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Thomas E. Linnell
Also filed as: LINNELL THOMAS · LINNELL THOMAS E · LINNELL THOMAS EARL
53 granted patents·1,779 citations·filing 1999–2016
99Inventor score
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53 records- 0198US8130554B1Securely erasing flash-based memoryLINNELL THOMAS E·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 6, 2012·82 cites·19 claims
- 0298US6826337B2Method and apparatus for transmitting fiber-channel and non-fiber channel signals through a common cableEMC CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 30, 2004·98 cites·5 claims
- 0397US10082959B1Managing data placement in storage systemsCHEN XIANGPING·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 25, 2018·54 cites·14 claims
- 0497US9830278B1Tracking replica data using key managementEMC IP HOLDING CO LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 28, 2017·38 cites·9 claims
- 0597US9811288B1Managing data placement based on flash drive wear levelCHEN XIANGPING·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 7, 2017·80 cites·20 claims
- 0697US8498417B1Automation of coordination of encryption keys in a SAN based environment where an encryption engine, device management, and key management are not co-locatedHARWOOD JOHN S·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 30, 2013·92 cites·19 claims
- 0797US8239617B1Enterprise data storage system using multi-level cell flash memoryLINNELL THOMAS E·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 7, 2012·67 cites·11 claims
- 0896US9921912B1Using spare disk drives to overprovision raid groupsEMC IP HOLDING CO LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 20, 2018·31 cites·15 claims
- 0996US9152336B1System and method for LUN adjustmentCHEN XIANGPING·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 6, 2015·44 cites·15 claims
- 1096US8930746B1System and method for LUN adjustmentCHEN XIANGPING·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 6, 2015·43 cites·21 claims
- 1196US8904061B1Managing storage operations in a server cacheO'BRIEN III WALTER A·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 2, 2014·44 cites·20 claims
- 1296US8005227B1Key information consistency checking in encrypting data storage systemEMC CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 23, 2011·79 cites·15 claims
- 1395US8694724B1Managing data storage by provisioning cache as a virtual deviceLINNELL THOMAS E·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 8, 2014·32 cites·14 claims
- 1495US8588425B1Encryption key recovery in the event of storage management failureHARWOOD JOHN S·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 19, 2013·59 cites·21 claims
- 1595US8010810B1Techniques for protecting data using an electronic encryption endpoint deviceEMC CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 30, 2011·61 cites·25 claims
- 1694US9348761B1Weighted-value consistent hashing for balancing device wearEMC CORP·Filed 2014·Granted May 24, 2016·23 cites·20 claims
- 1794US7873851B1Powering disk drive spinupEMC CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 18, 2011·19 cites·17 claims
- 1893US8799681B1Redundant array of encrypting disksLINNELL THOMAS E·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 5, 2014·36 cites·18 claims
- 1993US8583865B1Caching with flash-based memorySADE GILAD·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 12, 2013·48 cites·13 claims
- 2093US7685463B1Disk drive management systemEMC CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 23, 2010·33 cites·10 claims
- 2192US11061814B1Managing data storage caching and tieringEMC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 13, 2021·17 cites·18 claims
- 2292US9571278B1Encryption key recovery in the event of storage management failureEMC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 14, 2017·18 cites·20 claims
- 2392US8751827B1Apparatus for controlling embedded security on a storage platformDUANE WILLIAM M·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 10, 2014·22 cites·30 claims
- 2492US8060759B1System and method of managing and optimizing power consumption in a storage systemARNAN RON·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 15, 2011·53 cites·22 claims
- 2591US9864683B1Managing cache for improved data availability by associating cache pages with respective data objectsEMC CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 9, 2018·15 cites·23 claims
- 2690US8190921B1Methodology for vaulting data encryption keys with encrypted storageHARWOOD JACK·Filed 2007·Granted May 29, 2012·31 cites·9 claims
- 2790US8170213B1Methodology for coordinating centralized key management and encryption keys cached through proxied elementsHARWOOD JACK·Filed 2007·Granted May 1, 2012·31 cites·10 claims
- 2889US9619149B1Weighted-value consistent hashing for balancing device wearEMC IP HOLDING CO LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 11, 2017·6 cites·20 claims
- 2989US6628513B1Mass storage device mounting systemEMC CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 30, 2003·69 cites·15 claims
- 3088US7809884B1Data storage system power managementEMC CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 5, 2010·18 cites·22 claims
- 3188US6571355B1Fibre channel data storage system fail-over mechanismEMC CORP·Filed 1999·Granted May 27, 2003·140 cites·4 claims
- 3285US9317216B1SMR auto-tieringEMC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 19, 2016·6 cites·20 claims
- 3384US6466718B1Method and apparatus for transmitting fiber-channel and non-fiber channel signals through common cableEMC CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 15, 2002·46 cites·8 claims
- 3482US9037795B1Managing data storage by provisioning cache as a virtual deviceEMC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted May 19, 2015·5 cites·12 claims
- 3580US7856563B1Managing disk drive power statesEMC CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 21, 2010·9 cites·20 claims
- 3678US7600070B1Disk drive packaging enclosureLINNELL THOMAS E·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 6, 2009·8 cites·12 claims
- 3773US9043533B1Sizing volatile memory cache based on flash-based cache usageSHAJENKO JR PETER·Filed 2010·Granted May 26, 2015·4 cites·20 claims
- 3873US6534716B1Fibre channel cableEMC CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 18, 2003·14 cites·19 claims
- 3970US9864533B2SMR auto-tieringEMC CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 9, 2018·1 cites·15 claims
- 4070US6971805B1Techniques for providing multiple communications pathwaysE M C CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 6, 2005·14 cites·21 claims
- 4169US6574687B1Fibre channel data storage systemEMC CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 3, 2003·54 cites·5 claims
- 4267US6636934B1Fiber channel port by-pass selector section for dual ported disk drivesEMC CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 21, 2003·54 cites·10 claims
- 4363US6549979B1Address mapping in mass storage device mounting systemEMC CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 15, 2003·9 cites·8 claims
- 4457US7082100B2Storage system adapter and method of using sameEMC CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 25, 2006·8 cites·24 claims
- 4556US7062620B1Dual power bus data storage systemEMC CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 13, 2006·7 cites·11 claims
- 4654US7346674B1Configurable fibre channel loop systemEMC CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 18, 2008·4 cites·14 claims
- 4749US7120161B1Network adapter and method of using sameEMC CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 10, 2006·4 cites·18 claims
- 4849US6328590B1Methods and apparatus for controlling attachment of an electronic module with a circuit board connectorEMC CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 11, 2001·5 cites·27 claims
- 4941US6615315B1Fibre channel data storage system having improved fro-end I/O adapted hubEMC CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 2, 2003·14 cites·14 claims
- 5036US6629216B1Fibre channel by-passEMC CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 30, 2003·9 cites·2 claims
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