Patents by Inventor Ray D. Whitmer

Ray D. Whitmer 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).

  • Filekey access to data
    Patent number: 11880476
    Abstract: Systems and methods for backing up data are provided. Data objects or blocks of data can be encrypted with individualized keys. The keys are generated from the unencrypted data objects or blocks. The encrypted data objects or blocks and fingerprints of the encrypted data objects or blocks can be uploaded to a datacenter. Even though the data objects or blocks are encrypted, deduplication can be performed by the datacenter or before the data object is uploaded to the datacenter. In addition, access can be controlled by encrypting the key used to encrypt the data object with access keys to generate one or more access codes. The key to decrypt the encrypted data object is obtained by decrypting the access code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Ray D. Whitmer, David S. Anderson
  • Datacenter maintenance
    Patent number: 10810087
    Abstract: Systems and methods for maintaining a datacenter are provided. A repair component includes modules that are configured to scan the data objects based on the identifiers of the data objects, identify potential issues or concerns with the data objects, and then repair the issues as they are discovered or over time. The repair component can be run in a non-centralized and highly parallelized manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: David S. Anderson, Ray D. Whitmer, Kenneth Russo
  • Filekey access to data
    Patent number: 10430599
    Abstract: Systems and methods for backing up data are provided. Data objects or blocks of data can be encrypted with individualized keys. The keys are generated from the unencrypted data objects or blocks. The encrypted data objects or blocks and fingerprints of the encrypted data objects or blocks can be uploaded to a datacenter. Even though the data objects or blocks are encrypted, deduplication can be performed by the datacenter or before the data object is uploaded to the datacenter. In addition, access can be controlled by encrypting the key used to encrypt the data object with access keys to generate one or more access codes. The key to decrypt the encrypted data object is obtained by decrypting the access code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Ray D. Whitmer, David S. Anderson
  • DATACENTER MAINTENANCE
    Publication number: 20180095987
    Abstract: Systems and methods for maintaining a datacenter are provided. A repair component includes modules that are configured to scan the data objects based on the identifiers of the data objects, identify potential issues or concerns with the data objects, and then repair the issues as they are discovered or over time. The repair component can be run in a non-centralized and highly parallelized manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: David S. Anderson, Ray D. Whitmer, Kenneth Russo
  • Datacenter maintenance
    Patent number: 9824093
    Abstract: Systems and methods for maintaining a datacenter are provided. A repair component includes modules that are configured to scan the data objects based on the identifiers of the data objects, identify potential issues or concerns with the data objects, and then repair the issues as they are discovered or over time. The repair component can be run in a non-centralized and highly parallelized manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: David S. Anderson, Ray D. Whitmer, Kenneth Russo