Gaea Assigned Patent

Gaea LLC, Niwot, CO, has been assigned a patent (11907553) developed by Johnson; Joshua, Frederick, CO, Bruner; Curt, Reh; Jeffrey, Niwot, CO, Squires; Christopher, Boulder, CO, and Wilson; Brian, Zumbro Falls, MN, for a “data storage device with configurable policy-based storage device behavior.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “In an embodiment, a storage device is provided. A device controller with a memory is coupled with the storage device. The memory stores an application with instructions that direct the controller to receive a storage device policy. The instructions further direct the controller to store content from a storage request in accordance with the storage device policy, and record storage information, including at least a content identifier, to the memory. Subsequent to storing the content, the instructions further direct the controller to retrieve the content according to the storage information received in a storage request. According to an implementation, the instructions further provide instruction to refuse a delete request in accordance with the storage information. According to an implementation, the instructions provide direction to store the storage information at a remote location.”

The patent application was filed on 2022-04-08 (17/716275).