Patents by Inventor Peter Joseph Bramhall

Peter Joseph Bramhall has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Data balancing scheme in solid state storage devices
    Patent number: 6549446
    Abstract: A data storage device comprises at least one array of memory elements arranged in a plurality of rows and columns; coding means for coding an input data into a form having a balanced proportion of ‘1’s and ‘0’s, said coding means comprising means for applying an output of a pseudo random bit sequence generator to said incoming data, wherein the coded data is stored in the array of memory elements such that the ‘1’s and ‘0’s are spatially distributed relatively evenly across the plurality of memory elements; and decoding means for decoding the coded data read from the plurality of memory elements, into the original data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Stephen Morley, Kevin Lloyd-Jones, Dominic P. McCarthy, Peter Joseph Bramhall
  • Data balancing scheme in solid state storage devices
    Publication number: 20020159285
    Abstract: A data storage device comprises at least one array of memory elements arranged in a plurality of rows and columns; coding means for coding an input data into a form having a balanced proportion of ‘1’s and ‘0’s, said coding means comprising means for applying an output of a pseudo random bit sequence generator to said incoming data, wherein the coded data is stored in the array of memory elements such that the ‘1’s and ‘0’s are spatially distributed relatively evenly across the plurality of memory elements; and decoding means for decoding the coded data read from the plurality of memory elements, into the original data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Stephen Morley, Kevin Lloyd-Jones, Dominic P. McCarthy, Peter Joseph Bramhall