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John T. O'Brien
Also filed as: O'BRIEN JOHN · O'BRIEN JOHN T · O'BRIEN JOHN TIMOTHY
34 granted patents·2 pending applications·2,299 citations·filing 1979–2019
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36 records- 0198US5410667AData record copy system for a disk drive array data storage subsystemSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 25, 1995·447 cites·40 claims
- 0298US4988998AData compression system for successively applying at least two data compression methods to an input data streamSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Jan 29, 1991·232 cites·21 claims
- 0395US5247638AApparatus for compressing data in a dynamically mapped virtual data storage subsystemSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 21, 1993·276 cites·43 claims
- 0494US6038639AData file storage management system for snapshot copy operationsSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 14, 2000·235 cites·28 claims
- 0593US4300220AThree component detector and housing for samePHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO·Filed 1980·Granted Nov 10, 1981·122 cites·42 claims
- 0692US4929946AAdaptive data compression apparatus including run length encoding for a tape drive systemSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1989·Granted May 29, 1990·254 cites·17 claims
- 0788US5893919AApparatus and method for storing data with selectable data protection using mirroring and selectable parity inhibitionSTORAGE COMPUTER CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 13, 1999·173 cites·10 claims
- 0886US5379391AMethod and apparatus to access data records in a cache memory by multiple virtual addressesSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Jan 3, 1995·123 cites·8 claims
- 0981US9164689B2Data storage system and method of processing a data access requestO'BRIEN JOHN TIMOTHY·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 20, 2015·15 cites·18 claims
- 1079US11225789B2Structural module with vertical tiesSPANMINX LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 18, 2022·4 cites·12 claims
- 1179US7322334B1Apparatus and method for starting a chain sawO'BRIEN JOHN T·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 29, 2008·10 cites·11 claims
- 1279US6817751B2Apparatus and method for mixing a fluid dispersion disposed in a container having either a cylindrical or a square shapeSHERWIN WILLIAMS CO·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 16, 2004·29 cites·23 claims
- 1377US7325968B2Structure for holding either a cylindrical or square shaped container during a mixing operationSHERWIN WILLIAMS CO·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 5, 2008·11 cites·7 claims
- 1476US4534020AApparatus and method for detecting seismic wavesPHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO·Filed 1981·Granted Aug 6, 1985·32 cites·5 claims
- 1573US4610309ADownhole toolPHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO·Filed 1984·Granted Sep 9, 1986·29 cites·18 claims
- 1671US5121479AEarly start mode data transfer apparatusSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Jun 9, 1992·59 cites·9 claims
- 1769US6260115B1Sequential detection and prestaging methods for a disk storage subsystemSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 10, 2001·70 cites·27 claims
- 1868US7096341B1System and method for reference count regenerationSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 22, 2006·14 cites·20 claims
- 1968US7077560B2Structure for holding either a cylindrical or square shaped container during a mixing operationSHERWIN WILLIAMS CO·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 18, 2006·17 cites·16 claims
- 2067US8032686B2Protocol translation in a data storage systemORACLE AMERICA INC·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 4, 2011·4 cites·10 claims
- 2167US7445373B2Method for mixing a fluid dispersion disposed in a container having either a cylindrical or square shapeSHERWIN WILLIAMS CO·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 4, 2008·6 cites·5 claims
- 2264US5396620AMethod for writing specific values last into data storage groups containing redundancySTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 7, 1995·19 cites·13 claims
- 2363US11085181B2Structural module tieSPANMINX LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 10, 2021·2 cites·19 claims
- 2463US8364923B2Data storage system manager and method for managing a data storage systemORACLE AMERICA INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 29, 2013·2 cites·20 claims
- 2561US6141771AMethod and system for providing a trusted machine stateIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 31, 2000·39 cites·43 claims
- 2659US7130983B1System and method for reference count regenerationSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 31, 2006·7 cites·20 claims
- 2759USD337885SCombined key chain and coin holderO'BRIEN JOHN·Filed 1991·Granted Aug 3, 1993·10 cites·1 claims
- 2855US4310039AWood splitterBRIEN JOHN T O·Filed 1979·Granted Jan 12, 1982·13 cites·10 claims
- 2953US5171943ATubewave damper probe for seismic applicationsBALOGH WILLIAM T·Filed 1991·Granted Dec 15, 1992·26 cites·3 claims
- 3050US7080133B1Method and system for configuring a computer networkIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 18, 2006·4 cites·30 claims
- 3143US10558683B2Selection of a start time for a periodic operationORACLE INT CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 11, 2020·0 cites·17 claims
- 3239US4561300ATemperature logging while drillingPHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO·Filed 1983·Granted Dec 31, 1985·9 cites·17 claims
- 3337US4991036AMoving data storage media mode/direction change optimizationSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Feb 5, 1991·3 cites·28 claims
- 3437US2012063454A1Apparatus and method in a system for multicast data transfers over an interconnected busVELEZ-MCCASKEY RICARDO·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3536US2012051359A1Apparatus and method to manage multicast data transfers in a multiple storage element system that contains data storageO'BRIEN JOHN·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3632US4958333AShielding for seismic cablesSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 18, 1990·3 cites·6 claims
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