Patents by Inventor George Christopher Sneed

George Christopher Sneed 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).

  • Collision detection for slave storage devices
    Patent number: 10761923
    Abstract: A method includes transmitting, by a controller of a storage device, a first bit on a data line. The method further includes responsive to transmitting the first bit on the data line, determining, by the controller, a line level of the data line. The method further includes responsive to determining the line level of the data line, determining, by the controller, whether the line level of the data line corresponds to the first bit and responsive to determining that the line level of the data line does not correspond to the first bit, determining, by the controller, that a collision has occurred on the data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Robert Hicks, George Christopher Sneed
  • COLLISION DETECTION FOR SLAVE STORAGE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20180307552
    Abstract: A method includes transmitting, by a controller of a storage device, a first bit on a data line. The method further includes responsive to transmitting the first bit on the data line, determining, by the controller, a line level of the data line. The method further includes responsive to determining the line level of the data line, determining, by the controller, whether the line level of the data line corresponds to the first bit and responsive to determining that the line level of the data line does not correspond to the first bit, determining, by the controller, that a collision has occurred on the data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Mark Robert HICKS, George Christopher SNEED
  • Collision detection for slave storage devices
    Patent number: 10019306
    Abstract: A method includes transmitting, by a controller of a storage device, a first bit on a data line. The method further includes responsive to transmitting the first bit on the data line, determining, by the controller, a line level of the data line. The method further includes responsive to determining the line level of the data line, determining, by the controller, whether the line level of the data line corresponds to the first bit and responsive to determining that the line level of the data line does not correspond to the first bit, determining, by the controller, that a collision has occurred on the data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Robert Hicks, George Christopher Sneed
  • COLLISION DETECTION FOR SLAVE STORAGE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20170315851
    Abstract: A method includes transmitting, by a controller of a storage device, a first bit on a data line. The method further includes responsive to transmitting the first bit on the data line, determining, by the controller, a line level of the data line. The method further includes responsive to determining the line level of the data line, determining, by the controller, whether the line level of the data line corresponds to the first bit and responsive to determining that the line level of the data line does not correspond to the first bit, determining, by the controller, that a collision has occurred on the data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Mark Robert Hicks, George Christopher Sneed