Patents by Inventor Geoffrey W.D. Spratt

Geoffrey W.D. Spratt 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).

  • Read from a non-trimming portion of a data track written to magnetic tape
    Patent number: 10622014
    Abstract: An example tape drive includes a magnetic tape head, an actuator, and a controller. The magnetic tape head includes a data write element to write a data track including data onto magnetic tape. The data track includes a non-trimming portion and a trimmable portion. The magnetic tape head also includes a data read element to read the data written to the non-trimming portion of the data track to verify the accuracy of the data. The controller positions the magnetic tape head via the actuator to allow (i) the data write element to write the first data track, and (ii) the data read element to read the second portion of the first data track. From the read data, a determination may be made as to whether the data was written to the non-trimming portion of the data track with a threshold level of accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Carl R Hoerger, Geoffrey Stiles, Martin Dyer, Geoffrey W. D. Spratt, Jeffrey S. McAllister, Malcolm Grimwood
  • READ FROM A NON-TRIMMING PORTION OF A DATA TRACK WRITTEN TO MAGNETIC TAPE
    Publication number: 20200005825
    Abstract: An example tape drive includes a magnetic tape head, an actuator, and a controller. The magnetic tape head includes a data write element to write a data track including data onto magnetic tape. The data track includes a non-trimming portion and a trimmable portion. The magnetic tape head also includes a data read element to read the data written to the non-trimming portion of the data track to verify the accuracy of the data. The controller positions the magnetic tape head via the actuator to allow (i) the data write element to write the first data track, and (ii) the data read element to read the second portion of the first data track. From the read data, a determination may be made as to whether the data was written to the non-trimming portion of the data track with a threshold level of accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Carl R. Hoerger, Geoffrey Stiles, Martin Dyer, Geoffrey W.D. Spratt, Jeffrey S. McAllister, Malcolm Grimwood