Patents by Inventor Jeffrey James Levie

Jeffrey James Levie 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).

  • Management of composite cold temperature for data storage devices
    Patent number: 11803217
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for thermal management in data storage devices are provided. One such data storage device includes a non-volatile memory (NVM), at least one ambient temperature sensor configured to detect an ambient temperature of the data storage device, at least one component temperature sensor configured to detect one or more component temperatures of one or more components of the data storage device, and a processor coupled to the NVM, the at least one ambient temperature sensor, and the at least one component temperature sensor. The processor is configured to determine a composite temperature of the data storage device based on the one or more component temperatures and the ambient temperature. The processor is further configured to determine whether the composite temperature exceeds a threshold and perform a thermal management operation if the composite temperature exceeds the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bret Dee Winkler, Mark James Hardiman, Jeff Furlong, Christian Khanh Phan, Jeffrey James Levie, David Allen Wright
  • MANAGEMENT OF COMPOSITE COLD TEMPERATURE FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20230176634
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for thermal management in data storage devices are provided. One such data storage device includes a non-volatile memory (NVM), at least one ambient temperature sensor configured to detect an ambient temperature of the data storage device, at least one component temperature sensor configured to detect one or more component temperatures of one or more components of the data storage device, and a processor coupled to the NVM, the at least one ambient temperature sensor, and the at least one component temperature sensor. The processor is configured to determine a composite temperature of the data storage device based on the one or more component temperatures and the ambient temperature. The processor is further configured to determine whether the composite temperature exceeds a threshold and perform a thermal management operation if the composite temperature exceeds the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Bret Dee Winkler, Mark James Hardiman, Jeff Furlong, Christian Khanh Phan, Jeffrey James Levie, David Allen Wright