Curtis Ballard

Person

Fort Collins, CO, US

People

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Information Patent Grant
Storage system port information management
- Patent number 12,093,194
- Issue date Sep 17, 2024
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Write protection for storage cartridges
- Patent number 11,960,414
- Issue date Apr 16, 2024
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Richard Arthur Bickers
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Determining path information in a computing network
- Patent number 11,595,298
- Issue date Feb 28, 2023
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Krishna Babu Puttagunta
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Identifiers for connections between hosts and storage devices
- Patent number 11,467,994
- Issue date Oct 11, 2022
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Determining path information in a computing network
- Patent number 10,880,205
- Issue date Dec 29, 2020
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Krishna Babu Puttagunta
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Tape drive configuration
- Patent number 10,770,109
- Issue date Sep 8, 2020
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Curtis C Ballard
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Grant
Protected datasets on tape cartridges
- Patent number 10,540,298
- Issue date Jan 21, 2020
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Carl R. Hoerger
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Transfer of a unique name to a tape drive
- Patent number 10,496,305
- Issue date Dec 3, 2019
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Christopher Anthony Grant Hillier
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Replication based on a differential multiple write command
- Patent number 10,437,478
- Issue date Oct 8, 2019
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Access commands including expected media positions
- Patent number 9,875,026
- Issue date Jan 23, 2018
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Curtis C Ballard
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Grant
Described object and descriptor
- Patent number 9,847,098
- Issue date Dec 19, 2017
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Curtis C Ballard
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Grant
Session key associated with communication path
- Patent number 9,317,467
- Issue date Apr 19, 2016
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for presenting devices through an SAS initiator-c...
- Patent number 9,286,253
- Issue date Mar 15, 2016
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Efficient error reporting from an operator control panel of a stora...
- Patent number 9,269,390
- Issue date Feb 23, 2016
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Kelly J. Reasoner
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Grant
Sequence indicator for command communicated to a sequential access...
- Patent number 9,135,124
- Issue date Sep 15, 2015
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Access to migrated tapes
- Patent number 9,058,844
- Issue date Jun 16, 2015
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Grant
Alternate power up inventory methods for storage apparatus
- Patent number 8,839,125
- Issue date Sep 16, 2014
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Automatic transmission of support information from storage apparatus
- Patent number 8,688,821
- Issue date Apr 1, 2014
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Curtis C. Ballard
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Operator control panel having a replaceable default screen
- Patent number 8,484,583
- Issue date Jul 9, 2013
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Kelly J. Reasoner
- G05 - CONTROLLING REGULATING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for storing configuration data of a storage autom...
- Patent number 8,370,574
- Issue date Feb 5, 2013
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Curtis Ballard
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus for providing menu data to a storage automati...
- Patent number 8,136,048
- Issue date Mar 13, 2012
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- William W. Torrey
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Cartridge drive diagnostic tools
- Patent number 8,035,911
- Issue date Oct 11, 2011
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Grant
Access control management
- Patent number 8,024,514
- Issue date Sep 20, 2011
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Stan Feather
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Grant
Information sharing between a backup storage device and a managemen...
- Patent number 8,015,373
- Issue date Sep 6, 2011
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Locating media by characteristics in storage apparatus
- Patent number 7,941,596
- Issue date May 10, 2011
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Grant
Access control management
- Patent number 7,861,031
- Issue date Dec 28, 2010
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Stanley S. Feather
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Grant
Air plenum
- Patent number 7,588,492
- Issue date Sep 15, 2009
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Grant
Service inventory prompt and actions
- Patent number 7,577,572
- Issue date Aug 18, 2009
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Kelly J. Reasoner
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for securing drive access to data storage media b...
- Patent number 7,472,245
- Issue date Dec 30, 2008
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Peter Thomas Camble
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Grant
System and method for securing drive access to media based on mediu...
- Patent number 7,363,425
- Issue date Apr 22, 2008
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Peter Thomas Camble
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
STORAGE SYSTEM PORT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
- Publication number 20240143520
- Publication date May 2, 2024
- HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
MANAGEMENT INTERFACE ACCESS IN STORAGE SYSTEMS
- Publication number 20230135502
- Publication date May 4, 2023
- HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
- Christopher HILLIER
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
IDENTIFIERS FOR CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HOSTS AND STORAGE DEVICES
- Publication number 20220188256
- Publication date Jun 16, 2022
- HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
ENCRYPTION KEYS FROM STORAGE SYSTEMS
- Publication number 20220085983
- Publication date Mar 17, 2022
- HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
- Christopher Anthony Grant Hillier
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
WRITE PROTECTION FOR STORAGE CARTRIDGES
- Publication number 20220067218
- Publication date Mar 3, 2022
- Richard Arthur Bickers
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
RESTRICTED TRANSPORT STORAGE CARTRIDGES
- Publication number 20220035575
- Publication date Feb 3, 2022
- HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
- Christopher Anthony Grant Hillier
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
DETERMINING PATH INFORMATION IN A COMPUTING NETWORK
- Publication number 20210099381
- Publication date Apr 1, 2021
- HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
- Krishna Babu Puttagunta
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
TAPE DRIVE CONFIGURATION
- Publication number 20200004467
- Publication date Jan 2, 2020
- HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
REPLICATION BASED ON A DIFFERENTIAL MULTIPLE WRITE COMMAND
- Publication number 20190332260
- Publication date Oct 31, 2019
- HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
PROTECTED DATASETS ON TAPE CARTRIDGES
- Publication number 20190095353
- Publication date Mar 28, 2019
- HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
- Carl R. Hoerger
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
STORAGE MANAGEMENT
- Publication number 20170038991
- Publication date Feb 9, 2017
- HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
- Christopher Anthony Grant Hillier
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
DESCRIBED OBJECT AND DESCRIPTOR
- Publication number 20160217810
- Publication date Jul 28, 2016
- HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
- Curtis C Ballard
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Application
TAPE DRIVE CACHE MEMORY
- Publication number 20140215145
- Publication date Jul 31, 2014
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SESSION KEY ASSOCIATED WITH COMMUNICATION PATH
- Publication number 20140089556
- Publication date Mar 27, 2014
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
ACCESS TO MIGRATED TAPES
- Publication number 20140078609
- Publication date Mar 20, 2014
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Application
SEQUENCE INDICATOR FOR COMMAND COMMUNICATED TO A SEQUENTIAL ACCESS...
- Publication number 20130290772
- Publication date Oct 31, 2013
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
ACCESS COMMANDS INCLUDING EXPECTED MEDIA POSITIONS
- Publication number 20130007359
- Publication date Jan 3, 2013
- Curtis C. BALLARD
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING DEVICES THROUGH AN SAS INITIATOR-C...
- Publication number 20120191886
- Publication date Jul 26, 2012
- Curtis C. BALLARD
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Key Management In Storage Libraries
- Publication number 20100080392
- Publication date Apr 1, 2010
- Stanley S. Feather
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
Cryptographic Key Management In Storage Libraries
- Publication number 20100080393
- Publication date Apr 1, 2010
- Stanley S. Feather
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
Access control management
- Publication number 20080212222
- Publication date Sep 4, 2008
- Stan Feather
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Application
Access control management
- Publication number 20080215806
- Publication date Sep 4, 2008
- Stanley S. Feather
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Cartridge drive diagnostic tools
- Publication number 20080198489
- Publication date Aug 21, 2008
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Application
Storage library with removable media
- Publication number 20080183997
- Publication date Jul 31, 2008
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Ordering supplies from an operator control panel of storage apparatus
- Publication number 20080126214
- Publication date May 29, 2008
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Locating media by characteristics in storage apparatus
- Publication number 20080125905
- Publication date May 29, 2008
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
Information Patent Application
Capacity ordering from storage apparatus
- Publication number 20080126257
- Publication date May 29, 2008
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Operator control panel event log selection
- Publication number 20080126972
- Publication date May 29, 2008
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Service inventory prompt and actions
- Publication number 20070130225
- Publication date Jun 7, 2007
- Kelly J. Reasoner
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Alternate power up inventory methods for storage apparatus
- Publication number 20070093938
- Publication date Apr 26, 2007
- Curtis C. Ballard
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING

Curtis Ballard

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Storage system port information management

Write protection for storage cartridges

Determining path information in a computing network

Identifiers for connections between hosts and storage devices

Determining path information in a computing network

Tape drive configuration

Protected datasets on tape cartridges

Transfer of a unique name to a tape drive

Replication based on a differential multiple write command

Access commands including expected media positions

Described object and descriptor

Session key associated with communication path

System and method for presenting devices through an SAS initiator-c...

Efficient error reporting from an operator control panel of a stora...

Sequence indicator for command communicated to a sequential access...

Access to migrated tapes

Alternate power up inventory methods for storage apparatus

Automatic transmission of support information from storage apparatus

Operator control panel having a replaceable default screen

System and method for storing configuration data of a storage autom...

Methods and apparatus for providing menu data to a storage automati...

Cartridge drive diagnostic tools

Access control management

Information sharing between a backup storage device and a managemen...

Locating media by characteristics in storage apparatus

Access control management

Air plenum

Service inventory prompt and actions

System and method for securing drive access to data storage media b...

System and method for securing drive access to media based on mediu...

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

STORAGE SYSTEM PORT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

MANAGEMENT INTERFACE ACCESS IN STORAGE SYSTEMS

IDENTIFIERS FOR CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HOSTS AND STORAGE DEVICES

ENCRYPTION KEYS FROM STORAGE SYSTEMS

WRITE PROTECTION FOR STORAGE CARTRIDGES

RESTRICTED TRANSPORT STORAGE CARTRIDGES

DETERMINING PATH INFORMATION IN A COMPUTING NETWORK

TAPE DRIVE CONFIGURATION

REPLICATION BASED ON A DIFFERENTIAL MULTIPLE WRITE COMMAND

PROTECTED DATASETS ON TAPE CARTRIDGES

STORAGE MANAGEMENT

DESCRIBED OBJECT AND DESCRIPTOR

TAPE DRIVE CACHE MEMORY

SESSION KEY ASSOCIATED WITH COMMUNICATION PATH

ACCESS TO MIGRATED TAPES

SEQUENCE INDICATOR FOR COMMAND COMMUNICATED TO A SEQUENTIAL ACCESS...

ACCESS COMMANDS INCLUDING EXPECTED MEDIA POSITIONS

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING DEVICES THROUGH AN SAS INITIATOR-C...

Key Management In Storage Libraries

Cryptographic Key Management In Storage Libraries

Access control management

Access control management

Cartridge drive diagnostic tools

Storage library with removable media

Ordering supplies from an operator control panel of storage apparatus

Locating media by characteristics in storage apparatus

Capacity ordering from storage apparatus

Operator control panel event log selection

Service inventory prompt and actions

Alternate power up inventory methods for storage apparatus