Patents by Inventor Brian Keith Dodge

Brian Keith Dodge 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).

  • Disk drive repair
    Patent number: 9632879
    Abstract: According to an example, to repair a disk drive error, a determination is made if a disk field-repair is possible, if an operating system recovery image is available, and if any failed sectors exist in the operating system recovery image. A user is prompted to begin a repair. Failed sectors on the disk drive are read and overwritten, and an operating system recovery is started. In some examples, the disk drive error is an uncorrectable disk drive error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert D Matthews, Brian Keith Dodge, Hunt Hodge, David Pipho
  • DISK DRIVE REPAIR
    Publication number: 20160085649
    Abstract: According to an example, to repair a disk drive error, a determination is made if a disk field-repair is possible, if an operating system recovery image is available, and if any failed sectors exist in the operating system recovery image. A user is prompted to begin a repair. Failed sectors on the disk drive are read and overwritten, and an operating system recovery is started. In some examples, the disk drive error is an uncorrectable disk drive error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Robert D. Matthews, Brian Keith Dodge, Richard H. Hodge, David A. Pipho