Patents by Inventor William G. Abernathy

William G. Abernathy 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 for compression and storage of data
    Patent number: 8108442
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a data storage system includes a storage medium coupled to a compression appliance. The compression appliance is operable to selectively compress data that is stored on the storage medium. The compression appliance selectively compresses the data according to a lower compression threshold and an upper compression threshold such that a useful compression level is achieved while balancing processor loading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Computer Associates Think, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl Eric Johnson, John M. Casey, Joe Bob Cravy, Timothy Rondal Bruce, William G. Abernathy
  • System for Compression and Storage of Data
    Publication number: 20100030797
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a data storage system includes a storage medium coupled to a compression appliance. The compression appliance is operable to selectively compress data that is stored on the storage medium. The compression appliance selectively compresses the data according to a lower compression threshold and an upper compression threshold such that a useful compression level is achieved while balancing processor loading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: Computer Associates Think, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl Eric Johnson, John M. Casey, Joe Bob Cravy, Timothy Rondal Bruce, William G. Abernathy