Patents by Inventor Ralph Wenkel

Ralph Wenkel 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).

  • System and Method for Accessing Files in a Physical Data Storage
    Publication number: 20080256562
    Abstract: Accessing files in a physical data storage. The system may include an application programming interface (API) layer, the API layer including an API which extends the class Java.io.file to include methods for file access requests. The system may further comprise at least one internal layer, the internal layer configured to transform a file access request into a database call. Finally, the system may include a storage layer with a database, the database being configured to access the physical storage in response to the database call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Ralph Wenkel, Gerald Ristow