Patents by Inventor Henry E. Davenport

Henry E. Davenport 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).

  • Comprehensive application power tester
    Patent number: 8120380
    Abstract: An electronic device power testing method is provided in which applying a nominal voltage to an electronic component, introducing a voltage disruption to the nominal voltage, and repeating the voltage disruption for a specified number of instances is done. The present invention also can be implemented as an electronic device power tester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Errol C. Heiman, Henry E. Davenport, Jack W. Lakey
  • Comprehensive application power tester
    Publication number: 20020005730
    Abstract: An electronic device power testing method is provided in which applying a nominal voltage to an electronic component, introducing a voltage disruption to the nominal voltage, and repeating the voltage disruption for a specified number of instances is done.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Errol C. Heiman, Henry E. Davenport, Jack W. Lakey
  • Method for mapping around defective sectors in a disc drive
    Patent number: 4924331
    Abstract: The defect list, as supplied by the manufacturer, is stored on the outer tracks of the disk. It is merged with the user supplied media defect list during formatting and used to flag defective sectors. During initialization the merged defect list is loaded into a section of dynamic memory so that it is accessible during seeking of a particular address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1990
    Assignee: Seagate Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Don M. Robinson, Henry E. Davenport
  • Method for mapping around defective sectors in a disc drive
    Patent number: 4746998
    Abstract: The defect list, as supplied by the manufacturer, is stored on the outer tracks of the disc. It is merged with the user-supplied media defect list during formatting and used to flag defective sectors. During initialization the merged defect list is loaded into a section of dynamic memory so that it is accessible during seeking of a particular address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1988
    Assignee: Seagate Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Don M. Robinson, Henry E. Davenport