Patents by Inventor Timothy Brennan

Timothy Brennan 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).

  • Patent number: 11924183
    Abstract: Data protection in a storage system that includes a plurality of Non-Volatile Memory Express (‘NVMe’) Solid State Drives (‘SSDs’), including: retrieving, from a plurality of NVMe SSDs (‘Non-Volatile Memory Express Solid State Drives’) of a storage system, one or more unencrypted shares of a master secret; reconstructing the master secret using the shares of the master secret; decrypting one or more encrypted device keys using the master secret; and using the decrypted device keys to perform a plurality of accesses to one or more of the NVMe SSDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Bernat, Timothy Brennan, Ethan Miller, John Colgrove
  • Patent number: 11853164
    Abstract: Continuous value data redundancy, including: receiving, by a storage system, a dataset; determining, based on a data resiliency metric, an integer redundancy value for the dataset from among a plurality of redundancy values; and generating, based on the integer redundancy value for the dataset, data recovery information for the dataset, wherein the integer redundancy value for the dataset is different from at least one other integer redundancy value for another dataset stored within the storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Brennan, Andrew Bernat, Peter Kirkpatrick, Wei Tang
  • Publication number: 20230409136
    Abstract: Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a display or touch panel disposed on the curved surface. The display includes a cold-bent glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater, and a display module and/or touch panel attached to the glass substrate having a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jordon Thomas Boggs, Michael Timothy Brennan, Atul Kumar, Arpita Mitra, William Michael Seiderman, Yawei Sun, Wendell Porter Weeks
  • Publication number: 20230350751
    Abstract: Performing partial redundant array of independent disks (RAID) stripe parity calculations, including: receiving a last portion of a RAID stripe among multiple portions of the RAID stripe, all portions for a successful write of the RAID stripe being previously received except for the last portion; calculating a parity value based on the last portion of the RAID stripe and a previous parity value without calculating the parity value using a previous portion of the RAID stripe; and writing of the RAID stripe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: CONSTANTINE SAPUNTZAKIS, MARCO SANVIDO, TIMOTHY BRENNAN
  • Patent number: 11768549
    Abstract: Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a display or touch panel disposed on the curved surface. The display includes a cold-bent glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater, and a display module and/or touch panel attached to the glass substrate having a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Jordon Thomas Boggs, Michael Timothy Brennan, Atul Kumar, Arpita Mitra, William Michael Seiderman, Yawei Sun, Wendell Porter Weeks
  • Patent number: 11714718
    Abstract: A method of performing partial redundant array of independent disks (RAID) stripe parity calculations is disclosed. The method includes receiving a last portion of a RAID stripe among multiple portions of the RAID stripe, all portions for a successful write of the RAID stripe being previously received except for the last portion. The method also includes calculating a parity value based on the last portion of the RAID stripe and a previous parity value without calculating the parity value using a previous portion of the RAID stripe. The method further includes writing of the RAID stripe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
    Inventors: Constantine Sapuntzakis, Marco Sanvido, Timothy Brennan
  • Publication number: 20230229363
    Abstract: Staging data on a storage element integrating fast durable storage and bulk durable storage, including: receiving, at a storage element integrating fast durable storage and bulk durable storage, a data storage operation from a host computer; storing data corresponding to the data storage operation within fast durable storage in accordance with a first data resiliency technique; and responsive to detecting a condition for transferring data between fast durable storage and bulk durable storage, transferring the data from fast durable storage to bulk durable storage in accordance with a second data resiliency technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: RONALD KARR, CONSTANTINE SAPUNTZAKIS, MARK McAULIFFE, FARHAN ABROL, NEIL VACHHARAJANI, TIMOTHY BRENNAN
  • Patent number: 11702356
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to a method for bending a glass substrate. The method includes actuating at least one heat shield to a first position at least partially covering an edge portion of a first major surface of the glass substrate. The method further includes heating the glass substrate. The method further includes actuating the at least one heat shield to a second position at least partially uncovering the edge portion of the glass substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Timothy Brennan, Philippe Dardart, Anurag Jain, Nikolaos Pantelis Kladias, Eric Lee Miller, Stephane Poissy, Larry Gene Smith, Chad Michael Wilcox
  • Patent number: 11693604
    Abstract: Administering storage access in a cloud-based storage system includes: acquiring, by a first storage controller, in response to a protocol request for exclusive access to an area of storage, a first lease for the area of storage of the cloud-based storage system; and storing, by the first storage controller, a first identifier for the first lease in a predefined portion of the area of storage, where the predefined portion of the area of storage is accessible to a second storage controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
    Inventors: Irfan Hamid, Timothy Brennan
  • Publication number: 20230202149
    Abstract: A process comprises cold-forming a flat glass substrate into a non-planar shape using a die. The cold-formed glass substrate is bonded to a non-planar rigid support structure at a plurality of non-planar points using the die. Bonding methods include injection molding the non-planar rigid support structure, and direct bonding. An article is also provided, comprising a cold-formed glass substrate having opposing major surfaces and a curved shape, the opposing major surfaces comprising a surface stress that differ from one another. The cold-formed glass substrate is attached to a rigid support structure having the curved shape. The cold-formed glass substrate includes an open region not in direct contact with the non-planar rigid support structure, and the open region has a curved shape maintained by the non-planar rigid support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Timothy Brennan, Yawei Sun
  • Publication number: 20230185394
    Abstract: Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a display or touch panel disposed on the curved surface. The display includes a cold-bent glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater, and a display module and/or touch panel attached to the glass substrate having a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Jordon Thomas Boggs, Michael Timothy Brennan, Atul Kumar, Arpita Mitra, William Michael Seiderman, Yawei Sun, Wendell Porter Weeks
  • Patent number: 11613106
    Abstract: A process comprises cold-forming a flat glass substrate into a non-planar shape using a die. The cold-formed glass substrate is bonded to a non-planar rigid support structure at a plurality of non-planar points using the die. Bonding methods include injection molding the non-planar rigid support structure, and direct bonding. An article is also provided, comprising a cold-formed glass substrate having opposing major surfaces and a curved shape, the opposing major surfaces comprising a surface stress that differ from one another. The cold-formed glass substrate is attached to a rigid support structure having the curved shape. The cold-formed glass substrate includes an open region not in direct contact with the non-planar rigid support structure, and the open region has a curved shape maintained by the non-planar rigid support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Timothy Brennan, Yawei Sun
  • Patent number: 11609718
    Abstract: Staging data on a storage element integrating fast durable storage and bulk durable storage, including: receiving, at a storage element integrating fast durable storage and bulk durable storage, a data storage operation from a host computer; storing data corresponding to the data storage operation within fast durable storage in accordance with a first data resiliency technique; and responsive to detecting a condition for transferring data between fast durable storage and bulk durable storage, transferring the data from fast durable storage to bulk durable storage in accordance with a second data resiliency technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald Karr, Constantine Sapuntzakis, Mark McAuliffe, Farhan Abrol, Neil Vachharajani, Timothy Brennan
  • Publication number: 20230075572
    Abstract: Embodiments of a vehicle interior system and methods for forming the same are disclosed. A glass substrate is bent to a curved shape within a mold cavity, and a liquid polymer material is delivered to the mold and is in contact with the curved glass substrate. The liquid polymer is solidified to form a polymer frame that engages the bent glass substrate, and the engagement between the frame and the glass substrate holds the glass substrate in the bent shape. The temperature of the glass substrate during the bending process and formation of the frame are maintained below the glass transition temperature of the glass substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Timothy Brennan, Atul Kumar, Yawei Sun
  • Patent number: 11592991
    Abstract: Converting RAID data between persistent storage types, including: for each portion of a RAID shard of a RAID stripe: writing, to a respective plurality of source solid state drives, the portion of the RAID shard; detecting that all portions of the RAID shard have been successfully written; copying, from one of the plurality of source solid state drives to a respective target solid state drive among a plurality of target solid state drives from one of the plurality of source solid state drives, the RAID shard, where the RAID shard is copied from a source solid state drive that is different from where each other RAID shard of the RAID stripe is copied from.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Brennan, Constantine Sapuntzakis
  • Publication number: 20230058832
    Abstract: Continuous value data redundancy, including: receiving, by a storage system, a dataset; determining, based on a data resiliency metric, an integer redundancy value for the dataset from among a plurality of redundancy values; and generating, based on the integer redundancy value for the dataset, data recovery information for the dataset, wherein the integer redundancy value for the dataset is different from at least one other integer redundancy value for another dataset stored within the storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: TIMOTHY BRENNAN, ANDREW BERNAT, PETER KIRKPATRICK, WEI TANG
  • Patent number: 11586306
    Abstract: Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a display or touch panel disposed on the curved surface. The display includes a cold-bent glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater, and a display module and/or touch panel attached to the glass substrate having a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Jordon Thomas Boggs, Michael Timothy Brennan, Atul Kumar, Arpita Mitra, William Michael Seiderman, Yawei Sun, Wendell Porter Weeks
  • Patent number: 11518146
    Abstract: Embodiments of a vehicle interior system and methods for forming the same are disclosed. A glass substrate is bent to a curved shape within a mold cavity, and a liquid polymer material is delivered to the mold and is in contact with the curved glass substrate. The liquid polymer is solidified to form a polymer frame that engages the bent glass substrate, and the engagement between the frame and the glass substrate holds the glass substrate in the bent shape. The temperature of the glass substrate during the bending process and formation of the frame are maintained below the glass transition temperature of the glass substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Michael Timothy Brennan, Atul Kumar, Yawei Sun
  • Publication number: 20220362542
    Abstract: This invention provides an device for electrical stimulation of the spinal cord. The device has an electrode assembly with a sufficiently thin profile to be implanted between the pial surface of the spinal cord and the dura mater, and secured to the dura. Electrodes on the electrode assembly are directed towards the surface of the spinal cord, and connected through the dura to a signal generator located outside the dura. Following implantation, the subject is treated by transmitting electrical signals from the signal generator through the leads to the electrodes, stimulating the subject's spinal cord.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicants: University of Iowa Research Foundation, University of Virginia Patend Foundation
    Inventors: Matthew A. Howard, Timothy Brennan, Brian Dalm, Marcel Utz, George T. Gillies, Steven Scott, Randall S. Nelson, Robert Shurig
  • Patent number: 11494267
    Abstract: Continuous value data redundancy, including: receiving, by a storage system, a dataset; determining, based on a data resiliency metric, an integer redundancy value for the dataset from among a plurality of redundancy values; and generating, based on the integer redundancy value for the dataset, data recovery information for the dataset, wherein the integer redundancy value for the dataset is different from at least one other integer redundancy value for another dataset stored within the storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Pure Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Brennan, Andrew Bernat, Peter Kirkpatrick, Wei Tang