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Sherrod L. Keaton

Examiner (ID: 8765, Phone: (571)270-1697 , Office: P/2142 )

Most Active Art Unit
2142
Art Unit(s)
2178, 2148, 2174, 2142, 2175, 2173
Total Applications
605
Issued Applications
290
Pending Applications
64
Abandoned Applications
274

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 11396883 [patent_doc_number] => 20170017419 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-01-19 [patent_title] => 'System And Method For Enabling High Read Rates To Data Element Lists' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/975585 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-12-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 29 [patent_figures_cnt] => 29 [patent_no_of_words] => 13341 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14975585 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/975585
System And Method For Enabling High Read Rates To Data Element Lists Dec 17, 2015 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11458814 [patent_doc_number] => 20170052720 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-02-23 [patent_title] => 'DATA PROTECTION METHOD, MEMORY CONTORL CIRCUIT UNIT AND MEMORY STORAGE APPARATUS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/887332 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-10-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 8067 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14887332 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/887332
Data protection method, memory control circuit unit and memory storage apparatus Oct 19, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10786117 [patent_doc_number] => 20160132272 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-05-12 [patent_title] => 'INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/887382 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-10-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 85 [patent_figures_cnt] => 85 [patent_no_of_words] => 30788 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14887382 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/887382
Information processing apparatus, communication method and information processing system for communication of global data shared by information processing apparatuses Oct 19, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11179878 [patent_doc_number] => 09411871 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-08-09 [patent_title] => 'Merging data volumes and derivative versions of the data volumes' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/886254 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-10-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 4326 [patent_no_of_claims] => 3 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 108 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14886254 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/886254
Merging data volumes and derivative versions of the data volumes Oct 18, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 13029051 [patent_doc_number] => 10037145 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-07-31 [patent_title] => Performant memory manager for cloud applications [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/886253 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-10-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 4567 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 77 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14886253 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/886253
Performant memory manager for cloud applications Oct 18, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11700574 [patent_doc_number] => 09690488 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-06-27 [patent_title] => 'Data compression using accelerator with multiple search engines' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/886348 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-10-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 22 [patent_figures_cnt] => 22 [patent_no_of_words] => 18114 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 113 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14886348 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/886348
Data compression using accelerator with multiple search engines Oct 18, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11917196 [patent_doc_number] => 09785382 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-10-10 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for read retry sequence for boot ROM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/887316 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-10-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 2924 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 164 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14887316 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/887316
Method and apparatus for read retry sequence for boot ROM Oct 18, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12351780 [patent_doc_number] => 09952768 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-04-24 [patent_title] => Multiple mode data structures for representation of multiple system components in a storage management system [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/887221 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-10-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 21 [patent_no_of_words] => 13826 [patent_no_of_claims] => 27 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 254 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14887221 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/887221
Multiple mode data structures for representation of multiple system components in a storage management system Oct 18, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12290841 [patent_doc_number] => 09933954 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-04-03 [patent_title] => Partitioned memory having pipeline writes [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/886215 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-10-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 5355 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 113 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14886215 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/886215
Partitioned memory having pipeline writes Oct 18, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11458813 [patent_doc_number] => 20170052719 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-02-23 [patent_title] => 'Methods and Systems for Memory Management in Storage Drives' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/886733 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-10-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 7091 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14886733 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/886733
Methods and systems for managing memory of a storage drive Oct 18, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12392808 [patent_doc_number] => 09965184 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-05-08 [patent_title] => Multiple storage subpools of a virtual storage pool in a multiple processor environment [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/887237 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-10-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 15751 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 200 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14887237 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/887237
Multiple storage subpools of a virtual storage pool in a multiple processor environment Oct 18, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11352279 [patent_doc_number] => 20160371020 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-12-22 [patent_title] => 'VIRTUAL MACHINE DATA PLACEMENT IN A VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/886000 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-10-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 6044 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14886000 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/886000
Virtual machine data placement in a virtualized computing environment Oct 16, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11917180 [patent_doc_number] => 09785364 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-10-10 [patent_title] => 'Increasing data storage reliability in a heterogeneous storage system' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/886018 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-10-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 7314 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 231 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14886018 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/886018
Increasing data storage reliability in a heterogeneous storage system Oct 16, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11924482 [patent_doc_number] => 09792065 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-10-17 [patent_title] => 'Memory controller scheduling requests according to scores' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/885902 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-10-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 4113 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 152 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14885902 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/885902
Memory controller scheduling requests according to scores Oct 15, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11222670 [patent_doc_number] => 09451023 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-09-20 [patent_title] => 'Information management of virtual machines having mapped storage devices' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/834106 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-08-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 20160 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 139 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14834106 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/834106
Information management of virtual machines having mapped storage devices Aug 23, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12531834 [patent_doc_number] => 10007465 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-06-26 [patent_title] => Remapping in a memory device [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/826583 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-08-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 5293 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 153 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14826583 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/826583
Remapping in a memory device Aug 13, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11251914 [patent_doc_number] => 09477418 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-10-25 [patent_title] => 'Assigning device adaptors to use to copy source extents to target extents in a copy relationship' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/817082 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-08-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 5451 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 237 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14817082 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/817082
Assigning device adaptors to use to copy source extents to target extents in a copy relationship Aug 2, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10630552 [patent_doc_number] => 09348702 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-05-24 [patent_title] => 'System and method for incremental virtual machine backup using storage system functionality' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/797033 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-07-10 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 8340 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 245 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14797033 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/797033
System and method for incremental virtual machine backup using storage system functionality Jul 9, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 12256032 [patent_doc_number] => 09928175 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2018-03-27 [patent_title] => 'Identification of a computing device accessing a shared memory' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/746886 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-06-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 3797 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 428 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14746886 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/746886
Identification of a computing device accessing a shared memory Jun 22, 2015 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11124206 [patent_doc_number] => 20160321180 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-11-03 [patent_title] => 'Add-On Memory Coherence Directory' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/744354 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2015-06-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 5453 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14744354 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/744354
Add-on memory coherence directory Jun 18, 2015 Issued
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