Patents by Inventor Richard WIGHT

Richard WIGHT 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).

  • Patent number: 11900160
    Abstract: Methods, non-transitory machine readable media, and computing devices that more efficiently and effectively manage storage quota enforcement are disclosed. With this technology, a quota ticket comprising a tally generation number (TGN) and a local allowed usage amount (AUA) are obtained. The local AUA comprises a portion of a global AUA associated with a quota rule. The local AUA is increased following receipt of another portion of the global AUA in a response from a cluster peer, when another TGN in the response matches the TGN and the local AUA is insufficient to execute a received storage operation associated with the quota rule. The local AUA is decreased by an amount corresponding to, and following execution of, the storage operation, when the increased local AUA is sufficient to execute the storage operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventors: Xin Wang, Keith Allen Bare, II, Ying-Hao Wang, Jonathan Westley Moody, Bradley Raymond Lisson, Richard Wight, David Loren Rose, Richard P. Jernigan, IV, Daniel Tennant
  • Publication number: 20220269541
    Abstract: Methods, non-transitory machine readable media, and computing devices that more efficiently and effectively manage storage quota enforcement are disclosed. With this technology, a quota ticket comprising a tally generation number (TGN) and a local allowed usage amount (AUA) are obtained. The local AUA comprises a portion of a global AUA associated with a quota rule. The local AUA is increased following receipt of another portion of the global AUA in a response from a cluster peer, when another TGN in the response matches the TGN and the local AUA is insufficient to execute a received storage operation associated with the quota rule. The local AUA is decreased by an amount corresponding to, and following execution of, the storage operation, when the increased local AUA is sufficient to execute the storage operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Xin WANG, Keith Allen Bare, II, Ying-Hao Wang, Jonathan Westley Moody, Bradley Raymond Lisson, Richard Wight, David Loren Rose, Richard P. Jernigan, IV, Daniel Tennant
  • Patent number: 11354160
    Abstract: Methods, non-transitory machine readable media, and computing devices that more efficiently and effectively manage storage quota enforcement are disclosed. With this technology, a quota ticket comprising a tally generation number (TGN) and a local allowed usage amount (AUA) are obtained. The local AUA comprises a portion of a global AUA associated with a quota rule. The local AUA is increased following receipt of another portion of the global AUA in a response from a cluster peer, when another TGN in the response matches the TGN and the local AUA is insufficient to execute a received storage operation associated with the quota rule. The local AUA is decreased by an amount corresponding to, and following execution of, the storage operation, when the increased local AUA is sufficient to execute the storage operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventors: Xin Wang, Keith Allen Bare, II, Ying-Hao Wang, Jonathan Westley Moody, Bradley Raymond Lisson, Richard Wight, David Loren Rose, Richard P. Jernigan, IV, Daniel Tennant
  • Publication number: 20200192713
    Abstract: Methods, non-transitory machine readable media, and computing devices that more efficiently and effectively manage storage quota enforcement are disclosed. With this technology, a quota ticket comprising a tally generation number (TGN) and a local allowed usage amount (AUA) are obtained. The local AUA comprises a portion of a global AUA associated with a quota rule. The local AUA is increased following receipt of another portion of the global AUA in a response from a cluster peer, when another TGN in the response matches the TGN and the local AUA is insufficient to execute a received storage operation associated with the quota rule. The local AUA is decreased by an amount corresponding to, and following execution of, the storage operation, when the increased local AUA is sufficient to execute the storage operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Xin Wang, Keith Allen Bare, II, Ying-Hao Wang, Jonathan Westley Moody, Bradley Raymond Lisson, Richard Wight, David Loren Rose, Richard P. Jernigan, IV, Daniel Tennant
  • Patent number: 9802316
    Abstract: A sensor that detects contact using compression of a compliant material sandwiched between an electromagnetic signal transmitter and a corresponding signal receiver. Potential applications include inexpensive, robust collision sensors integrated into mobile robot bumpers, and sensors on robot grippers to detect grasping of an object. Deformation of the compliant material in response to contact forces changes the distance between the transmitter and the receiver, affecting the electromagnetic field between them. Changes in this electromagnetic field provide information on the location and magnitude of the contact forces. A transmitter and receiver may form opposing surfaces of a capacitor; the measured capacitance changes as the distance between transmitter and receiver changes. Alternatively, the strength of a received signal may be monitored to detect changing distance between transmitter and receiver. Shielding and signal filtering may be used to mitigate the effects of electromagnetic noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Vision Robotics Corporation
    Inventors: Harvey Koselka, Bret Wallach, Andrew Ferencz, Richard Wight
  • Publication number: 20170203440
    Abstract: A sensor that detects contact using compression of a compliant material sandwiched between an electromagnetic signal transmitter and a corresponding signal receiver. Potential applications include inexpensive, robust collision sensors integrated into mobile robot bumpers, and sensors on robot grippers to detect grasping of an object. Deformation of the compliant material in response to contact forces changes the distance between the transmitter and the receiver, affecting the electromagnetic field between them. Changes in this electromagnetic field provide information on the location and magnitude of the contact forces. A transmitter and receiver may form opposing surfaces of a capacitor; the measured capacitance changes as the distance between transmitter and receiver changes. Alternatively, the strength of a received signal may be monitored to detect changing distance between transmitter and receiver. Shielding and signal filtering may be used to mitigate the effects of electromagnetic noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: Vision Robotics Corporation
    Inventors: Harvey KOSELKA, Bret WALLACH, Andrew FERENCZ, Richard WIGHT