Patents by Inventor Jerry D. Dallmann

Jerry D. Dallmann 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).

  • Controller interface for operation of multiple storage drives
    Patent number: 9965011
    Abstract: A mass data storage system includes a number of communicatively coupled storage drives powered by one or more power supplies. Shared control electronics selectively connect power and a data signal to a select storage drive via instructions within a control signal received by the common controller. Instructions for selectively powering and connecting the data signal are transmitted over a first signal path to a first controller of the shared electronics. Responsive to successful execution of the instructions, a drive access command is sent over a second different signal path to a second controller of the shared electronics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Guy David Frick, Robert Dixon, Jerry D. Dallmann, Anthony Pronozuk, James Dykes
  • CONTROLLER INTERFACE FOR OPERATION OF MULTIPLE STORAGE DRIVES
    Publication number: 20150363109
    Abstract: A mass data storage system includes a number of communicatively coupled storage drives powered by one or more power supplies. Shared control electronics selectively connect power and a data signal to a select storage drive via instructions within a control signal received by the common controller. Instructions for selectively powering and connecting the data signal are transmitted over a first signal path to a first controller of the shared electronics. Responsive to successful execution of the instructions, a drive access command is sent over a second different signal path to a second controller of the shared electronics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Guy David Frick, Robert Dixon, Jerry D. Dallmann, Anthony Pronozuk, James Dykes