Patents by Inventor Russell A. Neufeld
Russell A. Neufeld 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).
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Publication number: 20230177016Abstract: A versioned file system comprising network accessible storage is provided. Aspects of the system include globally locking files or groups of files so as to better control the stored files in the file system and to avoid problems associated with simultaneous remote access or conflicting multiple access requests for the same files. A method for operating, creating and using the global locks is also disclosed. A multiprotocol global lock can be provided for filing nodes that have multiple network protocols for generating local lock requests.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2023Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: Robert M. Mason, JR., David M. Shaw, Kevin W. Baughman, Christopher S. Lacasse, Matthew M. McDonald, Russell A. Neufeld, Akshay K. Saxena
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Patent number: 11640374Abstract: An operations server synchronizes updates to a cloud-based shared versioned file system. The shared versioned file system includes directories and sub-directories that are divided into shards. The operations server coordinates requests from local filer servers, each running a respective local version of the shared versioned file system, to update a shard in the cloud-based shared versioned file system. The operations server can provide a global lock on the shard to a local filer server before it updates the shard in the cloud-based shared versioned file system.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2017Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Nasuni CorporationInventors: David M. Shaw, Matthew M. McDonald, Russell A. Neufeld, Christopher S. Lacasse
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Patent number: 11567903Abstract: A versioned file system comprising network accessible storage is provided. Aspects of the system include globally locking files or groups of files so as to better control the stored files in the file system and to avoid problems associated with simultaneous remote access or conflicting multiple access requests for the same files. A method for operating, creating and using the global locks is also disclosed. A multiprotocol global lock can be provided for filing nodes that have multiple network protocols for generating local lock requests.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Nasuni CorporationInventors: Robert M. Mason, Jr., David M. Shaw, Kevin W. Baughman, Christopher S. Lacasse, Matthew M. McDonald, Russell A. Neufeld, Akshay K. Saxena
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Publication number: 20230004535Abstract: A cloud-based write-once object store is configured to store inode-based data exported to the store from an enterprise file system. For each version of data (e.g., a file) exported to the store, there is a version of the inode corresponding to that data. As versions of the data are exported to the cloud, the system creates multiple versions of the inode. The set of inode versions corresponding to the versions of the file have a pointer associated therewith that specifies the latest version of the data associated with the inode. The inode versions in the set share the same pointer. The inode versions represent a revision history for the inode. For each inode version corresponding to a version of the data, information is received and stored in a new portion of the object store. The inode version for a file version comprises a list of data chunks for the file.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: David M. Shaw, Matthew M. McDonald, Russell A. Neufeld, Christopher S. Lacasse
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Publication number: 20220382716Abstract: A cloud native global file system is augmented to include a “file accelerator” that is configured to speed up data propagation with respect to updates on a shared volume and, in particular by performing real-time analysis on audit event data to coordinate pushes and pulls across multiple edge appliances, effectively replacing static snapshot and synchronization schedules. A “push” refers to a snapshot on the volume that occurs at a particular filer, and a “pull” refers to a synchronization (sync) operation initiated by a particular filer to obtain whatever is in the cloud (and that is the subject of the pull). The file accelerator operates in several modes of “triggered” operation based on user activity, and under the control of a cloud-based controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: John A. Capello, Aaron T. Binford, Chinmaya Kanth Gogineni, David T. Mandile, Russell A. Neufeld, Toby C. Patterson, David M. Shaw
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Patent number: 11436201Abstract: A cloud-based write-once object store is configured to store inode-based data exported to the store from an enterprise file system. For each version of data (e.g., a file) exported to the store, there is a version of the inode corresponding to that data. As versions of the data are exported to the cloud, the system creates multiple versions of the inode. The set of inode versions corresponding to the versions of the file have a pointer associated therewith that specifies the latest version of the data associated with the inode. The inode versions in the set share the same pointer. The inode versions represent a revision history for the inode. For each inode version corresponding to a version of the data, information is received and stored in a new portion of the object store. The inode version for a file version comprises a list of data chunks for the file.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Nasuni CorporationInventors: David M. Shaw, Matthew M. McDonald, Russell A. Neufeld, Christopher S. Lacasse
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Patent number: 11409709Abstract: A cloud native global file system is augmented to include a “file accelerator” that is configured to speed up data propagation with respect to updates on a shared volume and, in particular by performing real-time analysis on audit event data to coordinate pushes and pulls across multiple edge appliances, effectively replacing static snapshot and synchronization schedules. A “push” refers to a snapshot on the volume that occurs at a particular filer, and a “pull” refers to a synchronization (sync) operation initiated by a particular filer to obtain whatever is in the cloud (and that is the subject of the pull). The file accelerator operates in several modes of “triggered” operation based on user activity, and under the control of a cloud-based controller.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Nasuni CorporationInventors: John A. Capello, Aaron T. Binford, Chinmaya Kanth Gogineni, David T. Mandile, Russell A. Neufeld, Toby C. Patterson, David M. Shaw
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Publication number: 20200341949Abstract: A versioned file system comprising network accessible storage is provided. Aspects of the system include globally locking files or groups of files so as to better control the stored files in the file system and to avoid problems associated with simultaneous remote access or conflicting multiple access requests for the same files. A method for operating, creating and using the global locks is also disclosed. A multiprotocol global lock can be provided for filing nodes that have multiple network protocols for generating local lock requests.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2019Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Robert M. Mason, JR., David M. Shaw, Kevin W. Baughman, Christopher S. Lacasse, Matthew M. McDonald, Russell A. Neufeld, Akshay K. Saxena
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Publication number: 20200174975Abstract: A cloud-based write-once object store is configured to store inode-based data exported to the store from an enterprise file system. For each version of data (e.g., a file) exported to the store, there is a version of the inode corresponding to that data. As versions of the data are exported to the cloud, the system creates multiple versions of the inode. The set of inode versions corresponding to the versions of the file have a pointer associated therewith that specifies the latest version of the data associated with the inode. The inode versions in the set share the same pointer. The inode versions represent a revision history for the inode. For each inode version corresponding to a version of the data, information is received and stored in a new portion of the object store. The inode version for a file version comprises a list of data chunks for the file.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: David M. Shaw, Matthew M. McDonald, Russell A. Neufeld, Christopher S. Lacasse
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Patent number: 10558622Abstract: A cloud-based write-once object store is configured to store inode-based data exported to the store from an enterprise file system. For each version of data (e.g., a file) exported to the store, there is a version of the inode corresponding to that data. As versions of the data are exported to the cloud, the system creates multiple versions of the inode. The set of inode versions corresponding to the versions of the file have a pointer associated therewith that specifies the latest version of the data associated with the inode. The inode versions in the set share the same pointer. The inode versions represent a revision history for the inode. For each inode version corresponding to a version of the data, information is received and stored in a new portion of the object store. The inode version for a file version comprises a list of data chunks for the file.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2017Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Nasuni CorporationInventors: David M. Shaw, Matthew M. McDonald, Russell A. Neufeld, Christopher S. Lacasse
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Patent number: 10311153Abstract: A versioned file system comprising network accessible storage is provided. Aspects of the system include globally locking files or groups of files so as to better control the stored files in the file system and to avoid problems associated with simultaneous remote access or conflicting multiple access requests for the same files. A method for operating, creating and using the global locks is also disclosed. A multiprotocol global lock can be provided for filing nodes that have multiple network protocols for generating local lock requests.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2015Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Nasuni CorporationInventors: Robert S. Mason, Jr., David M. Shaw, Kevin W. Baughman, Christopher S. Lacasse, Matthew M. McDonald, Russell A. Neufeld, Akshay K. Saxena
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Publication number: 20180025026Abstract: A cloud-based write-once object store is configured to store inode-based data exported to the store from an enterprise file system. For each version of data (e.g., a file) exported to the store, there is a version of the inode corresponding to that data. As versions of the data are exported to the cloud, the system creates multiple versions of the inode. The set of inode versions corresponding to the versions of the file have a pointer associated therewith that specifies the latest version of the data associated with the inode. The inode versions in the set share the same pointer. The inode versions represent a revision history for the inode. For each inode version corresponding to a version of the data, information is received and stored in a new portion of the object store. The inode version for a file version comprises a list of data chunks for the file.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2017Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: David M. Shaw, JR., Matthew M. McDonald, Russell A. Neufeld, Christopher S. Lacasse
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Publication number: 20170371895Abstract: An operations server synchronizes updates to a cloud-based shared versioned file system. The shared versioned file system includes directories and sub-directories that are divided into shards. The operations server coordinates requests from local filer servers, each running a respective local version of the shared versioned file system, to update a shard in the cloud-based shared versioned file system. The operations server can provide a global lock on the shard to a local filer server before it updates the shard in the cloud-based shared versioned file system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: David M. Shaw, JR., Matthew M. McDonald, Russell A. Neufeld, Christopher S. Lacasse
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Patent number: 9678962Abstract: Content platform management is enhanced by logically partitioning a physical cluster that comprises a redundant array of independent nodes. Using an interface, an administrator defines one or more “tenants” within the archive cluster, wherein a tenant has a set of attributes including, for example, namespaces, administrative accounts, data access accounts, and a permission mask. A namespace is a logical partition of the cluster that serves as a collection of objects typically associated with at least one defined application. Each namespace has a private file system such that access to one namespace (and its associated objects) does not enable a user to access objects in another namespace. A namespace has capabilities (e.g., read, write, delete, purge, and the like) that a namespace administrator can choose to enable or disable for a given data account.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2014Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: David B. Pinkney, Robert J. Primmer, Russell A. Neufeld, Donald P. Pannese, John F. Burnham, Lisa Dames, Jack A. Orenstein
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Publication number: 20160154817Abstract: A versioned file system comprising network accessible storage is provided. Aspects of the system include globally locking files or groups of files so as to better control the stored files in the file system and to avoid problems associated with simultaneous remote access or conflicting multiple access requests for the same files. A method for operating, creating and using the global locks is also disclosed. A multiprotocol global lock can be provided for filing nodes that have multiple network protocols for generating local lock requests.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2015Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: Robert S. Mason, JR., David M. Shaw, Kevin W. Baughman, Christopher S. Lacasse, Matthew M. McDonald, Russell A. Neufeld, Akshay K. Saxena
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Publication number: 20140289277Abstract: Content platform management is enhanced by logically partitioning a physical cluster that comprises a redundant array of independent nodes. Using an interface, an administrator defines one or more “tenants” within the archive cluster, wherein a tenant has a set of attributes including, for example, namespaces, administrative accounts, data access accounts, and a permission mask. A namespace is a logical partition of the cluster that serves as a collection of objects typically associated with at least one defined application. Each namespace has a private file system such that access to one namespace (and its associated objects) does not enable a user to access objects in another namespace. A namespace has capabilities (e.g., read, write, delete, purge, and the like) that a namespace administrator can choose to enable or disable for a given data account.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventors: David B. Pinkney, Robert J. Primmer, Russell A. Neufeld, Donald P. Pannese, John F. Burnham, Lisa Dames, Jack A. Orenstein
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Patent number: 8782047Abstract: Content platform management is enhanced by logically partitioning a physical cluster that comprises a redundant array of independent nodes. Using an interface, an administrator defines one or more “tenants” within the archive cluster, wherein a tenant has a set of attributes including, for example, namespaces, administrative accounts, data access accounts, and a permission mask. A namespace is a logical partition of the cluster that serves as a collection of objects typically associated with at least one defined application. Each namespace has a private file system such that access to one namespace (and its associated objects) does not enable a user to access objects in another namespace. A namespace has capabilities (e.g., read, write, delete, purge, and the like) that a namespace administrator can choose to enable or disable for a given data account.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Data Systems CorporationInventors: David B. Pinkney, Robert J. Primmer, Russell A. Neufeld, Donald P. Pannese, John F. Burnham, Lisa Dames, Jack A. Orenstein
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Publication number: 20110106802Abstract: Content platform management is enhanced by logically partitioning a physical cluster that comprises a redundant array of independent nodes. Using an interface, an administrator defines one or more “tenants” within the archive cluster, wherein a tenant has a set of attributes including, for example, namespaces, administrative accounts, data access accounts, and a permission mask. A namespace is a logical partition of the cluster that serves as a collection of objects typically associated with at least one defined application. Each namespace has a private file system such that access to one namespace (and its associated objects) does not enable a user to access objects in another namespace. A namespace has capabilities (e.g., read, write, delete, purge, and the like) that a namespace administrator can choose to enable or disable for a given data account.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2009Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventors: David B. Pinkney, Robert J. Primmer, Russell A. Neufeld, Donald P. Pannese, John F. Burnham, Lisa Dames, Jack A. Orenstein