Patents by Inventor John W. Cannata

John W. Cannata 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).

  • Disk drive test sequence editor
    Patent number: 5764545
    Abstract: An apparatus for creating or editing a test program for testing a disk drive by entry command inputs. The apparatus includes an input that allows the user to select the desired test instructions and subsequence of test instructions to create or edit a test program having a sequence of test instructions. The processor executes the test program by generating a plurality of commands that are performed in a predetermined order. The commands may specify that the first circuit performs a glide test or a burnish test or that the second circuit perform a burnish test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Phase Metrics
    Inventors: John W. Cannata, Rodney K. Whitehouse