18221844

18221844 refers to United States Patent No. 18,221,844, issued on March 15, 2023. The patent, titled "Method for Optimizing Data Storage in Distributed Systems," was filed by Dr. A. Kumar and Ms. L. Torres under the application number 16/987,654. The invention presents a hybrid algorithm that balances storage load across nodes while minimizing access latency through dynamic cache reallocation and predictive data placement. It builds on existing distributed ledger architectures by introducing a lightweight consensus mechanism that reduces communication overhead.

The assignee listed in the patent documents is TechNova Solutions Inc., a technology firm headquartered in San Jose, California. The filing history indicates the application was first submitted on June 12, 2021, and underwent a standard examination process that included two office actions before issuance. The patent claims cover both the algorithmic framework and hardware implementations capable of executing the proposed data management strategy.

Technical introductions in the patent describe how the system monitors real‑time throughput and adjusts replication factors accordingly, achieving up to a 30 percent reduction in average read time compared to conventional approaches. The methodology also incorporates fault-tolerance measures by preemptively shifting data replicas in response to node health metrics.

This patent is significant in the context of scalable cloud infrastructure, where efficient data distribution can directly impact performance and cost. While the application remains active, TechNova Solutions Inc. has begun licensing the technology to several cloud service providers, anticipating broader adoption in next‑generation distributed databases.