Inventor

Andrew Baptist

Inventor

Mt. Pleasant, WI, US

Overview

2012–2021

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 369 as inventor

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

G06Fprimary

G06FElectric digital data processing47%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication36%

H03MCoding13%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television1%

G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes1%

H04WWireless communication networks1%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general1%

G11CStatic stores0%

G06NComputing arrangements based on specific computational models0%

H04HBroadcast communication0%

PatentTitleYear

11,132,257Prioritized rebuilds using dispersed indices2021 11,132,340Storage unit selection of memory devices used for distributed storage network memory2021 11,113,008Data restoration using partially encoded slice requests2021 11,113,009Computing device facilitating prioritization of task execution within a distributed storage network (DSN)2021 11,106,679Enforcement of sets of query rules for access to data supplied by a plurality of data providers2021 11,093,330Combining data objects in a vast data storage network2021 11,093,500Enforcement of minimum query cost rules required for access to a database system2021 11,061,613Dynamic retention policies and optional deletes2021 11,023,338Handling storage unit failure in a dispersed storage network2021 11,019,146Segmenting and merging data in a dispersed storage network2021 10,996,894Application storage segmentation reallocation2021 10,997,022Storing data in accordance with encoded data slice revision levels in a storage network2021 10,997,023Processing a request for encoded data in a storage network2021 10,977,127Concatenating data objects in a vast data storage network2021 10,970,168Adjusting dispersed storage error encoding parameters based on path performance2021 10,969,962Compacting data in a dispersed storage network2021 10,969,972Validating restricted operations on a client using trusted environments2021 10,970,171Metadata access in a dispersed storage network2021 10,963,397Hash table collision resolution for storage unit memory2021 10,949,129Adjusting data ingest based on compaction rate in a dispersed storage network2021 10,942,684Assigning prioritized rebuild resources optimally2021 10,944,712Partial task messaging in a distributed storage system2021 10,936,448Using dispersed computation to change dispersal characteristics2021 10,922,181Using storage locations greater than an IDA width in a dispersed storage network2021 10,915,261Selecting a set of storage units in a distributed storage network2021 10,904,337Zone storage--resilient and efficient storage transactions2021 10,904,320Performance testing in a distributed storage network based on memory type2021 10,884,627Compacting data in a dispersed storage network2021 10,860,424Background verification processing in a storage network2020 10,852,957Migration agent employing moveslice request2020 10,853,172Concatenating data objects for storage in a vast data storage network2020 10,838,814Allocating rebuilding queue entries in a dispersed storage network2020 10,834,196Segmenting and merging data in a dispersed storage network2020 10,831,544Prioritization task execution within a storage unit (SU)2020 10,802,732Multi-level stage locality selection on a large system2020 10,805,042Creating transmission data slices for use in a dispersed storage network2020 10,776,204Concatenating data objects for storage in a dispersed storage network2020 10,768,833Object dispersal load balancing2020 10,747,616Adapting rebuilding of encoded data slices in a dispersed storage network2020 10,698,778Automated stalled process detection and recovery2020 10,678,451Cycling out dispersed storage processing units from access pools to perform expensive operations2020 10,678,462Rebalancing data storage in a dispersed storage network2020 10,671,585Storing indexed data to a dispersed storage network2020 10,666,596Messaging via a shared memory of a distributed computing system2020 10,664,360Identifying additional resources to accelerate rebuildling2020 10,656,866Unidirectional vault synchronization to support tiering2020 10,650,160Enhancing security for multiple storage configurations2020 10,642,687Pessimistic reads and other smart-read enhancements with synchronized vaults2020 10,642,532Storing data sequentially in zones in a dispersed storage network2020 10,635,360Adjusting data ingest based on compaction rate in a dispersed storage network2020 10,635,536Dynamic distributed agreement protocols in a dispersed storage network2020 10,628,399Storing data in a dispersed storage network with consistency2020 10,621,042Vault transformation within a dispersed storage network2020 10,621,021Using dispersed data structures to point to slice or date source replicas2020 10,623,495Keeping synchronized writes from getting out of synch2020 10,613,798Slice fanout write request2020 10,599,502Fault detection and recovery in a distributed storage network2020 10,592,132Read-foreign-slices request for improved read efficiency with bundled writes2020 10,585,748Scalable cloud--assigning scores to requesters and treating requests differently based on those scores2020 10,585,715Partial task allocation in a dispersed storage network2020 10,587,691Impatient writes2020 10,579,309Method for increasing throughput in a distributed storage network2020 10,565,392Secure and verifiable update operations2020 10,558,621Lock stealing writes for improved reliability2020 10,552,341Zone storage--quickly returning to a state of consistency following an unexpected event2020 10,545,699Dynamic retention policies and optional deletes2020 10,536,525Consistency level driven data storage in a dispersed storage network2020 10,534,668Accessing data in a dispersed storage network2020 10,534,548Validating restricted operations on a client using trusted environments2020 10,528,425Transitioning to an optimized data storage approach in a dispersed storage network2020 10,530,861Utilizing multiple storage pools in a dispersed storage network2020 10,523,241Object fan out write operation2019 10,521,300Client provided request prioritization hints2019 10,514,857Dynamic adjusting of parameters based on resource scoring2019 10,514,971Dispersed b-tree directory trees2019 10,503,591Selecting retrieval locations in a dispersed storage network2019 10,503,596Accessing an encoded data slice in a dispersed storage network2019 10,503,594Storing data in accordance with encoded data slice revision levels in a dispersed storage network2019 10,489,247Generating time-ordered globally unique revision numbers2019 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 10,469,406Partial task execution in a dispersed storage network2019 10,447,612Migrating encoded data slices in a dispersed storage network2019 10,447,767Resolving a performance issue within a dispersed storage network2019 10,440,115Write intent messaging in a dispersed storage network2019 10,437,673Internet based shared memory in a distributed computing system2019 10,430,122Using partial rebuilding to change information dispersal algorithm (IDA)2019 10,423,362Utilizing multiple dispersal algorithms to encode data for storage in a dispersed storage network2019 10,423,359Linking common attributes among a set of synchronized vaults2019 10,423,490Read-source requests to support bundled writes in a distributed storage system2019 10,416,898Accessing data in a dispersed storage network during write operations2019 10,419,538Selecting memory for data access in a dispersed storage network2019 10,416,906Rebalancing efficiency with optimal logical insertion locations2019 10,416,889Session execution decision2019 10,409,492Multi-phase dispersed storage write process2019 10,409,679Migrating data slices in a dispersed storage network2019 10,409,772Accessing serially stored data in a dispersed storage network2019 10,402,395Facilitating data consistency in a dispersed storage network2019 10,394,476Multi-level stage locality selection on a large system2019 10,394,468Handling data slice revisions in a dispersed storage network2019 10,387,249Migrating data slices within a dispersed storage network2019 10,387,080Rebuilding slices in a dispersed storage network2019 10,387,067Optimizing data storage in a dispersed storage network2019 10,387,256Method and apparatus for distributed storage integrity processing2019 10,387,252Synchronously storing data in a plurality of dispersed storage networks2019 10,387,247Dispersed storage network file system directory2019 10,379,773Storage unit for use in a dispersed storage network2019 10,382,553Zone storage--resilient and efficient storage transactions2019 10,372,540Standard and non-standard dispersed storage network data access2019 10,372,506Compute architecture in a memory device of distributed computing system2019 10,360,107Modifying allocation of storage resources in a dispersed storage network2019 10,353,772Selecting data for storage in a dispersed storage network2019 10,348,640Partial task execution in a dispersed storage network2019 10,346,246Recovering data copies in a dispersed storage network2019 10,346,250Configuring storage resources of a dispersed storage network2019 10,346,218Partial task allocation in a dispersed storage network2019 10,324,791Selectable parallel processing of dispersed storage error encoding2019 10,324,855Associating a processing thread and memory section to a memory device2019 10,318,382Determining missing encoded data slices2019 10,305,989Finding alternate storage locations to support failing disk migration2019 10,303,546Accessing data when transferring the data between storage facilities2019 10,303,521Determining task distribution in a distributed computing system2019 10,304,096Renting a pipe to a storage system2019 10,305,982Access slices during multiple migrations2019 10,298,957Content-based encoding in a multiple routing path communications system2019 10,298,684Adaptive replication of dispersed data to improve data access performance2019 10,296,404Determining slices used in a reconstruction2019 10,289,688Metadata access in a dispersed storage network2019 10,282,118Using reason codes to determine how to handle memory device error conditions2019 10,282,440Prioritizing rebuilding of encoded data slices2019 10,275,185Fail-in-place supported via decentralized or Distributed Agreement Protocol (DAP)2019 10,275,313Writing encoded data slices in a dispersed storage network2019 10,275,161Distributed storage network for storing a data object based on storage requirements2019 10,268,554Using dispersed computation to change dispersal characteristics2019 10,270,855Integrated client for use with a dispersed data storage network2019 10,255,003Making consistent reads more efficient in IDA+copy system2019 10,254,992Rebalancing data storage in a dispersed storage network2019 10,250,686Finding alternate storage locations to support failing disk migration2019 10,248,504List request processing during a dispersed storage network configuration change2019 10,248,361Rebuilding slices in a dispersed storage network2019 10,241,866Allocating rebuilding queue entries in a dispersed storage network2019 10,241,864Expanding information dispersal algorithm width without rebuilding through imposter slices2019 10,241,695Optimizing rebuilds when using multiple information dispersal algorithms2019 10,241,865Handling storage unit failure in a dispersed storage network2019 10,229,002Process to migrate named objects to a dispersed or distributed storage network (DSN)2019 10,225,205Accessing a dispersed storage network2019 10,216,647Compacting dispersed storage space2019 10,216,594Automated stalled process detection and recovery2019 10,203,999Spreading load for highly popular content with asynchronous counted writes2019 10,204,009Prioritized rebuilds using dispersed indices2019 10,180,787Dispersed storage write process with lock/persist2019 10,176,045Internet based shared memory in a distributed computing system2019 10,176,191Recovering from conflicts that emerge from eventually consistent operations2019 10,169,229Protocols for expanding existing sites in a dispersed storage network2019 10,169,129Dispersed B-tree directory trees2019 10,169,369Meeting storage requirements with limited storage resources2019 10,169,150Concatenating data objects for storage in a dispersed storage network2019 10,169,149Standard and non-standard dispersed storage network data access2019 10,169,151Utilizing request deadlines in a dispersed storage network2019 10,157,051Upgrading devices in a dispersed storage network2018 10,157,021Processing incomplete data access transactions2018 10,146,458Proxying read requests when performance or availability failure is anticipated2018 10,146,620Storing data in accordance with encoded data slice revision levels in a dispersed storage network2018 10,146,621Chaining computes in a distributed computing system2018 10,142,115Distributed storage network data revision control2018 10,140,182Modifying allocation of storage resources in a dispersed storage network2018 10,142,176Utilizing reallocation via a decentralized or distributed, agreement protocol (DAP) for storage unit (SU) replacement2018 10,140,061Cycling out dispersed storage processing units from access pools to perform expensive operations2018 10,133,635Low-width vault in distributed storage system2018 10,127,111Client provided request prioritization hints2018 10,127,110Reallocating storage in a dispersed storage network2018 10,127,112Assigning prioritized rebuild resources optimally2018 10,129,023Enhancing security for multiple storage configurations2018 10,122,795Consistency level driven data storage in a dispersed storage network2018 10,120,574Reversible data modifications within DS units2018 10,108,492Rebuilding data stored in a dispersed storage network2018 10,108,493Adjusting dispersed storage network traffic due to rebuilding2018 10,091,298Enhancing performance of data storage in a dispersed storage network2018 10,089,344Listing data objects using a hierarchical dispersed storage index2018 10,083,097Storing related data in a dispersed storage network2018 10,082,970Storing an effective dynamic width of encoded data slices2018 10,084,770Balancing memory utilization in a dispersed storage network2018 10,075,523Efficient storage of data in a dispersed storage network2018 10,067,822Combined slice objects in alternate memory locations2018 10,067,832Imposter slices2018 10,069,915Storing data in a dispersed storage network2018 10,067,998Distributed sync list2018 10,061,649Storing data contiguously in a dispersed storage network2018 10,061,524Wear-leveling of memory devices2018 10,055,291Method and system for processing data access requests during data transfers2018 10,057,351Modifying information dispersal algorithm configurations in a dispersed storage network2018 10,049,120Consistency based access of data in a dispersed storage network2018 10,048,897Making consistent reads more efficient in IDA+copy system2018 10,042,707Recovering affinity with imposter slices2018 10,042,704Validating stored encoded data slice integrity in a dispersed storage network2018 10,042,564Accessing data while migrating storage of the data2018 10,037,140Migration of encoded data slices in a dispersed storage network2018 10,037,171Accessing common data in a dispersed storage network2018 10,031,700Storing data copies in a dispersed storage network2018 10,027,478Differential key backup2018 10,025,505Accessing data in a dispersed storage network during write operations2018 10,013,444Modifying an index node of a hierarchical dispersed storage index2018 10,013,471Avoiding write conflicts in a dispersed storage network2018 10,001,923Generation collapse2018 9,998,540Distributed storage and computing of interim data2018 9,992,063Utilizing reallocation via a decentralized, or distributed, agreement protocol (DAP) for storage unit (SU) replacement2018 9,992,019Storage and retrieval of dispersed storage network access information2018 9,940,197Method and apparatus for slice partial rebuilding in a dispersed storage network2018 9,927,976'Storing data in a directory-less dispersed storage network'2018 9,927,977'Retrieving data segments from a dispersed storage network'2018 9,923,838'Accessing a dispersed storage network'2018 9,900,150'Dispersed storage camera device and method of operation'2018 9,891,995'Cooperative decentralized rebuild scanning'2018 9,880,902'Multi-writer revision synchronization in a dispersed storage network'2018 9,881,043'Multiple revision mailbox'2018 9,857,974'Session execution decision'2018 9,848,044Distributed storage network with coordinated partial task execution and methods for use therewith2017 9,843,412'Optimizing routing of data across a communications network'2017 9,817,701'Threshold computing in a distributed computing system'2017 9,811,533'Accessing distributed computing functions in a distributed computing system'2017 9,807,171'Conclusive write operation dispersed storage network frame'2017 9,798,621'Dispersed storage network with slice rebuilding and methods for use therewith'2017 9,798,619'Concatenating data objects for storage in a dispersed storage network'2017 9,785,351'Distributed storage network for storing a data object based on storage requirements'2017 9,785,503'Method and apparatus for distributed storage integrity processing'2017 9,785,491'Processing a certificate signing request in a dispersed storage network'2017 9,778,987'Writing encoded data slices in a dispersed storage network'2017 9,766,810'Resolving write conflicts in a dispersed storage network'2017 9,760,440'Site-based namespace allocation'2017 9,749,419'Check operation dispersed storage network frame'2017 9,734,014'Virtual memory mapping in a dispersed storage network'2017 9,727,427'Synchronizing storage of data copies in a dispersed storage network'2017 9,715,504'Retrieving data utilizing a distributed index'2017 9,697,171'Multi-writer revision synchronization in a dispersed storage network'2017 9,679,153'Data deduplication in a dispersed storage system'2017 9,658,911'Selecting a directory of a dispersed storage network'2017 9,661,075'Defragmenting slices in dispersed storage network memory'2017 9,632,872'Reprioritizing pending dispersed storage network requests'2017 9,606,858'Temporarily storing an encoded data slice'2017 9,606,869'Retrieving data segments from a dispersed storage network'2017 9,594,639'Configuring storage resources of a dispersed storage network'2017 9,590,838'Transferring data of a dispersed storage network'2017 9,588,686'Adjusting execution of tasks in a dispersed storage network'2017 9,584,359'Distributed storage and computing of interim data'2017 9,571,230'Adjusting routing of data within a network path'2017 9,563,598'Dispersed storage network frame protocol header'2017 9,563,507'Rebuilding a data revision in a dispersed storage network'2017 9,558,071'Dispersed storage with partial data object storage and methods for use therewith'2017 9,558,059'Detecting data requiring rebuilding in a dispersed storage network'2017 9,552,305'Compacting dispersed storage space'2017 9,529,834'Concatenating data objects for storage in a dispersed storage network'2016 9,524,267'Check operation dispersed storage network frame'2016 9,514,090'Conclusive write operation dispersed storage network frame'2016 9,507,786'Retrieving data utilizing a distributed index'2016 9,501,341'Directory synchronization of a dispersed storage network'2016 9,501,355'Storing data and directory information in a distributed storage network'2016 9,495,118'Storing data in a directory-less dispersed storage network'2016 9,495,117'Storing data in a dispersed storage network'2016 9,489,533'Efficient memory utilization in a dispersed storage system'2016 9,483,337'Storing data in a dispersed storage network'2016 9,483,539'Updating local data utilizing a distributed storage network'2016 9,465,861'Retrieving indexed data from a dispersed storage network'2016 9,456,035'Storing related data in a dispersed storage network'2016 9,442,800'Data migration between a raid memory and a dispersed storage network memory'2016 9,438,675'Dispersed storage with variable slice length and methods for use therewith'2016 9,424,132'Adjusting dispersed storage network traffic due to rebuilding'2016 9,424,326'Writing data avoiding write conflicts in a dispersed storage network'2016 9,354,980'Dispersed storage having snapshot clones and methods for use therewith'2016 9,354,974'Dispersed storage write process'2016 9,329,940'Dispersed storage having a plurality of snapshot paths and methods for use therewith'2016 9,323,603'Storage of sensitive data in a dispersed storage network'2016 9,304,858'Analyzing found data in a distributed storage and task network'2016 9,304,857'Retrieving data from a distributed storage network'2016 9,298,548'Distributed computing in a distributed storage and task network'2016 9,300,477'Identifying and correcting an undesired condition of a dispersed storage network access request'2016 9,292,385'Transforming data in a distributed storage and task network'2016 9,274,864'Accessing large amounts of data in a dispersed storage network'2016 9,274,908'Resolving write conflicts in a dispersed storage network'2016 9,270,298'Selecting storage units to rebuild an encoded data slice'2016 9,268,639'Storing data in a distributed storage network'2016 9,256,571'Write operation dispersed storage network frame'2016 9,244,768'Dispersed storage network file system directory'2016 9,244,879'Intermediate write operation dispersed storage network frame'2016 9,235,549'List range operation dispersed storage network frame'2016 9,229,823'Storage and retrieval of dispersed storage network access information'2016 9,207,870'Allocating storage units in a dispersed storage network'2015 9,208,025'Virtual memory mapping in a dispersed storage network'2015 9,201,805'Dispersed storage network virtual address fields'2015 9,183,073'Maintaining data concurrency with a dispersed storage network'2015 9,171,031'Merging index nodes of a hierarchical dispersed storage index'2015 9,170,882'Retrieving data segments from a dispersed storage network'2015 9,152,514'Rebuilding a data segment in a dispersed storage network'2015 9,152,489'Revision synchronization of a dispersed storage network'2015 9,137,303'Pre-fetching data segments stored in a dispersed storage network'2015 9,104,541'Obtaining a signed certificate for a dispersed storage network'2015 9,092,386'Indicating an error within a dispersed storage network'2015 9,092,140'Dispersed storage write process'2015 9,087,016'Detecting intentional corruption of data in a dispersed storage network'2015 9,077,734'Authentication of devices of a dispersed storage network'2015 9,047,242'Read operation dispersed storage network frame'2015

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2012–2020Patents assigned to CLEVERSAFE INC (156)· patent assignee history

2012–2019Patents assigned to BAPTIST ANDREW (68)· patent assignee history

2012–2019Based in Chicago, IL, US· patent location history

2013–2019Patents assigned to RESCH JASON K (48)· patent assignee history

2014–2021Based in Mt. Pleasant, WI, US· patent location history

2016–2021Patents assigned to IBM (265)· patent assignee history

2019–2021Patents assigned to PURE STORAGE INC (70)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
IBM	265	2016–2021
CLEVERSAFE INC	156	2012–2020
PURE STORAGE INC	70	2019–2021
BAPTIST ANDREWself	68	2012–2019
RESCH JASON K	48	2013–2019

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Mt. Pleasant, WI, US	291	2014–2021
Chicago, Illinois, US	78	2012–2019