Boxborough, MA, United States of America

Ronald Proulx

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Dell Products Inc.. Active years: 2023.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Ronald Proulx. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/ronald-proulx

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Years Active: 2023

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Ronald Proulx and Storage-System Reliability.

Introduction

Ronald Proulx is an inventor associated with Boxborough, Massachusetts, and Dell Products Inc. His work includes a patent addressing how storage systems can manage failed devices while preserving and recovering data.

Latest Patents

Proulx is credited with 1 patent, titled “Techniques for Managing Failed Storage Devices.” The invention describes a process for handling a storage-system failure when the number of failed devices exceeds the redundancies available in the system. The failed device is restricted to read operations, and its valid data is copied to a spare device. Data that cannot be read is reconstructed using corresponding data from other storage devices and stored on the spare. The failed device is then removed from the system.

Career Highlights

Proulx’s patented work focuses on storage-device failure management, data reconstruction, and maintaining access to recoverable information. The patent is associated with Dell Products Inc.

Collaborations

Proulx’s listed coworkers include Gerry Fredette and Shuyu Lee.

Conclusion

Ronald Proulx’s patent describes a structured approach to replacing failed storage devices and recovering data, contributing to the reliability of storage systems.

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