Eric Hamilton
32Patents
15h-index
15Co-inventors
74Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 10, 2003 → Nov 12, 2013
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7933936B2 | Method and system for automatic management of storage space | Physics | 232 | Active |
| US7996636B1 | Uniquely identifying block context signatures in a storage volume hierarchy | Physics | 139 | Active |
| US7409494B2 | Extension of write anywhere file system layout | Physics | 117 | Expired |
| US7562203B2 | Storage defragmentation based on modified physical address and unmodified logical address | Physics | 82 | Active |
| US7752180B1 | File system group consistency point | Physics | 36 | Active |
| US7401093B1 | System and method for managing file data during consistency points | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Expired |
| US7243207B1 | Technique for translating a pure virtual file system data stream into a hybrid virtual volume | Physics | 26 | Expired |
| US7321962B1 | Technique for translating a hybrid virtual volume file system into a pure virtual file system data stream | Physics | 24 | Active |
| US7979402B1 | System and method for managing file data during consistency points | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Active |
| US7734888B1 | Capacity guarantees in a storage system | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US7506111B1 | System and method for determining a number of overwitten blocks between data containers | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US8271724B1 | Controlling write request access to a non-volatile log | Physics | 16 | Active |
| US8156163B1 | Storage server cluster implemented in and operating concurrently with a set of non-clustered storage servers | Physics | 16 | Active |
| US7664791B1 | Concurrent creation of persistent point-in-time images of multiple independent file systems | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Active |
| US7979395B1 | Method and system for determining reclaimable space occupied by a set of snapshots | Physics | 15 | Active |
| US7467169B2 | Circular and bi-directional mirroring of flexible volumes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Active |
| US7370143B1 | Controlling write request access to a non-volatile log | Physics | 13 | Active |
| US7783611B1 | System and method for managing file metadata during consistency points | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US7562189B2 | Write-in-place within a write-anywhere filesystem | Physics | 12 | Active |
| US8095730B1 | System and method for providing space availability notification in a distributed striped volume set | Physics | 11 | Active |
| US7984085B1 | Rate of change of data using on-the-fly accounting | Physics | 10 | Active |
| US7797489B1 | System and method for providing space availability notification in a distributed striped volume set | Physics | 10 | Active |
| US7194595B1 | Technique for translating a hybrid virtual volume file system into a pure virtual file system data stream | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US7721062B1 | Method for detecting leaked buffer writes across file system consistency points | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US7636744B1 | System and method for flexible space reservations in a file system supporting persistent consistency point images | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.