Patents by Inventor William Thibodeau

William Thibodeau 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).

  • Virtual ordered writes for multiple storage devices
    Publication number: 20060195656
    Abstract: Ordering data writes includes at least some of a group of primary storage devices receiving a first plurality of data writes, causing a cycle switch for the group of primary storage devices where the first plurality of data writes are associated with a particular cycle on each primary storage device in the group, and at least some of the group of primary storage devices receiving a second plurality of writes after initiating the cycle switch where all of the second plurality of writes are associated with a cycle different from the particular cycle on each primary storage device. Writes to the group begun after initiating the cycle switch may not complete until after the cycle switch has completed. Ordering data writes may also include, after completion of the cycle switch, each of the primary storage devices of the group initiating transfer of the first plurality of writes to a corresponding secondary storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Douglas Lecrone, Kevin Heasley, Vadim Longinov, Mark Halstead, David Meiri, Benjamin Yoder, William Thibodeau
  • Virtual ordered writes for multiple storage devices
    Publication number: 20050120056
    Abstract: Ordering data writes includes at least some of a group of primary storage devices receiving a first plurality of data writes, causing a cycle switch for the group of primary storage devices where the first plurality of data writes are associated with a particular cycle on each primary storage device in the group, and at least some of the group of primary storage devices receiving a second plurality of writes after initiating the cycle switch where all of the second plurality of writes are associated with a cycle different from the particular cycle on each primary storage device. Writes to the group begun after initiating the cycle switch may not complete until after the cycle switch has completed. Ordering data writes may also include, after completion of the cycle switch, each of the primary storage devices of the group initiating transfer of the first plurality of writes to a corresponding secondary storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: David Meiri, Douglas Lecrone, Kevin Heasley, Vadim Longinov, Mark Halstead, Benjamin Yoder, William Thibodeau