Patents by Inventor Hooman T. Parizi

Hooman T. Parizi 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).

  • Defect detector for hard disk drive and methods for use therewith
    Publication number: 20080262643
    Abstract: A defect detector a hard disk drive includes a signal energy processor that produces at least one energy signal from a plurality of read samples. A comparator module compares the at least one energy signal to at least one corresponding energy threshold and generates defect data when the at least one energy signal compares unfavorably to the at least one corresponding energy threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: Broadcom Corporation, a California Corporation
    Inventors: John L. Creigh, Bahjat Zafer, Hooman T. Parizi