Inventor

Ethan S. Wozniak

Inventor

Park Ridge, IL, US

Overview

2017–2021

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 75 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G06Fprimary

G06FElectric digital data processing46%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication31%

H03MCoding20%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television3%

G07CTime or attendance registers1%

PatentTitleYear

11,099,891Scheduling requests based on resource information2021 11,061,613Dynamic retention policies and optional deletes2021 11,030,001Scheduling requests based on resource information2021 11,019,146Segmenting and merging data in a dispersed storage network2021 11,010,096Probabilistically selecting storage units based on latency or throughput in a dispersed storage network2021 11,010,093Delegating an access request to address load imbalances in a dispersed storage network2021 10,976,963Probabilistically selecting storage units based on latency or throughput in a dispersed storage network2021 10,969,972Validating restricted operations on a client using trusted environments2021 10,963,397Hash table collision resolution for storage unit memory2021 10,958,731Indicating multiple encoding schemes in a dispersed storage network2021 10,942,665Efficient move and copy2021 10,942,684Assigning prioritized rebuild resources optimally2021 10,936,452Dispersed storage network failover units used to improve local reliability2021 10,901,951Memory compaction for append-only formatted data in a distributed storage network2021 10,891,068Temporary relocation of data within local storage of a dispersed storage network2021 10,884,648Temporary relocation of data within local storage of a dispersed storage network2021 10,871,905Extra write scaling for performance and reliability2020 10,838,660Identifying and processing predefined dispersed storage network workflows2020 10,834,196Segmenting and merging data in a dispersed storage network2020 10,719,499Establishing distributed consensus via alternate voting strategies in a dispersed storage network2020 10,678,462Rebalancing data storage in a dispersed storage network2020 10,652,350Caching for unique combination reads in a dispersed storage network2020 10,650,160Enhancing security for multiple storage configurations2020 10,635,536Dynamic distributed agreement protocols in a dispersed storage network2020 10,628,399Storing data in a dispersed storage network with consistency2020 10,585,748Scalable cloud--assigning scores to requesters and treating requests differently based on those scores2020 10,579,309Method for increasing throughput in a distributed storage network2020 10,579,450Distributed data rebuilding2020 10,545,699Dynamic retention policies and optional deletes2020 10,534,548Validating restricted operations on a client using trusted environments2020 10,534,668Accessing data in a dispersed storage network2020 10,528,282Modifying and utilizing a file structure in a dispersed storage network2020 10,530,861Utilizing multiple storage pools in a dispersed storage network2020 10,528,425Transitioning to an optimized data storage approach in a dispersed storage network2020 10,523,781Method for providing schedulers in a distributed storage network2019 10,503,591Selecting retrieval locations in a dispersed storage network2019 10,498,823Optimally apportioning rebuilding resources2019 10,498,822Adaptive scanning rates2019 10,489,070Proxying read requests when performance or availability failure is anticipated2019 10,481,832Applying a probability function to avoid storage operations for already-deleted data2019 10,423,362Utilizing multiple dispersal algorithms to encode data for storage in a dispersed storage network2019 10,409,772Accessing serially stored data in a dispersed storage network2019 10,404,410Storage unit (SU) report cards2019 10,387,382Estimating a number of entries in a dispersed hierarchical index2019 10,387,080Rebuilding slices in a dispersed storage network2019 10,387,067Optimizing data storage in a dispersed storage network2019 10,346,246Recovering data copies in a dispersed storage network2019 10,334,045Indicating multiple encoding schemes in a dispersed storage network2019 10,255,003Making consistent reads more efficient in IDA+copy system2019 10,254,992Rebalancing data storage in a dispersed storage network2019 10,248,361Rebuilding slices in a dispersed storage network2019 10,241,695Optimizing rebuilds when using multiple information dispersal algorithms2019 10,241,864Expanding information dispersal algorithm width without rebuilding through imposter slices2019 10,241,694Reducing data stored when using multiple information dispersal algorithms2019 10,241,692Extra write scaling for performance and reliability2019 10,169,123Distributed data rebuilding2019 10,169,153Reallocation in a dispersed storage network (DSN)2019 10,146,458Proxying read requests when performance or availability failure is anticipated2018 10,148,788Method for providing schedulers in a distributed storage network2018 10,127,112Assigning prioritized rebuild resources optimally2018 10,129,023Enhancing security for multiple storage configurations2018 10,079,887Expanding storage capacity of a set of storage units in a distributed storage network2018 10,073,658Optimized caching of slices by a DS processing unit2018 10,067,832Imposter slices2018 10,069,915Storing data in a dispersed storage network2018 10,061,649Storing data contiguously in a dispersed storage network2018 10,055,170Scheduling storage unit maintenance tasks in a dispersed storage network2018 10,048,897Making consistent reads more efficient in IDA+copy system2018 10,042,707Recovering affinity with imposter slices2018 10,031,700Storing data copies in a dispersed storage network2018 10,007,438Method and system for achieving consensus using alternate voting strategies (AVS) with incomplete information2018 9,959,169Expansion of dispersed storage network (DSN) memory2018 9,952,930Reallocation in a dispersed storage network (DSN)2018 9,817,597'Using temporary write locations for increased power efficiency'2017 9,733,853'Using foster slice strategies for increased power efficiency'2017

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2017–2021Patents assigned to IBM (75)· patent assignee history

2017–2021Based in Park Ridge, IL, US· patent location history

2019–2020Patents assigned to PURE STORAGE INC (15)· patent assignee history

2020Patents assigned to INT BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIOB (1)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
IBM	75	2017–2021
PURE STORAGE INC	15	2019–2020
INT BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIOB	1	2020

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Park Ridge, Illinois, US	75	2017–2021