Patents by Inventor Donald Ray Bloyer

Donald Ray Bloyer 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).

  • Systems, apparatus, and methods for motor control
    Patent number: 6977477
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided through which the current to a spindle motor of the recording medium of a mass storage device is modulated to avoid anomalies in the operation of mass storage device and reduce power consumption. In the example of a disc drive, the current is modulated to prevent expected or predicted disturbances in the air bearing between a read/write head and the recording medium, and to reduce the power consumption when no disturbances are predicted or expected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Donald Ray Bloyer, Garry E. Korbel, Matthew E. Hastings
  • Systems, apparatus, and methods for motor control
    Publication number: 20020063545
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided through which the current to a spindle motor of the recording medium of a mass storage device is modulated to avoid anomalies in the operation of mass storage device and reduce power consumption. In the example of a disc drive, the current is modulated to prevent expected or predicted disturbances in the air bearing between a read/write head and the recording medium, and to reduce the power consumption when no disturbances are predicted or expected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Donald Ray Bloyer, Garry E. Korbel, Matthew E. Hastings