Patents by Inventor Steve R. Martin

Steve R. Martin 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).

  • Counteracting gas ingestion in a hydrodynamic bearing spindle motor
    Patent number: 6985324
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of counteracting gas ingestion in a hydrodynamic bearing of a spindle motor in a data storage device comprises waiting for activity of a host connected with the data storage device to become idle. When the activity of the host becomes idle, a determination is made whether to release gas from a fluid of the hydrodynamic bearing of the spindle motor. Responsive to determining to release gas from a fluid of the hydrodynamic bearing of the spindle motor a motor spin down routine for the spindle motor is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Steve R. Martin, James A. Herbst, Eric N. Heiney