Patents by Inventor Dan R. McLeran

Dan R. McLeran 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).

  • Media servowriter/certifier
    Patent number: 7880987
    Abstract: Certifying a storage media while servowriting the media by formatting a full compliment of servo data in storage tracks of the media in a minimum number of passes per storage track while simultaneously performing a 100% media certification of the storage tracks during the minimum number of passes per storage track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Ken L. Belmont, Dan R. McLeran, Dave Scott Williamson, Mark Christian Roberts, Gabor Szita
  • Certifying while servowriting media
    Patent number: 7768736
    Abstract: Certifying a media while servowriting the media by formatting a full compliment of servo data in storage tracks of the media in a minimum number of passes per storage track while simultaneously performing a 100% media certification of the storage tracks during the minimum number of passes per storage track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Ken L. Belmont, Dan R. McLeran, Dave Scott Williamson, Mark Christian Roberts, Gabor Szita
  • CERTIFYING WHILE SERVOWRITING MEDIA
    Publication number: 20080239535
    Abstract: Certifying a media while servowriting the media by formatting a full compliment of servo data in storage tracks of the media in a minimum number of passes per storage track while simultaneously performing a 100% media certification of the storage tracks during the minimum number of passes per storage track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Ken L. Belmont, Dan R. McLeran, Dave Scott Williamson, Mark Christian Roberts, Gabor Szita
  • MEDIA SERVOWRITER/CERTIFIER
    Publication number: 20080239540
    Abstract: Certifying a storage media while servowriting the media by formatting a full compliment of servo data in storage tracks of the media in a minimum number of passes per storage track while simultaneously performing a 100% media certification of the storage tracks during the minimum number of passes per storage track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Ken L. Belmont, Dan R. McLeran, Dave Scott Williamson, Mark Christian Roberts, Gabor Szita
  • Certifying concentric data in eccentric servo data tracks of pre-formatted media
    Patent number: 7349172
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for rotating a data storage media having pre-formatted servo data tracks adjacent a data transfer member, and retrieving readback data with the data transfer member along a path that is non-concentric in relation to the servo data tracks. The data transfer member is controlled by a control circuit that is configured for retrieving readback data from different data storage tracks during less than one revolution of the media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventor: Dan R. McLeran
  • CERTIFYING CONCENTRIC DATA IN ECCENTRIC SERVO DATA TRACKS OF PRE-FORMATTED MEDIA
    Publication number: 20080043362
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for rotating a data storage media having pre-formatted servo data tracks adjacent a data transfer member, and retrieving readback data with the data transfer member along a path that is non-concentric in relation to the servo data tracks. The data transfer member is controlled by a control circuit that is configured for retrieving readback data from different data storage tracks during less than one revolution of the media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventor: Dan R. McLeran