Patents by Inventor Steven Mohl

Steven Mohl 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).

  • Systems and methods for protecting virtual machine data
    Patent number: 9652178
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for protecting virtual machine data may include (1) receiving a request to perform a granular backup operation on data stored by a guest system within a virtual machine, (2) identifying a storage container that comprises an agent that performs backup operations, (3) attaching the storage container to the virtual machine in response to the request, and (4) performing the granular backup operation by sending an instruction to the guest system within the virtual machine to execute the agent. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Veritas Technologies
    Inventor: Steven Mohl
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING VIRTUAL MACHINE DATA
    Publication number: 20150074362
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for protecting virtual machine data may include (1) receiving a request to perform a granular backup operation on data stored by a guest system within a virtual machine, (2) identifying a storage container that comprises an agent that performs backup operations, (3) attaching the storage container to the virtual machine in response to the request, and (4) performing the granular backup operation by sending an instruction to the guest system within the virtual machine to execute the agent. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Symantec Corporation
    Inventor: Steven Mohl