Patents by Inventor William B. Canaday

William B. Canaday 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).

  • Method and apparatus for in-place hold and preservation operation on objects in content addressable storage
    Patent number: 8234442
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing a hold operation while keeping the data in place as the data is in a hold state. Such a method and apparatus substantially eliminates the need for a copy operation and thus provides advantages cost and management savings. The method and apparatus define a hold delete operation along with hold life points in a CAS system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Farzad Khosrowpour, William B. Canaday
  • Method and Apparatus for In-Place Hold and Preservation Operation on Objects in Content Addressable Storage
    Publication number: 20110258375
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing a hold operation while keeping the data in place as the data is in a hold state. Such a method and apparatus substantially eliminates the need for a copy operation and thus provides advantages cost and management savings. The method and apparatus define a hold delete operation along with hold life points in a CAS system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Farzad Khosrowpour, William B. Canaday