Patents by Inventor ALEC D. PARKEN

ALEC D. PARKEN 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 management for a data storage device using a last resort zone
    Patent number: 9263088
    Abstract: A data storage device (DSD) includes a non-volatile memory (NVM) media for storing data. A last resort zone of the NVM media is associated with a higher risk of data loss or data corruption than other portions of the NVM media and is reserved as unavailable for storing data. It is determined whether a current data storage capacity and/or an environmental condition for the NVM media has reached a threshold. The last resort zone is set as available for storing data if it is determined that the threshold has been reached and data is written in the last resort zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Fallone, Alec D. Parken, Teik Ee Yeo
  • DATA MANAGEMENT FOR A DATA STORAGE DEVICE USING A LAST RESORT ZONE
    Publication number: 20150269964
    Abstract: A data storage device (DSD) includes a non-volatile memory (NVM) media for storing data. A last resort zone of the NVM media is associated with a higher risk of data loss or data corruption than other portions of the NVM media and is reserved as unavailable for storing data. It is determined whether a current data storage capacity and/or an environmental condition for the NVM media has reached a threshold. The last resort zone is set as available for storing data if it is determined that the threshold has been reached and data is written in the last resort zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: ROBERT M. FALLONE, ALEC D. PARKEN, TEIK EE YEO