HP Assigned Two Patents
Storage device retention mechanism, recovering from backup copy in multi-site storage system
By Jean Jacques Maleval | July 16, 2012 at 3:23 pmComputer Storage Device Retention Mechanism
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP, Houston, TX has been assigned a patent (8,213,171) developed by Ronald P. Dean, Fort Collins, CO, and Tom J. Searby, Eaton, CO, for a "computer storage device retention mechanism."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An mechanism for retaining devices in a computer system is disclosed herein. A computer storage device enclosure includes an chassis configured to house a computer storage device. The chassis includes a storage device retention mechanism. The storage device retention mechanism includes a flexible retention member disposed along and connected to an outer side wall of the chassis. The flexible retention member is configured to retain a rear corner of the storage device installed in the chassis by contacting a side, rear and upper surface of the storage device at the rear corner."
The patent application was filed on Aug. 6, 2009 (12/536,977).
Recovering From a Backup Copy of Data in a Multi-Site Storage System
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP, Houston, TX has been assigned a patent (8,214,685) developed by Shaun Rosychuk, Sherwood Park, Canada, for "recovering from a backup copy of data in a multi-site storage system."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "To make available a backup copy of source data in a multi-site storage system, the source data is provided at a first storage site and an operational copy of the source data is provided at a second storage site. In response to a request to create a backup copy of the source data, the backup copy of the source data is produced at each of the first and second storage sites. In response to failure that causes the first storage site to be unavailable, recovery of a version of the source data is enabled based on accessing the backup copy of the source data at the second storage site, and accessing the operational copy of the source data at the second storage site."
The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2008 (12/262,679).
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