This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Cockroach Labs, Inc.. Active years: 2026.
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Years Active: 2026
Title: Erik Grinaker: Inventor in Distributed Database Systems.
Introduction
Erik Grinaker is an inventor based in Oslo, Norway, associated with Cockroach Labs, Inc. His patent work concerns routing requests through network partitions in consensus-based replication systems.
Latest Patents
Grinaker is named on 1 patent: “Systems and Methods for Routing Around Network Partitions in Consensus Replication.” The invention describes how a gateway device can route a read or write request to a range of data when a network partition prevents direct communication with the leaseholder, the replica responsible for coordinating operations. The gateway identifies a proxy device and sends the request through it to the leaseholder, which can then execute the request.
Career Highlights
Grinaker’s listed patent reflects work on the reliability of distributed computing systems. By providing a way to route requests around network partitions, the disclosed approach addresses communication failures among replicas.
Collaborations
The supplied information lists Andrew Baptist and Nathan J. Vanbenschoten as Grinaker’s coworkers. The patent is associated with Cockroach Labs, Inc.
Conclusion
Erik Grinaker’s patent contribution focuses on maintaining request routing in consensus replication systems despite network partitions, supporting the resilience of distributed data services.
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