Alan Ray Sutton
11Patents
8h-index
11Co-inventors
65Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 6, 1995 → Jun 24, 2008
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6789161B1 | Method for controlling reutilization of data space in virtual tape system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 301 | Expired |
| US6317814A | Method for selectively storing redundant copies of virtual volume data on physical data storage cartridges | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 59 | Expired |
| US6742084B1 | Caching method for selecting data blocks for removal from cache based on recall probability and size | Physics | 46 | Expired |
| US6289425A | Method for verifying availability of data space in virtual tape system | Physics | 39 | Expired |
| US5535334A | Fault-tolerant system-to-system communications system and method utilizing multiple communications methods to transfer a single message | Electricity | 19 | Expired |
| US6094605A | Virtual automated cartridge system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US6151666A | Method for reclaiming fragmented space on a physical data storage cartridge | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US7136801B2 | Outboard data storage management system and method | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US6925525B2 | Data storage management system and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US7873781B2 | Data storage management method for selectively controlling reutilization of space in a virtual tape system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US6052765A | Method for optimized placement of virtual volumes on a physical cartridge | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.