Patents by Inventor Timothy Edward Glynn Courtney

Timothy Edward Glynn Courtney 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).

  • Computer system, a computer and a method of storing a data file
    Publication number: 20070174363
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of providing redundancy in access to a data file, the method comprising: fragmenting the data file into plural data file fragments; generating at least one supplemental fragment to enable the data file to be reconstructed in the absence of one or more of the other data file fragments; and storing each of the fragments on a respective independent storage medium, wherein in with each fragment, metadata is stored identifying the location of at least one of the other fragments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Applicant: XYRATEX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Timothy Edward Glynn Courtney