Inventor · Gilroy, CA, US

Bruce McNutt

50Patents
12h-index
34Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: May 19, 1993 → Oct 8, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5499354A Method and means for dynamic cache management by variable space and time binding and rebinding of cache extents to DASD cylinders Physics 106 Expired
US5606688A Method and apparatus for dynamic cache memory allocation via single-reference residency times Physics 63 Expired
US7721043B2 Managing write requests in cache directed to different storage groups Physics 51 Active
US9372751B2 Free space collection in log structured storage systems Physics 50 Active
US5799324A System and method for management of persistent data in a log-structured disk array Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US6615318B2 Cache management system with multiple cache lists employing roving removal and priority-based addition of cache entries Physics 40 Expired
US6341331B1 Method and system for managing a raid storage system with cache Physics 37 Expired
US5649153A Aggressive adaption algorithm for selective record caching Physics 35 Expired
US5930497A Method and means for generation of realistic access patterns in storage subsystem benchmarking and other tests Physics 26 Expired
US6842826B1 Method and apparatus for providing efficient management of least recently used (LRU) algorithm insertion points corresponding to defined times-in-cache Physics 23 Expired
US9372630B2 Migration of newly allocated data to a storage tier Physics 15 Active
US7783839B2 Using different algorithms to destage different types of data from cache Physics 12 Active
US9639293B2 Migration of newly allocated data to a storage tier Physics 11 Active
US6839817B2 Priority management of a disk array Physics 9 Expired
US8127084B2 Using different algorithms to destage different types of data from cache Physics 9 Active
US6260113A Method and apparatus defining a miss list and producing dial-in hit ratios in a disk storage benchmark Physics 8 Expired
US6037353A Method of providing an antihistaminic effect in a hepatically impaired patient Human Necessities 6 Expired
US7404036B2 Rebalancing of striped disk data Physics 5 Active
US6187791A Method of providing an antihistaminic effect in a hepatically impaired patient Human Necessities 5 Expired
US6399632B1 Method of providing an antihistaminic effect in a hepatically impaired patient Human Necessities 5 Expired
US7818501B2 Rebalancing of striped disk data Physics 3 Active
US8631105B2 Apparatus and method to optimize revenue realized under multiple service level agreements Electricity 2 Active
US6345337B1 Method and system for determining a cache single reference residency time Physics 2 Expired
US9996270B2 Storage in tiered environment with cache collaboration Physics 2 Active
US7849167B2 Dynamic distributed adjustment of maximum use of a shared storage resource Physics 2 Active

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