Patents by Inventor David McMurtrey

David McMurtrey 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).

  • Sensors for passively measuring a maximum temperature of a nuclear reactor, and related methods
    Patent number: 11923097
    Abstract: A sensor for passively measuring a maximum temperature within a nuclear reactor comprises a substrate, and a plurality of melt wires within a cavity defined within the substrate, at least one melt wire of the plurality of melt wires exhibiting a variable melting temperature along a length of the at least one melt wire. Related sensors and methods of forming the sensors are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Daw, Troy C. Unruh, Brenden J. Heidrich, David H. Hurley, Kiyo Tiffany Fujimoto, David Estrada, Michael McMurtrey, Kunal Mondal, Lance Hone, Robert D. Seifert
  • System and method of rewriting data tracks
    Patent number: 7379256
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods of rewriting defective tracks in a data storage device. In a particular embodiment, the method includes writing a servo pattern on a data storage surface having tracks, detecting a defective track, and rewriting information on the defective track. The method also includes failing a test when a number of defective tracks is greater than a threshold. The method also includes rewriting servo bursts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Seagate Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: David McMurtrey
  • System and method of rewriting data tracks
    Publication number: 20070076315
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods of rewriting defective tracks in a data storage device. In a particular embodiment, the method includes writing a servo pattern on a data storage surface having tracks, detecting a defective track, and rewriting information on the defective track. The method also includes failing a test when a number of defective tracks is greater than a threshold. The method also includes rewriting servo bursts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventor: David McMurtrey