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Neal R. Christiansen
Also filed as: CHRISTIANSEN JR NEAL ROBERT · CHRISTIANSEN NEAL · CHRISTIANSEN NEAL R · CHRISTIANSEN NEAL ROBERT
65 granted patents·22 pending applications·504 citations·filing 1996–2025
98Inventor score
Files withMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC34MICROSOFT CORP29HAVEWALA SAROSH C6GREEN DUSTIN L3CHRISTIANSEN NEAL R2
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87 records- 0195US10209899B2Storage virtualization offloadMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 19, 2019·14 cites·20 claims
- 0293US7571288B2Scalable rundown protection for object lifetime managementMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 4, 2009·29 cites·15 claims
- 0391US9116904B2File system operation on multi-tiered volumeMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 25, 2015·20 cites·22 claims
- 0490US9654585B2Efficient file management through granular opportunistic lockingMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 16, 2017·7 cites·20 claims
- 0590US9436399B2Managing capacity of a thinly provisioned storage systemMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 6, 2016·8 cites·20 claims
- 0690US7636946B2Unwanted file modification and transactionsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 22, 2009·27 cites·17 claims
- 0788US5915253AMethod and system for implementing objects in a storage systemNOVELL INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 22, 1999·143 cites·20 claims
- 0887US9092149B2Virtualization and offload reads and writesGREEN DUSTIN L·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 28, 2015·10 cites·20 claims
- 0986US9817582B2Offload read and write offload providerGREEN DUSTIN L·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 14, 2017·9 cites·20 claims
- 1085US7610307B2Method and system of detecting file system namespace changes and restoring consistencyMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 27, 2009·58 cites·33 claims
- 1184US8589553B2Directory leasingKRUSE DAVID MATTHEW·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 19, 2013·7 cites·20 claims
- 1283US8078639B2File system filters and transactionsCHRISTIANSEN NEAL R·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 13, 2011·10 cites·13 claims
- 1383US7779425B2Managed file system filter model and architectureMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 17, 2010·12 cites·15 claims
- 1480US2025190350A1Runtime allocation and utilization of persistent memory as volatile memoryMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1578US12204453B2Runtime allocation and utilization of persistent memory as volatile memoryMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 21, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1678US9146765B2Virtual disk storage techniquesSTARKS JOHN A·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 29, 2015·4 cites·20 claims
- 1778US7599907B2Method and system applying policy on screened filesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 6, 2009·25 cites·15 claims
- 1877US12182425B2Virtual disk storage techniquesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 31, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 1976US7783677B2Tracking file system namespace changes during transactionsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 24, 2010·7 cites·20 claims
- 2076US2025252081A1Metadata storage for placeholders in a storage virtualization systemMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2175US10140461B2Reducing resource consumption associated with storage and operation of containersMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 27, 2018·2 cites·18 claims
- 2275US8121061B2Efficient file management through granular opportunistic lockingRAJARAM SENTHIL·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 21, 2012·6 cites·18 claims
- 2375US6993603B2Managed file system filter model and architectureMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 31, 2006·19 cites·59 claims
- 2474US8713270B2Efficient file system metadata scanning using scoped snapshotsHAVEWALA SAROSH C·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 29, 2014·5 cites·17 claims
- 2572US7496565B2Method and system for maintaining namespace consistency with a file systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 24, 2009·17 cites·22 claims
- 2672US2025217296A1Cache for identifiers representing merged access control informationMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2771US9524300B2Heterogenic volume generation and use systemMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 20, 2016·3 cites·26 claims
- 2871US2023080984A1Metadata storage for placeholders in a storage virtualization systemMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2969US8607099B2Online fault verification in a file systemHAVEWALA SAROSH C·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 10, 2013·3 cites·20 claims
- 3069US7836079B2Virtual universal naming convention name space over local file systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 16, 2010·5 cites·17 claims
- 3169US7150018B2Method and system for deterministic ordering of software modulesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 12, 2006·14 cites·25 claims
- 3268US12222865B2Cache for identifiers representing merged access control informationMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 11, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3368US7877424B2Quota enforcement with transacted file systemsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 25, 2011·4 cites·15 claims
- 3465US10929350B2Enhanced techniques for copying cloud stored filesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 23, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 3565US7444317B2System and method for managing file names for file system filter driversMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 28, 2008·11 cites·22 claims
- 3664US12197387B2Techniques for handling letter case in file systemsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 14, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3764US7421560B2Method and system of computing quota usageMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 2, 2008·9 cites·28 claims
- 3863US11789870B2Runtime allocation and utilization of persistent memory as volatile memoryMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 17, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3963US9146853B2Managing capacity of a thinly provisioned storage systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 29, 2015·1 cites·20 claims
- 4063US9047281B2Efficient file management through granular opportunistic lockingRAJARAM SENTHIL·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 2, 2015·1 cites·20 claims
- 4161US8621276B2File system resiliency managementHAVEWALA SAROSH C·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 31, 2013·2 cites·20 claims
- 4260US10126962B2Adapted block translation table (BTT)MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 13, 2018·1 cites·22 claims
- 4360US7133977B2Scalable rundown protection for object lifetime managementMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 7, 2006·5 cites·19 claims
- 4459US11507534B2Metadata storage for placeholders in a storage virtualization systemMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 22, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 4559US8856088B2Application-managed file versioningHAVEWALA SAROSH C·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 7, 2014·2 cites·20 claims
- 4658US8176017B2Live volume accessHAVEWALA SAROSH C·Filed 2007·Granted May 8, 2012·1 cites·16 claims
- 4758US7496609B2Dirty shutdown recovery of file system filtersMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 24, 2009·1 cites·15 claims
- 4857US12499089B2Directory tree delete as a supported file system operationMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 16, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4957US11614873B2Virtual disk storage techniquesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 28, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 5056US11029932B2Hydration of applicationsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 8, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
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