Gaea Assigned Patent

Gaea LLC, Niwot, CO, has been assigned a patent (12265715) developed by Johnson; Joshua, Frederick, CO, Bruner; Curt, Reh; Jeffrey, Niwot, CO, Squires; Christopher, Boulder, CO, and Wilson; Brian, Zumbro Falls, CO, 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: “An apparatus comprises a storage device and a device controller operatively coupled with the storage device. The device controller comprises a memory that stores an application. The application stored on the memory comprises instructions. When executed, the instruction direct the device controller to receive a storage request comprising content. The device controller retrieves a storage device policy from the memory that indicates a set of storage locations on the storage device. The device controller selects one of the storage locations on the storage device based on the storage device policy. The device controller stores the content on the storage device at the selected storage location. The device controller records storage information for the content that indicates the selected location on the memory.”

The patent application was filed on 2024-01-10 (18/408670).