Patents by Inventor Richard J. Procyk

Richard J. Procyk 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 storage system comprising a mapping bridge for aligning host block size with physical block size of a data storage device
    Patent number: 8255661
    Abstract: A data storage system is disclosed comprising a non-volatile memory and a first interface operable to receive a write command from a host, the write command comprising a host write data block having a host logical block size. A block mapping bridge divides the host write data block into a plurality of transfer data blocks, wherein each transfer data block having a device logical block size smaller than the host logical block size. The transfer data blocks are transmitted through a second interface to control circuitry that accumulates the transfer data blocks into a physical data block having a device physical block size equal to a first integer multiple of the device logical block size, wherein the host logical block size is a second integer multiple of the device physical block size. The physical data block is then written to the non-volatile memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher P. Karr, Richard J. Procyk
  • DATA STORAGE SYSTEM COMPRISING A MAPPING BRIDGE FOR ALIGNING HOST BLOCK SIZE WITH PHYSICAL BLOCK SIZE OF A DATA STORAGE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110119464
    Abstract: A data storage system is disclosed comprising a non-volatile memory and a first interface operable to receive a write command from a host, the write command comprising a host write data block having a host logical block size. A block mapping bridge divides the host write data block into a plurality of transfer data blocks, wherein each transfer data block having a device logical block size smaller than the host logical block size. The transfer data blocks are transmitted through a second interface to control circuitry that accumulates the transfer data blocks into a physical data block having a device physical block size equal to a first integer multiple of the device logical block size, wherein the host logical block size is a second integer multiple of the device physical block size. The physical data block is then written to the non-volatile memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher P. Karr, Richard J. Procyk
  • Disk drive comprising an asynchronous partition located on a disk between two isochronous partitions
    Patent number: 6986007
    Abstract: A disk drive is disclosed comprising a disk having an asynchronous partition and a first and second isochronous partition, wherein the asynchronous partition is located between the first and second isochronous partitions in order to reduce the seek time for the disk drive when seeking between the asynchronous and isochronous partitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Procyk, Dzanh Nguyen, Giao N. Tran