write the source data to a target volume, and wherein the request to write the source data indicates the reference information; and copying, using the reference information, the metadata representation of the source data to the target volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Pure Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: Roland Dreier, Krishna Kant, Rachel Shanava