Patents by Inventor Thomas Walwyn

Thomas Walwyn 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).

  • Dynamic allocation of partitions in a distributed data processing system
    Patent number: 12524442
    Abstract: A claim is granted over a partition to a consumer. The claim is valid for a period and allows only that consumer to consume data of the partition during the period. The consumer consumes the data until the claim expires or the data in the partition is fully consumed. If the consumer fully consumes the data of the partition prior to the claim expiring, another claim can be granted over another partition to the consumer. Once the claim over the partition expires, the partition is available to be claimed by another consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: CLOUDFLARE, INC.
    Inventors: Mikolaj Kocikowski, Sergii Nuzhdin, Gabriele Viglianisi, Thomas Walwyn
  • Dynamic Allocation of Partitions in a Distributed Data Processing System
    Publication number: 20250384057
    Abstract: A claim is granted over a partition to a consumer. The claim is valid for a period and allows only that consumer to consume data of the partition during the period. The consumer consumes the data until the claim expires or the data in the partition is fully consumed. If the consumer fully consumes the data of the partition prior to the claim expiring, another claim can be granted over another partition to the consumer. Once the claim over the partition expires, the partition is available to be claimed by another consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2024
    Publication date: December 18, 2025
    Inventors: Mikolaj Kocikowski, Sergii Nuzhdin, Gabriele Viglianisi, Thomas Walwyn