Inventor

Gary W. Grube

Inventor

Barrington Hills, IL, US

Overview

1991–2021

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 546 as inventor

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

G06Fprimary

G06FElectric digital data processing21%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication17%

H04WWireless communication networks8%

G01RMeasuring electric variables6%

H03MCoding6%

H10WGeneric packages, interconnections, connectors or other constructional details of devices covered by class h106%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification5%

H05KPrinted circuits5%

H10PGeneric processes or apparatus for the manufacture or treatment of devices covered by class h103%

B23KSoldering or unsoldering3%

PatentTitleYear

11,113,008Data restoration using partially encoded slice requests2021 11,101,929Dynamically caching data for storage in storage units of a content delivery network2021 11,100,324Interpreting an image2021 11,080,138Storing integrity information in a vast storage system2021 11,073,993Predicting usable memory2021 11,070,318Forwarding data amongst cooperative computing devices of a massive data ingestion system2021 11,010,357Reliably recovering stored data in a dispersed storage network2021 11,003,855Resolving an undesired document artifact2021 10,997,368Resolving ambiguity in a statement2021 10,977,194Securely storing random keys in a dispersed storage network2021 10,970,168Adjusting dispersed storage error encoding parameters based on path performance2021 10,965,653Scalable and secure message brokering approach in a communication system2021 10,956,292Utilizing integrity information for data retrieval in a vast storage system2021 10,949,301Pre-positioning pre-stored content in a content distribution system2021 10,944,712Partial task messaging in a distributed storage system2021 10,942,919Generating further knowledge to process query2021 10,943,075Translating a first language phrase into a second language phrase2021 10,938,877Optimizing data transmission parameters of a proprietary network2021 10,936,448Using dispersed computation to change dispersal characteristics2021 10,924,593Virtualization with distributed adaptive message brokering2021 10,891,400Secure data transmission utilizing distributed storage2021 10,866,754Content archiving in a distributed storage network2020 10,861,102Asset reconfiguration and reassignment communication system and components thereof2020 10,855,691Access policy updates in a dispersed storage network2020 10,831,600Establishing an operation execution schedule in a storage network2020 10,812,931Providing evacuation information during an adverse condition2020 10,802,915Time based storage of encoded data slices2020 10,805,042Creating transmission data slices for use in a dispersed storage network2020 10,805,439Communicating data messages utilizing a proprietary network2020 10,768,833Object dispersal load balancing2020 10,678,450Migrating an encoded data slice based on an end-of-life memory level of a memory device2020 10,671,328Method for generating addresses in a dispersed storage network2020 10,664,360Identifying additional resources to accelerate rebuildling2020 10,666,596Messaging via a shared memory of a distributed computing system2020 10,652,722Providing status of user devices during an adverse condition2020 10,651,975Forwarding data amongst cooperative DSTN processing units of a massive data ingestion system2020 10,621,021Using dispersed data structures to point to slice or date source replicas2020 10,585,715Partial task allocation in a dispersed storage network2020 10,574,395Storing a stream of data in a dispersed storage network2020 10,509,709Indirect storage of data in a dispersed storage system2019 10,510,116System and method for modifying various types of assets2019 10,509,577Reliable storage in a dispersed storage network2019 10,505,947Policy-based access in a dispersed storage network2019 10,469,406Partial task execution in a dispersed storage network2019 10,462,601Providing status of user devices during an adverse event2019 10,452,836Retrieving a hypertext markup language file from a dispersed storage network memory2019 10,445,006Adjusting a dispersal parameter of dispersedly stored data2019 10,437,673Internet based shared memory in a distributed computing system2019 10,430,276Optimal orderings of processing unit priorities in a dispersed storage network2019 10,430,122Using partial rebuilding to change information dispersal algorithm (IDA)2019 10,412,165Entity registration in multiple dispersed storage networks2019 10,402,268Utilizing a dispersed storage network access token module to acquire digital content from a digital content provider2019 10,394,613Transferring task execution in a distributed storage and task network2019 10,372,686Policy-based storage in a dispersed storage network2019 10,372,506Compute architecture in a memory device of distributed computing system2019 10,365,969Multiple wireless communication systems stream slices based on geography2019 10,360,107Modifying allocation of storage resources in a dispersed storage network2019 10,348,640Partial task execution in a dispersed storage network2019 10,346,218Partial task allocation in a dispersed storage network2019 10,318,382Determining missing encoded data slices2019 10,303,521Determining task distribution in a distributed computing system2019 10,304,096Renting a pipe to a storage system2019 10,298,957Content-based encoding in a multiple routing path communications system2019 10,282,564Distributed storage with auxiliary data interspersal and method for use therewith2019 10,275,313Writing encoded data slices in a dispersed storage network2019 10,271,195Providing status of a user device during an adverse condition2019 10,268,374Redundant array of independent discs and dispersed storage network system re-director2019 10,268,554Using dispersed computation to change dispersal characteristics2019 10,237,281Access policy updates in a dispersed storage network2019 10,235,237Decoding data streams in a distributed storage network2019 10,216,576Encoding data utilizing a zero information gain function2019 10,209,903Method and apparatus for dispersed storage memory device utilization2019 10,205,783Identifying a task execution resource of a dispersed storage network2019 10,200,156Storing a stream of data in a dispersed storage network2019 10,193,689Storing access information in a dispersed storage network2019 10,176,045Internet based shared memory in a distributed computing system2019 10,169,146Reproducing data from obfuscated data retrieved from a dispersed storage network2019 10,158,648Policy-based access in a dispersed storage network2018 10,157,002Migrating an encoded data slice based on an end-of-life memory level of a memory device2018 10,152,601Reliably recovering stored data in a dispersed storage network2018 10,154,034Cooperative data access request authorization in a dispersed storage network2018 10,154,373Providing status of a user device during an adverse condition2018 10,146,621Chaining computes in a distributed computing system2018 10,146,645Multiple memory format storage in a storage network2018 10,140,177Transferring a partial task in a distributed computing system2018 10,140,182Modifying allocation of storage resources in a dispersed storage network2018 10,120,755Managing memory utilization in a distributed storage and task network2018 10,108,493Adjusting dispersed storage network traffic due to rebuilding2018 10,102,063Transferring data utilizing a transfer token module2018 10,102,069Maintaining data storage in accordance with an access metric2018 10,102,068Non-temporarily storing temporarily stored data in a dispersed storage network2018 10,095,872Accessing data based on a dispersed storage network rebuilding issue2018 10,083,081Responding to a maintenance free storage container security threat2018 10,075,523Efficient storage of data in a dispersed storage network2018 10,055,283Securely distributing random keys in a dispersed storage network2018 10,049,008Storing raid data as encoded data slices in a dispersed storage network2018 10,031,804Social networking utilizing a dispersed storage network2018 10,015,141Dispersed data storage in a VPN group of devices2018 10,007,575Alternative multiple memory format storage in a storage network2018 10,007,574Memory controller utilizing an error coding dispersal function2018 9,996,548Dispersed storage using localized peer-to-peer capable wireless devices in a peer-to-peer or femto cell supported carrier served fashion2018 9,980,119Providing status of a user device during an adverse condition2018 9,934,091Wirelessly communicating a data file2018 9,927,978'Dispersed storage network (DSN) and system with improved security'2018 9,870,795'Localized dispersed storage memory system'2018 9,866,595'Policy based slice deletion in a dispersed storage network'2018 9,854,422Providing status of user devices during an adverse event2017 9,848,044Distributed storage network with coordinated partial task execution and methods for use therewith2017 9,842,063'Encrypting data for storage in a dispersed storage network'2017 9,843,412'Optimizing routing of data across a communications network'2017 9,838,478Identifying a task execution resource of a dispersed storage network2017 9,830,222Adjusting a data storage address mapping in a maintenance free storage container2017 9,823,861'Method and apparatus for selecting storage units to store dispersed storage data'2017 9,823,845'Adaptive dispersed storage network (DSN) and system'2017 9,817,701'Threshold computing in a distributed computing system'2017 9,819,447'Storing a data stream in a set of storage devices'2017 9,798,616'Wireless sending a set of encoded data slices'2017 9,778,987'Writing encoded data slices in a dispersed storage network'2017 9,760,286'Adaptive dispersed storage network (DSN) and system'2017 9,747,457'Efficient storage of encrypted data in a dispersed storage network'2017 9,727,418'Configuring a generic computing device utilizing specific computing device operation information'2017 9,715,425'Time aligned transmission of concurrently coded data streams'2017 9,690,520'Recovering an encoded data slice in a dispersed storage network'2017 9,684,558'Accessing data stored in a dispersed storage memory'2017 9,679,153'Data deduplication in a dispersed storage system'2017 9,672,109'Adaptive dispersed storage network (DSN) and system'2017 9,672,108'Dispersed storage network (DSN) and system with improved security'2017 9,661,356'Distribution of unique copies of broadcast data utilizing fault-tolerant retrieval from dispersed storage'2017 9,607,168'Obfuscating a transaction in a dispersed storage system'2017 9,606,867'Maintaining data storage in accordance with an access metric'2017 9,588,994'Transferring task execution in a distributed storage and task network'2017 9,571,230'Adjusting routing of data within a network path'2017 9,571,577'Time based dispersed storage access'2017 9,560,133'Acquiring multi-media content'2017 9,549,304'Providing status of user devices during an adverse event'2017 9,549,305'Providing status of user devices during an adverse event'2017 9,537,609'Storing a stream of data in a dispersed storage network'2017 9,507,735'Digital content retrieval utilizing dispersed storage'2016 9,501,358'Adjusting a dispersal parameter of dispersedly stored data'2016 9,495,240'Encrypting data for storage in a dispersed storage network'2016 9,489,533'Efficient memory utilization in a dispersed storage system'2016 9,483,398'Partitioning data for storage in a dispersed storage network'2016 9,471,427'Utilizing a local area network memory and a dispersed storage network memory to access data'2016 9,471,426'Sending a zero information gain formatted encoded data slice'2016 9,460,148'Completing distribution of multi-media content to an accessing device'2016 9,462,316'Digital content retrieval utilizing dispersed storage'2016 9,454,431'Memory selection for slice storage in a dispersed storage network'2016 9,448,730'Method and apparatus for dispersed storage data transfer'2016 9,442,800'Data migration between a raid memory and a dispersed storage network memory'2016 9,443,099'Method and apparatus for accessing secure data in a dispersed storage system'2016 9,431,055'Localized dispersed storage memory system'2016 9,424,132'Adjusting dispersed storage network traffic due to rebuilding'2016 9,413,393'Encoding multi-media content for a centralized digital video storage system'2016 9,407,292'Non-temporarily storing temporarily stored data in a dispersed storage network'2016 9,405,607'Memory controller utilizing an error coding dispersal function'2016 9,400,714'Wirelessly communicating a data file'2016 9,369,526'Distributed storage time synchronization based on retrieval delay'2016 9,363,097'Acquiring safety status information'2016 9,354,972'Efficiently storing data in a dispersed storage network'2016 9,357,009'Entity registration in multiple dispersed storage networks'2016 9,342,406'Dispersed storage re-dispersion method based on a failure'2016 9,344,500'Distributed storage time synchronization based on storage delay'2016 9,336,139'Selecting a memory for storage of an encoded data slice in a dispersed storage network'2016 9,319,463'Reproducing data from obfuscated data retrieved from a dispersed storage network'2016 9,313,293'Social networking utilizing a dispersed storage network'2016 9,311,184'Storing raid data as encoded data slices in a dispersed storage network'2016 9,311,185'Dispersed storage unit solicitation method and apparatus'2016 9,304,858'Analyzing found data in a distributed storage and task network'2016 9,304,843'Highly secure method for accessing a dispersed storage network'2016 9,298,550'Assigning a dispersed storage network address range in a maintenance free storage container'2016 9,298,548'Distributed computing in a distributed storage and task network'2016 9,292,385'Transforming data in a distributed storage and task network'2016 9,292,682'Accessing a second web page from a dispersed storage network memory based on a first web page selection'2016 9,268,641'Large scale subscription based dispersed storage network'2016 9,262,288'Autonomous dispersed storage system retrieval method'2016 9,258,177'Storing a data stream in a set of storage devices'2016 9,244,770'Responding to a maintenance free storage container security threat'2016 9,213,742'Time aligned transmission of concurrently coded data streams'2015 9,208,026'Utilizing a local area network memory and a dispersed storage network memory to access data'2015 9,208,331'Efficient storage of encrypted data in a dispersed storage network'2015 9,203,901'Efficiently storing data in a dispersed storage network'2015 9,203,902'Securely and reliably storing data in a dispersed storage network'2015 9,195,684'Redundant task execution in a distributed storage and task network'2015 9,195,408'Highly autonomous dispersed storage system retrieval method'2015 9,198,015'Obtaining event response information'2015 9,189,336'Method and apparatus for nested dispersed storage'2015 9,170,884'Utilizing cached encoded data slices in a dispersed storage network'2015 9,158,625'Acquiring a trusted set of encoded data slices'2015 9,158,624'Storing RAID data as encoded data slices in a dispersed storage network'2015 9,152,514'Rebuilding a data segment in a dispersed storage network'2015 9,141,458'Adjusting a data storage address mapping in a maintenance free storage container'2015 9,141,468'Managing memory utilization in a distributed storage and task network'2015 9,135,114'Adjusting a dispersal parameter of dispersedly stored data'2015 9,135,115'Storing data in multiple formats including a dispersed storage format'2015 9,128,870'Sending a zero information gain formatted encoded data slice'2015 9,122,596'Updating a set of memory devices in a dispersed storage network'2015 9,122,628'Distributedly storing raid data in a raid memory and a dispersed storage network memory'2015 9,116,626'Failsafe directory file system in a dispersed storage network'2015 9,116,832'Storing raid data as encoded data slices in a dispersed storage network'2015 9,110,834'Utilizing local memory and dispersed storage memory to access encoded data slices'2015 9,110,833'Non-temporarily storing temporarily stored data in a dispersed storage network'2015 9,098,409'Detecting a computing system basic input/output system issue'2015 9,094,402'Retrieving access information in a dispersed storage network'2015 9,094,428'Distributing multi-media content to a plurality of potential accessing devices'2015 9,086,964'Updating user device content data using a dispersed storage network'2015 9,081,675'Encoding data in a dispersed storage network'2015 9,081,715'Utilizing a dispersed storage network access token module to retrieve data from a dispersed storage network memory'2015 9,081,714'Utilizing a dispersed storage network access token module to store data in a dispersed storage network memory'2015 9,063,881'Slice retrieval in accordance with an access sequence in a dispersed storage network'2015 9,049,463'Data distribution utilizing unique read parameters in a dispersed storage system'2015 9,047,217'Nested distributed storage unit and applications thereof'2015 9,043,489'Router-based dispersed storage network method and apparatus'2015 9,043,548'Streaming content storage'2015 9,043,616'Efficient storage of encrypted data in a dispersed storage network'2015 9,037,937'Relaying data transmitted as encoded data slices'2015 9,030,222'Sharpened, oriented contact tip structures'2015 9,021,273'Efficient storage of encrypted data in a dispersed storage network'2015 9,015,556'Transforming data in a distributed storage and task network'2015 9,015,499'Verifying data integrity utilizing dispersed storage'2015 8,996,910'Assigning a dispersed storage network address range in a maintenance free storage container'2015 8,990,585'Time based dispersed storage access'2015 8,977,931'Method and apparatus for nested dispersed storage'2015 8,977,801'Computing system utilizing dispersed storage'2015 8,972,774'Computing core application access utilizing dispersed storage'2015 8,966,311'Maintenance free storage container storage module access'2015 8,966,009'Router assisted dispersed storage network method and apparatus'2015 8,966,341'Utilizing a dispersed storage network access token module to access a dispersed storage network memory'2015 8,959,597'Entity registration in multiple dispersed storage networks'2015 8,959,366'De-sequencing encoded data slices'2015 8,954,787'Establishing trust in a maintenance free storage container'2015 8,954,501'Devices and methods for determining a group and for determining information related to group entries'2015 8,949,695'Method and apparatus for nested dispersed storage'2015 8,938,013'Dispersal of priority data in a dispersed storage network'2015 8,935,761'Accessing storage nodes in an on-line media storage system'2015 8,930,649'Concurrent coding of data streams'2015 8,924,770'Rebuilding a data slice of a maintenance free storage container'2014 8,924,387'Social networking utilizing a dispersed storage network'2014 8,918,693'Data transmission utilizing data processing and dispersed storage error encoding'2014 8,914,609'Modifying data storage in response to detection of a memory system imbalance'2014 8,910,022'Retrieval of encoded data slices and encoded instruction slices by a computing device'2014 8,909,858'Storing encoded data slices in a dispersed storage network'2014 8,904,226'Migrating stored copies of a file to stored encoded data slices'2014 8,898,542'Executing partial tasks in a distributed storage and task network'2014 8,898,513'Storing data in multiple dispersed storage networks'2014 8,897,443'Watermarking slices stored in a dispersed storage network'2014 8,885,821'Sequencing encoded data slices'2014 8,882,599'Interactive gaming utilizing a dispersed storage network'2014 8,880,978'Utilizing a local area network memory and a dispersed storage network memory to access data'2014 8,874,773'Obtaining group and individual emergency preparedness communication information'2014 8,868,695'Configuring a generic computing device utilizing specific computing device operation information'2014 8,856,617'Sending a zero information gain formatted encoded data slice'2014 8,848,906'Encrypting data for storage in a dispersed storage network'2014 8,850,113'Data migration between a raid memory and a dispersed storage network memory'2014 8,843,803'Utilizing local memory and dispersed storage memory to access encoded data slices'2014 8,842,746'Receiving encoded data slices via wireless communication'2014 8,843,804'Adjusting a dispersal parameter of dispersedly stored data'2014 8,839,068'Data transmission utilizing route selection and dispersed storage error encoding'2014 8,839,368'Acquiring a trusted set of encoded data slices'2014 8,819,452'Efficient storage of encrypted data in a dispersed storage network'2014 8,782,494'Reproducing data utilizing a zero information gain function'2014 8,762,793'Migrating encoded data slices from a re-provisioned memory device of a dispersed storage network memory'2014 8,762,343'Dispersed storage of software'2014 8,762,770'Distribution of a customized preview of multi-media content'2014 8,762,346'Data de-duplication in a dispersed storage network utilizing data characterization'2014 8,762,479'Distributing multi-media content to a plurality of potential accessing devices'2014 8,751,894'Concurrent decoding of data streams'2014 8,725,940'Distributedly storing raid data in a raid memory and a dispersed storage network memory'2014 8,726,127'Utilizing a dispersed storage network access token module to access a dispersed storage network memory'2014 8,726,071'Localized dispersed storage memory system'2014 8,707,105'Updating a set of memory devices in a dispersed storage network'2014 8,707,091'Failsafe directory file system in a dispersed storage network'2014 8,707,088'Reconfiguring data storage in multiple dispersed storage networks'2014 8,707,393'Providing dispersed storage network location information of a hypertext markup language file'2014 8,688,146'Providing safety status information'2014 8,689,354'Method and apparatus for accessing secure data in a dispersed storage system'2014 8,688,949'Modifying data storage in response to detection of a memory system imbalance'2014 8,688,907'Large scale subscription based dispersed storage network'2014 8,683,205'Accessing data utilizing entity registration in multiple dispersed storage networks'2014 8,683,259'Accessing data in multiple dispersed storage networks'2014 8,683,231'Obfuscating data stored in a dispersed storage network'2014 8,677,214'Encoding data utilizing a zero information gain function'2014 8,667,371'Data distribution utilizing unique read parameters in a dispersed storage system'2014 8,649,521'Obfuscation of sequenced encoded data slices'2014 8,626,871'Accessing a global vault in multiple dispersed storage networks'2014 8,621,265'Computing core application access utilizing dispersed storage'2013 8,621,580'Retrieving access information in a dispersed storage network'2013 8,621,271'Reprovisioning a memory device into a dispersed storage network memory'2013 8,612,796'Computing core application access utilizing dispersed storage'2013 8,612,831'Accessing data stored in a dispersed storage memory'2013 8,612,827'Digital content distribution utilizing dispersed storage'2013 8,612,821'Data transmission utilizing route selection and dispersed storage error encoding'2013 8,595,596'Method and apparatus for dispersed storage of streaming data'2013 8,578,147'Computing device booting utilizing dispersed storage'2013 8,572,282'Router assisted dispersed storage network method and apparatus'2013 8,566,354'Storage and retrieval of required slices in a dispersed storage network'2013 8,555,142'Verifying integrity of data stored in a dispersed storage memory'2013 8,548,913'Method and apparatus to secure an electronic commerce transaction'2013 8,533,424'Computing system utilizing dispersed storage'2013 8,527,838'Memory controller utilizing an error coding dispersal function'2013 8,527,828'Data distribution utilizing unique write parameters in a dispersed storage system'2013

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1991–2010Patents assigned to MOTOROLA INC (102)· patent assignee history

1991–1998Based in Palatine, IL, US· patent location history

1992–2021Patents assigned to IBM (141)· patent assignee history

1992–2005Based in Washingtonville, NY, US· patent location history

1994–2004Based in Monroe, NY, US· patent location history

1995–2021Based in Barrington Hills, IL, US· patent location history

1998–2015Based in Pleasanton, CA, US· patent location history

2012–2019Patents assigned to CLEVERSAFE INC (200)· patent assignee history

2012–2020Patents assigned to GRUBE GARY W (125)· patent assignee history

2012–2019Patents assigned to MARKISON TIMOTHY W (103)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
CLEVERSAFE INC	200	2012–2019
IBM	141	1992–2021
GRUBE GARY Wself	125	2012–2020
MARKISON TIMOTHY W	103	2012–2019
MOTOROLA INC	102	1991–2010

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Barrington Hills, Illinois, US	348	1995–2021
Pleasanton, California, US	95	1998–2015
Palatine, Illinois, US	75	1991–1998
Monroe, New York, US	17	1994–2004
Washingtonville, New York, US	7	1992–2005