MongoDB Assigned Patent

MongoDB, Inc., New York, NY, has been assigned a patent (11829253) developed by Cabral, Alyson, New York, NY, Jackson, Spencer, White Plains, NY, Yao, Xiangyu, Reams, Jonathan, New York, NY, Gottlieb, Daniel William, Long Island City, NY, Horowitz, Eliot, New York, NY, and LoVerso, Susan, Southborough, MA, for “systems and methods for non-blocking backups.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A database system comprising a database comprising a plurality of data storage nodes, the plurality of data storage nodes including a primary storage node and a plurality of secondary storage nodes. The database system may also include at least one processor configured to: perform at least one write command to a secondary storage node of the plurality of secondary storage nodes, and perform at least one backup command, at least partially in parallel with the at least one write command being performed to the secondary storage node, of at least some data from a snapshot of data stored in the secondary storage node. A method for performing at least one backup command in a database at least partially in parallel with the at least one write command being performed.”

The patent application was filed on 2020-06-08 (16/895601).