Patents by Inventor John Wayne Shaw

John Wayne Shaw 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).

  • Portable storage device with charge reservoir for higher current operations
    Patent number: 10387337
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a communication interface, a controller, and a power section. The communication interface is configured to receive power from an external host to the apparatus. The controller is configured to limit a current drawn by the communication interface to a predetermined value when the apparatus is powered through the external host. The power section is configured to generate a first voltage from a portion of the limited current drawn by the communication interface. The first voltage powers a data storage circuitry. The power section is further configured to store electrical charges received from another portion of the limited current drawn by the communication interface. The power section is further configured to generate a second voltage from the stored electrical charges in response to a signal from the controller. The second voltage supplements the first voltage during high power events by the data storage circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: John Wayne Shaw, Robert John Dore, Christopher A. Massarotti, Philip Jurey, Ashutosh Razdan, Philip Yin, Michael Gene Morgan
  • PORTABLE STORAGE DEVICE WITH CHARGE RESERVOIR FOR HIGHER CURRENT OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20170192476
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a communication interface, a controller, and a power section. The communication interface is configured to receive power from an external host to the apparatus. The controller is configured to limit a current drawn by the communication interface to a predetermined value when the apparatus is powered through the external host. The power section is configured to generate a first voltage from a portion of the limited current drawn by the communication interface. The first voltage powers a data storage circuitry. The power section is further configured to store electrical charges received from another portion of the limited current drawn by the communication interface. The power section is further configured to generate a second voltage from the stored electrical charges in response to a signal from the controller. The second voltage supplements the first voltage during high power events by the data storage circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: John Wayne Shaw, Robert John Dore, Christopher A. Massarotti, Philip Jurey, Ashutosh Razdan, Philip Yin, Michael Gene Morgan
  • Windowed reference planes for embedded conductors
    Patent number: 9241400
    Abstract: A rigid multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB) has an embedded elongated conductor between opposing first and second reference planes. The first and second reference planes are formed of conductive material and are electrically isolated from the conductor by intervening insulative material. Each of the first and second reference planes have a plurality of spaced apart windows extending therethrough, the windows aligned with the elongated conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: John Wayne Shaw, Jacob Charles Matousek, Todd Michael Lammers
  • Windowed Reference Planes for Embedded Conductors
    Publication number: 20150055307
    Abstract: A rigid multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB) has an embedded elongated conductor between opposing first and second reference planes. The first and second reference planes are formed of conductive material and are electrically isolated from the conductor by intervening insulative material. Each of the first and second reference planes have a plurality of spaced apart windows extending therethrough, the windows aligned with the elongated conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: John Wayne Shaw, Jacob Charles Matousek, Todd Michael Lammers