Patents by Inventor James R. Tylock

James R. Tylock 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).

  • Patent number: 9311183
    Abstract: Systems, methods and/or devices are used to adapt a target charge to equalize bit errors across page types for a storage medium, such as flash memory, in a storage system. In one aspect, the method includes performing a sequence of operations, including: (1) determining a first target charge, a second target charge, and a third target charge, the first, second, and third target charges used for controlling first, second, and third charge distributions, respectively, in cells of the storage medium when data is written to the cells, wherein the second charge distribution is between the first charge distribution and the third charge distribution, (2) determining a first error indicator for lower/fast pages of the storage medium, (3) determining a second error indicator for upper/slow pages of the storage medium, and (4) adjusting the second target charge in accordance with the first error indicator and the second error indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: SANDISK ENTERPRISE IP LLC
    Inventors: James Fitzpatrick, Li Li, Mark Dancho, James R. Tylock
  • Publication number: 20150248326
    Abstract: Systems, methods and/or devices are used to adapt a target charge to equalize bit errors across page types for a storage medium, such as flash memory, in a storage system. In one aspect, the method includes performing a sequence of operations, including: (1) determining a first target charge, a second target charge, and a third target charge, the first, second, and third target charges used for controlling first, second, and third charge distributions, respectively, in cells of the storage medium when data is written to the cells, wherein the second charge distribution is between the first charge distribution and the third charge distribution, (2) determining a first error indicator for lower/fast pages of the storage medium, (3) determining a second error indicator for upper/slow pages of the storage medium, and (4) adjusting the second target charge in accordance with the first error indicator and the second error indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: James Fitzpatrick, Li Li, Mark Dancho, James R. Tylock