Patents by Inventor Curtis LEHMAN

Curtis LEHMAN 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).

  • Patent number: 10180805
    Abstract: Memory systems may include a memory device with multiple dies, a first super block, and a second super block, the first super block including a first meta-page stored at a location on a die and the second super block including a second-meta page stored at a location on a die; and a controller suitable for reading the meta-pages in the super blocks, wherein the stored location of the first meta-page is staggered with respect to the stored location of the second meta-page such that the first meta-page and the second meta-page are read by the controller during a single read.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Curtis Lehman, Frank Liao
  • Patent number: 9946644
    Abstract: A memory system may include a memory device including a plurality of a super blocks, a list, and a controller suitable for updating the list with block information regarding one of the super blocks when a super block is opened or closed; and at power up, reading the block information from the list and rebuilding a logical block addressing (LBA) table based on the block information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Curtis Lehman, Frank Liao
  • Publication number: 20160283397
    Abstract: A memory system may include a memory device including a plurality of a super blocks a list, and a controller suitable for updating the list with block information regarding one of the super blocks when a super block is opened or closed; and at power up, reading the block information from the list and rebuilding a logical block addressing (LBA) table based on the block information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Curtis LEHMAN, Frank LIAO
  • Publication number: 20160283138
    Abstract: Memory systems may include a memory device with multiple dies, a first super block, and a second super block, the first super block including a first meta-page stored at a location on a die and the second super block including a second-meta page stored at a location on a die; and a controller suitable for reading the meta-pages in the super blocks, wherein the stored location of the first meta-page is staggered with respect to the stored location of the second meta-page such that the first meta-page and the second meta-page are read by the controller during a single read.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Curtis LEHMAN, Frank LIAO