Patents by Inventor Ryan Herbst

Ryan Herbst 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).

  • Storage area network data cache
    Patent number: 7472231
    Abstract: A cache connected to the virtualization engine in the center of a storage area network. The invention caches data in a virtual cache, without requiring translation to the physical location. The cache is done as the data crosses the network through the virtualization engine, eliminating the need to do the further translation and forwarding over the network to the actual storage controller in the event the data is in the cache. In addition, the invention eliminates the need for multiple caches at each physical storage controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: James Lawrence Cihla, Ryan Herbst