Patents by Inventor Timothy T. Ding

Timothy T. Ding 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).

  • Systems and methods for inter-location control of storage access
    Patent number: 8174784
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for controlling access to a magnetic storage medium. As one example, a method for controlling access to a magnetic storage medium is disclosed that includes providing a location count indicating a location between a portion of a first servo data sector of a magnetic storage media and a portion of a second servo data sector of the magnetic storage media, and asserting an enable window signal based upon the location count.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Grundvig, Richard Rauschmayer, Timothy T. Ding
  • Systems and Methods for Inter-Location Control of Storage Access
    Publication number: 20100208377
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for controlling access to a magnetic storage medium. As one example, a method for controlling access to a magnetic storage medium is disclosed that includes providing a location count indicating a location between a portion of a first servo data sector of a magnetic storage media and a portion of a second servo data sector of the magnetic storage media, and asserting an enable window signal based upon the location count.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Grundvig, Richard Rauschmayer, Timothy T. Ding