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Gainesville, FL, United States of America

Shravan Gaonkar

This inventor holds 28 USPTO granted patents and 1 published patent application, primarily in Distributed Storage Systems. Top assignees: Netapp, Inc., Cisco Technology, Inc., Springpath, Inc.. Active years: 2013-2023.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Shravan Gaonkar. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/shravan-gaonkar

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

USPTO Granted Patents = 28 

% Patents Active = 85.7

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.4

ph-index = 11

Forward Citations = 553(Granted Patents)


Location History:

  • Gainsville, FL (US) (2016 - 2018)
  • Sunnyvale, CA (US) (2013 - 2019)
  • Gainesville, FL (US) (2016 - 2023)

Company Filing History:

goldMedal12 out of 2,888 
 
Netapp, Inc.
 patents
silverMedal8 out of 21,378 
 
Cisco Technology, Inc.
 patents
bronzeMedal4 out of 5 
 
Springpath, Inc.
 patents
4. 2 out of 10 
 
Atlantis Computing, Inc.
 patents
5. 2 out of 834,513 
Other
 patents

Years Active: 2013-2023

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Areas of Expertise:
Distributed Erasure Encoding
Data Deduplication
Cloud Object Storage
Caching Efficiency
Hybrid Storage
Virtual Machine Fault Tolerance
Load Balancing
File System Management
Transaction Logs
Automated Provisioning
I/O Bandwidth Reduction
Reinforcement Learning
28 patents (USPTO):Explore Patents
1. 11599412 - Method and apparatus for distributed erasure encoding (2023-03-07),
2. 11347694 - Efficient change block tracking in a distributed generation-id (GID) based log structured file system (LSFS) (2022-05-31),
3. 11249899 - Filesystem management for cloud object storage (2022-02-15),
4. 11042519 - Reinforcement learning for optimizing data deduplication (2021-06-22),
5. 10915499 - Filesystem durable write operations to cloud object storage (2021-02-09),
6. 10911372 - Distributed quality of service control for inter-cluster data transmission (2021-02-02),
7. 10678699 - Cascading pre-filter to improve caching efficiency (2020-06-09),
8. 10523786 - I/O bandwidth reduction using storage-level common page information (2019-12-31),
9. 10169169 - Highly available transaction logs for storing multi-tenant data sets on shared hybrid storage pools (2019-01-01),
10. 10021218 - I/O bandwidth reduction using storage-level common page information (2018-07-10),
11. 10019459 - Distributed deduplication in a distributed system of hybrid storage and compute nodes (2018-07-10),
12. 9990257 - Virtual machine fault tolerance (2018-06-05),
13. 9965203 - Systems and methods for implementing an enterprise-class converged compute-network-storage appliance (2018-05-08),
14. 9582421 - Distributed multi-level caching for storage appliances (2017-02-28),
15. 9521198 - Systems and methods for implementing an enterprise-class converged compute-network-storage appliance (2016-12-13),

Title: **Innovative Contributions of Shravan Gaonkar in Distributed Systems**

Introduction

Shravan Gaonkar, based in Gainesville, FL, is a prominent inventor with an impressive portfolio of 28 patents. His work primarily focuses on advancing data storage and management technologies. With a strong background in the technology sector, Gaonkar has made significant strides in distributed systems, particularly in the areas of erasure encoding and file system synchronization.

Latest Patents

Among his latest innovations, Gaonkar has developed a method and apparatus for distributed erasure encoding. This invention offers systems, methods, and computer-readable media for utilizing distributed erasure encoding in a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) system. The process includes generating a plurality of virtual RAID stripes, embedding metadata with checksums for data integrity, and effectively distributing data segments across virtual nodes to mitigate write-hole issues.

Additionally, he has contributed to the field with a patent on efficient change block tracking in a distributed generation-id based log structured file system (LSFS). This innovation enables devices to perform multiple write iterations while flagging portions of a file tree with generation identifiers. It allows for the identification of unsynchronized data between storage clusters and facilitates the synchronization process via network transfers.

Career Highlights

Shravan Gaonkar has worked with notable technology companies, including NetApp, Inc. and Cisco Technology, Inc. His contributions to these organizations have helped enhance data management solutions and improve system efficiencies, demonstrating his expertise and innovative mindset in the tech industry.

Collaborations

Throughout his career, Gaonkar has collaborated with talented professionals, including coworkers like Sandip Agarwala and Smit Shah. These partnerships have enriched his research and development efforts, fostering an environment of innovation and creativity.

Conclusion

Shravan Gaonkar's contributions to the field of technology through his patents and collaborative efforts exemplify the impact of innovative thought in advancing data storage and management systems. His work not only addresses current challenges in the industry but also sets the stage for future developments in distributed technologies.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]
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