Patents by Inventor Diego Tognoli

Diego Tognoli 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 of operating hard disk drives, corresponding hard disk drive and processing device
    Patent number: 11942113
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a hard disk drive includes voice coil motors (VCMs) coupled to respective control units configured to drive retract an operation of the VCMs in the hard disk drive. The retract operation of the VCMs includes a sequence of retract steps. The control units are allotted respective time slots for communication over a communication line with the respective time slots synchronized via the common clock line, and are configured to drive sequences of retract steps of the VCMs in the hard disk drive in a timed relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics S.r.l., STMicroelectronics KK
    Inventors: Marco Ferrari, Davide Betta, Diego Tognoli, Roberto Trabattoni
  • METHOD OF OPERATING HARD DISK DRIVES, CORRESPONDING HARD DISK DRIVE AND PROCESSING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230267963
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a hard disk drive includes voice coil motors (VCMs) coupled to respective control units configured to drive retract an operation of the VCMs in the hard disk drive. The retract operation of the VCMs includes a sequence of retract steps. The control units are allotted respective time slots for communication over a communication line with the respective time slots synchronized via the common clock line, and are configured to drive sequences of retract steps of the VCMs in the hard disk drive in a timed relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Marco Ferrari, Davide Betta, Diego Tognoli, Roberto Trabattoni