Patents by Inventor Steven Klinkner

Steven Klinkner 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).

  • Method and system for configuring a data storage object
    Patent number: 7539836
    Abstract: A method and system for generating and configuring a data storage object, such as a volume, are described. According to one aspect of the invention, utilizing a graphical user interface, an administrator selects or otherwise identifies an existing data storage object on a data storage system. Next, one or more configuration parameter values associated with one or more configuration parameters of the existing data storage object are extracted from the existing data storage object on the storage system. Finally, a new data storage object is automatically generated and configured according the configuration parameter values extracted from the existing data storage object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: NETAPP, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Klinkner