Robert M. English

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Palo Alto, CA, US

People

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Information Patent Grant
Load balancing web service by rejecting connections
- Patent number 11,159,406
- Issue date Oct 26, 2021
- Facebook, Inc.
- Robert M. English
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Load balancing by circling back to a secondary port of a first web...
- Patent number 10,608,906
- Issue date Mar 31, 2020
- Facebook, Inc.
- Robert M. English
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Receiving at a secondary port of a first web-server a request that...
- Patent number 9,774,511
- Issue date Sep 26, 2017
- Facebook, Inc.
- Robert M. English
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Systems, methods, and computer program products implementing hybrid...
- Patent number 9,557,937
- Issue date Jan 31, 2017
- NetApp, Inc.
- Mohit Gupta
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Deduplicating data blocks in a storage system
- Patent number 9,256,378
- Issue date Feb 9, 2016
- NetApp, Inc.
- Ling Zheng
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for caching network file systems
- Patent number 9,152,600
- Issue date Oct 6, 2015
- NetApp, Inc.
- Jason Ansel Lango
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Extension of write anywhere file system layout
- Patent number 8,990,539
- Issue date Mar 24, 2015
- NetApp, Inc.
- John K. Edwards
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Method and apparatus for identifying and eliminating duplicate data...
- Patent number 8,849,767
- Issue date Sep 30, 2014
- NetApp, Inc.
- Ling Zheng
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Load balancing web service by rejecting connections
- Patent number 8,769,541
- Issue date Jul 1, 2014
- Facebook, Inc.
- Robert M. English
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
System and method for caching network file systems
- Patent number 8,626,866
- Issue date Jan 7, 2014
- NetApp, Inc.
- Jason Ansel Lango
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus for changing versions of a filesystem
- Patent number 8,620,970
- Issue date Dec 31, 2013
- Network Appliance, Inc.
- Robert English
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Extension of write anywhere file system layout
- Patent number 8,583,892
- Issue date Nov 12, 2013
- NetApp, Inc.
- John K. Edwards
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Mutual exclusion domains to perform file system processes on stripes
- Patent number 8,347,293
- Issue date Jan 1, 2013
- Network Appliance, Inc.
- Jason A. Lango
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for pausing disk drives in an aggregate
- Patent number 8,312,214
- Issue date Nov 13, 2012
- NetApp, Inc.
- Robert English
- Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
Information Patent Grant
Incorporation of client storage into a storage system
- Patent number 8,285,747
- Issue date Oct 9, 2012
- NetApp, Inc.
- Robert M. English
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Technique for dynamically restricting thread concurrency without re...
- Patent number 8,245,207
- Issue date Aug 14, 2012
- NetApp, Inc.
- Robert M. English
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for efficient updates of sequential block storage
- Patent number 8,219,749
- Issue date Jul 10, 2012
- NetApp, Inc.
- Robert M. English
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Extension of write anywhere file system layout
- Patent number 8,099,576
- Issue date Jan 17, 2012
- NetApp, Inc.
- John K. Edwards
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for caching network file systems
- Patent number 8,055,702
- Issue date Nov 8, 2011
- NetApp, Inc.
- Jason Ansel Lango
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Data placement technique for striping data containers across volume...
- Patent number 8,032,704
- Issue date Oct 4, 2011
- NetApp, Inc.
- Peter F. Corbett
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Uniquely identifying block context signatures in a storage volume h...
- Patent number 7,996,636
- Issue date Aug 9, 2011
- NetApp, Inc.
- Ashish Prakash
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Block reallocation planning during read-ahead processing
- Patent number 7,996,445
- Issue date Aug 9, 2011
- Network Appliance, Inc.
- Robert L. Fair
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Reducing load imbalance in a storage system
- Patent number 7,984,259
- Issue date Jul 19, 2011
- NetApp, Inc.
- Robert M. English
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Dynamic parity distribution technique
- Patent number 7,921,257
- Issue date Apr 5, 2011
- NetApp, Inc.
- Steven R. Kleiman
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for efficient updates of sequential block storage
- Patent number 7,882,304
- Issue date Feb 1, 2011
- NetApp, Inc.
- Robert M. English
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for restoring data on demand for instant volume r...
- Patent number 7,809,693
- Issue date Oct 5, 2010
- NetApp, Inc.
- Jason Ansel Lango
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for providing continuous data protection
- Patent number 7,769,723
- Issue date Aug 3, 2010
- NetApp, Inc.
- Ling Zheng
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for efficiently guaranteeing data consistency to...
- Patent number 7,721,045
- Issue date May 18, 2010
- NetApp, Inc.
- Michael Kazar
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Method and apparatus for defragmentation and for detection of reloc...
- Patent number 7,702,870
- Issue date Apr 20, 2010
- Network Appliance Inc.
- Robert M. English
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Architecture for supporting sparse volumes
- Patent number 7,689,609
- Issue date Mar 30, 2010
- NetApp, Inc.
- Jason Ansel Lango
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
LOAD BALANCING WEB SERVICE BY REJECTING CONNECTIONS
- Publication number 20200195537
- Publication date Jun 18, 2020
- FACEBOOK, INC.
- Robert M. English
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
LOAD BALANCING WEB SERVICE BY REJECTING CONNECTIONS
- Publication number 20170366427
- Publication date Dec 21, 2017
- FACEBOOK, INC.
- Robert M. English
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Systems, Methods, and Computer Program Products Implementing Hybrid...
- Publication number 20150058554
- Publication date Feb 26, 2015
- NetApp, Inc.
- Mohit Gupta
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Load Balancing Web Service by Rejecting Connections
- Publication number 20140258521
- Publication date Sep 11, 2014
- FACEBOOK, INC.
- Robert M. English
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CHANGING VERSIONS OF A FILESYSTEM
- Publication number 20140108468
- Publication date Apr 17, 2014
- NetApp Inc.
- Robert M. English
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
EXTENSION OF WRITE ANYWHERE FILE SYSTEM LAYOUT
- Publication number 20140082281
- Publication date Mar 20, 2014
- NetApp, Inc.
- John K. Edwards
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CACHING NETWORK FILE SYSTEMS
- Publication number 20130304844
- Publication date Nov 14, 2013
- NetApp, Inc.
- Jason Ansel Lango
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Method and Apparatus for Identifying and Eliminating Duplicate Data...
- Publication number 20130262805
- Publication date Oct 3, 2013
- Ling Zheng
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
EXTENSION OF WRITE ANYWHERE FILE SYSTEM LAYOUT
- Publication number 20120179891
- Publication date Jul 12, 2012
- John K. Edwards
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Load Balancing Web Service by Rejecting Connections
- Publication number 20110161980
- Publication date Jun 30, 2011
- Robert M. English
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESTORING DATA ON DEMAND FOR INSTANT VOLUME R...
- Publication number 20100325377
- Publication date Dec 23, 2010
- Jason Ansel Lango
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
ARCHITECTURE FOR SUPPORTING SPARSE VOLUMES
- Publication number 20100125598
- Publication date May 20, 2010
- Jason Ansel Lango
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT UPDATES OF SEQUENTIAL BLOCK STORAGE
- Publication number 20090034377
- Publication date Feb 5, 2009
- Robert M. English
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT UPDATES OF SEQUENTIAL BLOCK STORAGE
- Publication number 20080270690
- Publication date Oct 30, 2008
- Robert M. English
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Block Reallocation Planning During Read-Ahead Processing
- Publication number 20080270706
- Publication date Oct 30, 2008
- Robert L. Fair
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Methods and apparatus for changing versions of a filesystem
- Publication number 20080082589
- Publication date Apr 3, 2008
- Network Appliance, Inc.
- Robert English
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
System and method for providing continuous data protection
- Publication number 20070276878
- Publication date Nov 29, 2007
- Ling Zheng
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Architecture for supporting sparse volumes
- Publication number 20070250551
- Publication date Oct 25, 2007
- Jason Ansel Lango
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
System and method for caching network file systems
- Publication number 20070250552
- Publication date Oct 25, 2007
- Jason Ansel Lango
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Uniform and symmetric double failure correcting technique for prote...
- Publication number 20070180303
- Publication date Aug 2, 2007
- Peter F. Corbett
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Row-diagonal parity technique for enabling efficient recovery from...
- Publication number 20070180348
- Publication date Aug 2, 2007
- Peter F. Corbett
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Method and apparatus for defragmentation and for detection of reloc...
- Publication number 20070168633
- Publication date Jul 19, 2007
- Robert M. English
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
System and method for restoring data on demand for instant volume r...
- Publication number 20070124341
- Publication date May 31, 2007
- Jason Ansel Lango
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Method and apparatus for increasing throughput in a storage server
- Publication number 20070094529
- Publication date Apr 26, 2007
- Jason A. Lango
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Semi-static distribution technique
- Publication number 20070083710
- Publication date Apr 12, 2007
- Peter F. Corbett
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Correcting multiple block data loss in a storage array using a comb...
- Publication number 20060242542
- Publication date Oct 26, 2006
- Robert M. English
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Technique for correcting multiple storage device failures in a stor...
- Publication number 20060224917
- Publication date Oct 5, 2006
- Steven R. Kleiman
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Data placement technique for striping data containers across volume...
- Publication number 20060184731
- Publication date Aug 17, 2006
- Peter F. Corbett
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Row-diagonal parity technique for enabling efficient recovery from...
- Publication number 20060107135
- Publication date May 18, 2006
- Peter F. Corbett
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Extension of write anywhere file system layout
- Publication number 20050246401
- Publication date Nov 3, 2005
- John K. Edwards
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING

Robert M. English

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Load balancing web service by rejecting connections

Load balancing by circling back to a secondary port of a first web...

Receiving at a secondary port of a first web-server a request that...

Systems, methods, and computer program products implementing hybrid...

Deduplicating data blocks in a storage system

System and method for caching network file systems

Extension of write anywhere file system layout

Method and apparatus for identifying and eliminating duplicate data...

Load balancing web service by rejecting connections

System and method for caching network file systems

Methods and apparatus for changing versions of a filesystem

Extension of write anywhere file system layout

Mutual exclusion domains to perform file system processes on stripes

System and method for pausing disk drives in an aggregate

Incorporation of client storage into a storage system

Technique for dynamically restricting thread concurrency without re...

System and method for efficient updates of sequential block storage

Extension of write anywhere file system layout

System and method for caching network file systems

Data placement technique for striping data containers across volume...

Uniquely identifying block context signatures in a storage volume h...

Block reallocation planning during read-ahead processing

Reducing load imbalance in a storage system

Dynamic parity distribution technique

System and method for efficient updates of sequential block storage

System and method for restoring data on demand for instant volume r...

System and method for providing continuous data protection

System and method for efficiently guaranteeing data consistency to...

Method and apparatus for defragmentation and for detection of reloc...

Architecture for supporting sparse volumes

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

LOAD BALANCING WEB SERVICE BY REJECTING CONNECTIONS

LOAD BALANCING WEB SERVICE BY REJECTING CONNECTIONS

Systems, Methods, and Computer Program Products Implementing Hybrid...

Load Balancing Web Service by Rejecting Connections

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CHANGING VERSIONS OF A FILESYSTEM

EXTENSION OF WRITE ANYWHERE FILE SYSTEM LAYOUT

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CACHING NETWORK FILE SYSTEMS

Method and Apparatus for Identifying and Eliminating Duplicate Data...

EXTENSION OF WRITE ANYWHERE FILE SYSTEM LAYOUT

Load Balancing Web Service by Rejecting Connections

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESTORING DATA ON DEMAND FOR INSTANT VOLUME R...

ARCHITECTURE FOR SUPPORTING SPARSE VOLUMES

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT UPDATES OF SEQUENTIAL BLOCK STORAGE

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT UPDATES OF SEQUENTIAL BLOCK STORAGE

Block Reallocation Planning During Read-Ahead Processing

Methods and apparatus for changing versions of a filesystem

System and method for providing continuous data protection

Architecture for supporting sparse volumes

System and method for caching network file systems

Uniform and symmetric double failure correcting technique for prote...

Row-diagonal parity technique for enabling efficient recovery from...

Method and apparatus for defragmentation and for detection of reloc...

System and method for restoring data on demand for instant volume r...

Method and apparatus for increasing throughput in a storage server

Semi-static distribution technique

Correcting multiple block data loss in a storage array using a comb...

Technique for correcting multiple storage device failures in a stor...

Data placement technique for striping data containers across volume...

Row-diagonal parity technique for enabling efficient recovery from...

Extension of write anywhere file system layout