Inventor · Tucson, AZ, US

David R. Blea

47Patents
7h-index
45Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 13, 1998 → Jan 3, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6212531A Method for implementing point-in-time copy using a snapshot function Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 221 Expired
US9298567B2 System availability in PPRC failover environments Physics 22 Active
US9405628B2 Data migration using multi-storage volume swap Physics 19 Active
US7475280B1 Active-active server for high availability of data replication management application Physics 13 Active
US7269701B2 Self-configuration of source-to-target mapping Physics 11 Expired
US9003142B2 Volume swapping of point-in-time read-only target volumes Physics 11 Active
US8799602B2 Automated migration to a new target volume via merged bitmaps to maintain consistency Physics 11 Active
US9619331B2 Storage unit replacement using point-in-time snap copy Physics 7 Active
US8793456B2 Automated migration to a new target volume via merged bitmaps to maintain consistency Physics 6 Active
US9507844B2 Automatic adjustment of data replication based on data access Physics 6 Active
US8549242B2 Volume swapping of point-in-time read-only target volumes Physics 5 Active
US7376676B2 Method, system, and program for autonomic copy services solutions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US7788231B2 Using a heartbeat signal to maintain data consistency for writes to source storage copied to target storage Physics 3 Active
US8788877B2 Acquiring a storage system into copy services management software Physics 3 Active
US10013324B2 Data recovery in multi-target data storage networks Physics 3 Active
US10585767B2 Automatic data healing using a storage controller Physics 2 Active
US10146453B2 Data migration using multi-storage volume swap Physics 2 Active
US9471658B2 Automatic adjustment of data replication based on data access Physics 2 Active
US7644112B2 Apparatus, system, and method for initializing a synchronized remote database Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8195615B2 Using a heartbeat signal to maintain data consistency for writes to source storage copied to target storage Physics 2 Active
US7478264B1 Storage management server communication via storage device servers Electricity 1 Active
US8904131B2 Automated migration to a new copy services target storage system to manage multiple relationships simultaneously while maintaining disaster recovery consistency Physics 1 Active
US9032173B2 Automated migration to a new copy services target storage system to manage multiple relationships simultaneously while maintaining disaster recovery consistency Physics 1 Active
US8095827B2 Replication management with undo and redo capabilities Physics 1 Active
US10915406B2 Storage unit replacement using point-in-time snap copy Physics 1 Active

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