Blancco Technology Group Assigned Patent

Blancco Technology Group IP OY, Joensuu, Finland, has been assigned a patent (11604599) developed by Valtonen, Markku, Joensuu, Finland, for “methods and apparatus for use in sanitizing a network of non-volatile memory express devices.”

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A method for use in sanitizing a network of non-volatile memory express devices, comprises identifying the configuration of the network of non-volatile memory express devices including identifying one or more controllers of the non-volatile memory express devices, and identifying which portions of non-volatile memory of the non-volatile memory express devices are accessible to which of the identified controllers. The method further comprises performing a data erasure process in relation to at least one portion of the non-volatile memory of at least one of the non-volatile memory express devices based at least in part on the identified configuration of the network.”

The patent application was filed on 2019-09-09 (17/269953).