Patents by Inventor Tony Catano

Tony Catano 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).

  • System and method for defining files on disk to be written to tape in a specified manner
    Patent number: 12236124
    Abstract: A method for copying a plurality of files from a first file system to a tape-based file system, includes the steps of ingesting the plurality of files into the first file system, the first file system including a first system controller including a processor; assigning each of the plurality of files within the file system to a group with a file system application to create at least one file group; defining a desired order of the files in each of the at least one file group with the file system application to create at least one ordered file group; indicating when the at least one ordered file group is ready to be written to tape with the file system application to create at least one ready, ordered file group; and copying each of the at least one ordered file group with the first system controller to be written to the tape-based file system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Quantum Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff Leuschner, Doug Burling, Tony Catano
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEFINING FILES ON DISK TO BE WRITTEN TO TAPE IN A SPECIFIED MANNER
    Publication number: 20230259296
    Abstract: A method for copying a plurality of files from a first file system to a tape-based file system, includes the steps of ingesting the plurality of files into the first file system, the first file system including a first system controller including a processor; assigning each of the plurality of files within the file system to a group with a file system application to create at least one file group; defining a desired order of the files in each of the at least one file group with the file system application to create at least one ordered file group; indicating when the at least one ordered file group is ready to be written to tape with the file system application to create at least one ready, ordered file group; and copying each of the at least one ordered file group with the first system controller to be written to the tape-based file system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Jeff Leuschner, Doug Burling, Tony Catano