Patents by Inventor Ryan J. Thomas

Ryan J. Thomas 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).

  • Seamless data migration in a clustered environment
    Patent number: 10353640
    Abstract: A data management method and system for migrating a data volume from a source array to a destination array includes receiving an indication of a source volume to migrate from the source array to the destination array wherein the source volume comprises a clustered volume associated with a plurality of cluster hosts. A path-flip is performed by the host multipath module, to switch the paths between source and destination array. This switch is done in a seamless manner, without disrupting host I/O. The path-flip includes transferring associated metadata from source to destination and can be performed even in clustered and/or multi-host environments. Sanity timers are built-in to ensure that the path-flip completes within a stipulated time-frame and, if not, the path-flip process is aborted and I/O is resumed without any disruption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Prakash Venkat, Gopakumar Ambat, G. Paul Koning, Ryan J. Thomas, Raghuram Bilugu, Daniel R. Oelke
  • Size-adjustable windshield wiper assembly
    Patent number: 8677551
    Abstract: A size-adjustable windshield wiper assembly includes a flexible vertebra, a wiper strip, and a curved spline. The flexible vertebra has scores on an upper side of the flexible vertebra for enabling a user to size the flexible vertebra to a desired size. The wiper strip may include grooves for connecting the wiper strip to the flexible vertebra. The curved spline is inserted into a cavity between the underside of the flexible vertebra and the wiper strip, thereby causing the flexible vertebra to form a curve shape such that the wiper strip is capable of closely hugging a surface of a windshield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Inventors: Anthony Guastella, Ryan J. Thomas, Ronald C. Roberts, Michael L. Hyer
  • SIZE-ADJUSTABLE WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20110219563
    Abstract: A size-adjustable windshield wiper assembly includes a flexible vertebra, a wiper strip, and a curved spline. The flexible vertebra has scores on an upper side of the flexible vertebra for enabling a user to size the flexible vertebra to a desired size. The wiper strip may include grooves for connecting the wiper strip to the flexible vertebra. The curved spline is inserted into a cavity between the underside of the flexible vertebra and the wiper strip, thereby causing the flexible vertebra to form a curve shape such that the wiper strip is capable of closely hugging a surface of a windshield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Anthony Guastella, Ryan J. Thomas, Ronald C. Roberts, Michael L. Hyer