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Pierre M. Vital

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 2202, Phone: (571)272-4215 , Office: P/2162 )

Most Active Art Unit
2188
Art Unit(s)
2186, 2752, 2188, 2169, 2156, 2162, 2198
Total Applications
390
Issued Applications
296
Pending Applications
16
Abandoned Applications
79

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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10/304389
Memory management Nov 24, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 684637 [patent_doc_number] => 07085883 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-08-01 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for migrating volumes and virtual disks' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/285141 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 7305 [patent_no_of_claims] => 25 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 139 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/085/07085883.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10285141 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/285141
Method and apparatus for migrating volumes and virtual disks Oct 29, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7214721 [patent_doc_number] => 20040088516 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-05-06 [patent_title] => 'Virtual memory translation unit for multimedia accelerators' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/285153 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3742 [patent_no_of_claims] => 29 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 151 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0088/20040088516.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10285153 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/285153
Virtual memory translation unit for multimedia accelerators Oct 29, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7418070 [patent_doc_number] => 20040177212 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-09-09 [patent_title] => 'Maintaining an average erase count in a non-volatile storage system' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/281823 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 15232 [patent_no_of_claims] => 40 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 47 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0177/20040177212.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10281823 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/281823
Maintaining an average erase count in a non-volatile storage system Oct 27, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 671513 [patent_doc_number] => 07096313 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-08-22 [patent_title] => 'Tracking the least frequently erased blocks in non-volatile memory systems' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/281824 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 10889 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 210 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/096/07096313.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10281824 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/281824
Tracking the least frequently erased blocks in non-volatile memory systems Oct 27, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 962207 [patent_doc_number] => 06952761 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-10-04 [patent_title] => 'Bus interface selection by page table attributes' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/277212 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 2315 [patent_no_of_claims] => 26 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 20 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/952/06952761.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10277212 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/277212
Bus interface selection by page table attributes Oct 21, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 945783 [patent_doc_number] => 06968430 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-11-22 [patent_title] => 'Circuit and method for improving instruction fetch time from a cache memory device' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/277341 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 8900 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 96 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/968/06968430.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10277341 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/277341
Circuit and method for improving instruction fetch time from a cache memory device Oct 21, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 690705 [patent_doc_number] => 07080215 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-07-18 [patent_title] => 'Multiprocessor system with local memory which mirrors a shaped memory' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/278123 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 21 [patent_no_of_words] => 17145 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 262 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/080/07080215.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10278123 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/278123
Multiprocessor system with local memory which mirrors a shaped memory Oct 21, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1243047 [patent_doc_number] => 06684271 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-01-27 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for changing context in link channelization' [patent_app_type] => B1 [patent_app_number] => 10/273970 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 1224 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 112 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/684/06684271.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10273970 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/273970
Method and apparatus for changing context in link channelization Oct 17, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7174163 [patent_doc_number] => 20040078533 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-04-22 [patent_title] => 'Low overhead snapshot in a storage array using a tree-of-slabs metadata' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/273634 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 5971 [patent_no_of_claims] => 27 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 108 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0078/20040078533.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10273634 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/273634
Low overhead snapshot in a storage array using a tree-of-slabs metadata Oct 17, 2002 Issued
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10/273653
Simultaneous data backup in a computer system Oct 17, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7174241 [patent_doc_number] => 20040078544 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-04-22 [patent_title] => 'Memory address remapping method' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/272918 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 6633 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 236 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0078/20040078544.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10272918 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/272918
Memory address remapping method Oct 17, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6698167 [patent_doc_number] => 20030110361 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-06-12 [patent_title] => 'Nonvolatile memory' [patent_app_type] => new [patent_app_number] => 10/270590 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 7689 [patent_no_of_claims] => 28 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 24 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0110/20030110361.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10270590 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/270590
Nonvolatile memory Oct 15, 2002 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 1184641 [patent_doc_number] => 06748480 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2004-06-08 [patent_title] => 'Multi-bank, fault-tolerant, high-performance memory addressing system and method' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 10/269890 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-10-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 35 [patent_figures_cnt] => 41 [patent_no_of_words] => 12193 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 140 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/748/06748480.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10269890 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/269890
Multi-bank, fault-tolerant, high-performance memory addressing system and method Oct 13, 2002 Issued
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10/261642
Method and apparatus for reducing overhead in a data processing system with a cache Sep 29, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 744886 [patent_doc_number] => 07035971 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-04-25 [patent_title] => 'Request scheduling to mirrored heterogeneous storage arrays' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/253341 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-09-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 3114 [patent_no_of_claims] => 30 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 7 [patent_words_short_claim] => 177 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/035/07035971.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10253341 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/253341
Request scheduling to mirrored heterogeneous storage arrays Sep 22, 2002 Issued
Array ( [id] => 1395313 [patent_doc_number] => 06567888 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2003-05-20 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for efficiently destaging data from a cache to two or more non-contiguous storage locations' [patent_app_type] => B2 [patent_app_number] => 10/245895 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2002-09-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 14694 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 107 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/06/567/06567888.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10245895 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/245895
Method and apparatus for efficiently destaging data from a cache to two or more non-contiguous storage locations Sep 16, 2002 Issued
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10/242792
Portable electronic medium issuing system and issuing method and portable electronic medium Sep 12, 2002 Abandoned
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10/243268
Method and apparatus for decoupling tag and data accesses in a cache memory Sep 12, 2002 Issued
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10/237028
Burst transfer memory Sep 8, 2002 Issued
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