Patents by Inventor Brian van der Beek

Brian van der Beek 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).

  • Method and apparatus for mounting a disc
    Patent number: 8526280
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for mounting a storage disc. The method includes receiving data stored at a location on the storage disc. The location on the storage disc used for providing a structure of the storage disc as a result of a previous recording on the storage disc. Then, the method includes determining a medium type based on a parameter in the structure that is indicative of the medium type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.
    Inventor: Brian van der Beek
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING A DISC
    Publication number: 20120213047
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for mounting a storage disc. The method includes receiving data stored at a location on the storage disc. The location on the storage disc used for providing a structure of the storage disc as a result of a previous recording on the storage disc. Then, the method includes determining a medium type based on a parameter in the structure that is indicative of the medium type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventor: Brian van der Beek