Clifford J Conklin

Title: Clifford J. Conklin: Patent Inventor in Data Management

Introduction

Clifford J. Conklin is an inventor associated with Durham, North Carolina, and Network Appliance, Inc. His patent work addresses the management of portset data in storage systems.

Latest Patents

The supplied information identifies one patent associated with Conklin: “Method and System for Portset Data Management.” The invention describes a system that stores portset records and processes requests to add new records. A portset may comprise a group of ports that provides access to logical unit numbers (LUNs). When a new portset is added, the system identifies an available common index, associates the record with that index, updates the in-memory record list, and stores the record on disk at the corresponding location. Conklin is credited with 1 patent in the information provided.

Career Highlights

Conklin’s listed patent reflects work on organizing and updating portset records within a data-storage environment. The supplied information associates him with Network Appliance, Inc.

Collaborations

Fang Wang is identified as Conklin’s coworker. The available details do not specify Wang’s role in the patent or whether they collaborated on this invention.

Conclusion

Clifford J. Conklin’s documented patent contribution focuses on a method and system for managing portset records, including their indexing, in-memory updates, and storage on disk.