Patents by Inventor Jon Trantham
Jon Trantham 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).
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Publication number: 20220122637Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing, a data storage magazine configured to hold a plurality of data storage devices, and a movable carriage disposed within the housing that is configured to selectively couple the data storage devices to a host device. The data storage magazine includes a set of magazine signal paths configured to provide signals to the plurality of data storage devices. The movable carriage includes a set of carriage signal paths configured to provide signals to the plurality of data storage devices. The apparatus includes a controller configured to power the plurality of data storage devices by selectively routing the signals via the set of magazine signal paths or the set of carriage signal paths.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Riyan Mendonsa, Brett Herdendorf, Krishnan Subramanian, Jon Trantham
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Patent number: 11308990Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing, a data storage magazine configured to hold a plurality of data storage devices, and a movable carriage disposed within the housing that is configured to selectively couple the data storage devices to a host device. The data storage magazine includes a set of magazine signal paths configured to provide signals to the plurality of data storage devices. The movable carriage includes a set of carriage signal paths configured to provide signals to the plurality of data storage devices. The apparatus includes a controller configured to power the plurality of data storage devices by selectively routing the signals via the set of magazine signal paths or the set of carriage signal paths.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Riyan Mendonsa, Brett Herdendorf, Krishnan Subramanian, Jon Trantham
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Patent number: 11295202Abstract: An apparatus comprises a mass storage unit and a plurality of circuit modules including a machine learning module, a programmable state machine module, and input/output interfaces. Switching circuitry is configured to selectively couple the circuit modules. Configuration circuitry is configured to access configuration data from the mass storage unit and to operate the switching circuitry to connect the circuit modules according to the configuration data.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2015Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Jon Trantham, Kevin Arthur Gomez, Frank Dropps, Antoine Khoueir, Scott Younger
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Patent number: 11280905Abstract: A method of stereoscopic mapping an underwater location includes determining a relative position and relative distance between two separate sensors on separate underwater platforms. Each of the two separate sensors scans a same underwater feature from its respective determined relative position. A stereoscopic image of the underwater feature is created from the two scanned images.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Charles Donly, Jon Trantham
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Patent number: 11105850Abstract: Systems and methods for secure testing and debugging of electronic devices are described. In one embodiment, the systems and methods may include an electronic device that includes a control switch placed on a device test bus of the electronic device between a debugger external to the device and a debug interface on the device. In some cases, the device may include at least one register placed on the device test bus between the debugger and authentication logic of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventor: Jon Trantham
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Publication number: 20200348414Abstract: A method of stereoscopic mapping an underwater location includes determining a relative position and relative distance between two separate sensors on separate underwater platforms. Each of the two separate sensors scans a same underwater feature from its respective determined relative position. A stereoscopic image of the underwater feature is created from the two scanned images.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Charles Donly, Jon Trantham
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Patent number: 10679140Abstract: A connection between a user device and a network server is established. Via the connection, a deep learning network is formed for a processing task. A first portion of the deep learning network operates on the user device and a second portion of the deep learning network operates on the network server. Based on cooperation between the user device and the network server, a boundary between the first portion and the second portion of the deep learning network is dynamically modified based on a change in a performance indicator that could affect the processing task.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2014Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Kevin Arthur Gomez, Frank Dropps, Ryan James Goss, Jon Trantham, Antoine Khoueir
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Publication number: 20190361073Abstract: Systems and methods for secure testing and debugging of electronic devices are described. In one embodiment, the systems and methods may include an electronic device that includes a control switch placed on a device test bus of the electronic device between a debugger external to the device and a debug interface on the device. In some cases, the device may include at least one register placed on the device test bus between the debugger and authentication logic of the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2018Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventor: Jon TRANTHAM
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Patent number: 9976814Abstract: An apparatus includes a heat pipe with a fluid path. A first part of the fluid path is thermally coupled to a first region of a higher temperature and a second part of the fluid path thermally is coupled to a second region of a lower temperature. A difference between the higher temperature and the lower temperature induces a flow of a magnetic fluid in the fluid path. A switchable magnetic device is magnetically coupled to the fluid path. Activation of the switchable magnetic device reduces the flow of the magnetic fluid in the fluid path, which reduces heat transfer from the first region to the second region.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Kevin Arthur Gomez, Jon Trantham, David Tetzlaff, Mai A. Ghaly
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Patent number: 9892798Abstract: A data storage device receives a write data command and data. The data is stored in a buffer of the data storage device. The data storage device issues a command complete status indication. After the command complete status indication is issued, the data are stored in a primary memory of the data storage device. The primary memory comprises a first type of non-volatile memory and the buffer comprises a second type of non-volatile memory that is different from the first type of non-volatile memory.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2015Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Jon Trantham, Michael Joseph Steiner, Antoine Khoueir
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Patent number: 9727459Abstract: First and second data representation are stored in first and second blocks of a non-volatile, solid-state memory. The first and second blocks share series-connected bit lines. The first and second blocks are selected and other blocks of the non-volatile, solid-state memory that share the bit lines are deselected. The bit lines are read to determine a combination of the first and second data representations. The combination may include a union or an intersection.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Antoine Khoueir, Ryan James Goss, Jon Trantham, Kevin Gomez, Frank Dropps
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Patent number: 9576597Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein includes a method comprising selecting a zone of one or more tracks on a disk drive having a plurality of magnetic sensors on a transducer head, determining a performance matrix related to the selected track zone, and selecting a first subset and a second subset of the plurality of magnetic sensors based on the determined performance matrix, wherein only the first subset of the plurality of magnetic sensors are used for data recovery in the selected track zone, and the second subset of the plurality of magnetic sensors are used for servo recovery.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2015Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Jon Trantham, Puskal Pokharel
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Patent number: 9564157Abstract: An apparatus comprises a heat-assisted magnetic recording head configured to write to and read from a magnetic recording medium. The head comprises a reader and a writer including a near-field transducer (NFT). The reader comprises a center which is laterally offset relative to a center of the writer to define a reader-writer offset (RWO) therebetween. A magnetic recording medium comprises a plurality of tracks. The plurality of tracks comprises at least one track used as a region to test for a shift in the RWO. A processor is coupled to the recording head and configured to detect the RWO shift.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2015Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Jon Trantham, Tim Rausch, Jason C. Jury, Mark Allen Gaertner
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Patent number: 9530447Abstract: A data storage device may be configured with at least a heat assisted magnetic recording head that has a laser and is connected to a controller. The heat assisted magnetic recording head can be positioned proximal first and second data bits stored on an adjacent data storage medium. A first laser power may be applied by the laser in response to the first data bit being a different magnetic polarity than the second data bit and a different second laser power can be applied by the laser in response to the first and second data bits having a common magnetic polarity.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Kaizhong Gao, Wenzhong Zhu, Edward Gage, James Mcglennen, Jon Trantham
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Patent number: 9495995Abstract: A relatively larger nominal track spacing associated with a first write head is determined and a relatively smaller nominal track spacing associated with a second write head is determined. The first and second write heads simultaneously write to respective different first and second surfaces of a heat-assisted recording medium. A laser write power for a selected one of the first write head and the second write head is changed to enable the first write head and the second write head to operate at an equivalent nominal track spacing.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2015Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Wenzhong Zhu, Kenneth Haapala, Jon Trantham, Edward Charles Gage
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Patent number: 9448896Abstract: Torn write mitigation circuitry determines if a write operation to memory is in progress at or about a time of power loss. In response to the write operation being in progress at or about the time of the power loss, the torn write mitigation circuitry causes torn write data and metadata to be stored to a non-volatile cache. The torn write data comprise data left in a degraded or uncorrectable state as a result of the loss of power. The metadata describe the torn write data.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2013Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Mark Allen Gaertner, Jon Trantham, Vidya Krishnamurthy, Steve Faulhaber, Yong Yang
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Publication number: 20160267931Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein includes a method comprising selecting a zone of one or more tracks on a disk drive having a plurality of magnetic sensors on a transducer head, determining a performance matrix related to the selected track zone, and selecting a first subset and a second subset of the plurality of magnetic sensors based on the determined performance matrix, wherein only the first subset of the plurality of magnetic sensors are used for data recovery in the selected track zone, and the second subset of the plurality of magnetic sensors are used for servo recovery.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2015Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Jon Trantham, Puskal Pokharel
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Publication number: 20160254020Abstract: A data storage device may be configured with at least a heat assisted magnetic recording head that has a laser and is connected to a controller. The heat assisted magnetic recording head can be positioned proximal first and second data bits stored on an adjacent data storage medium. A first laser power may be applied by the laser in response to the first data bit being a different magnetic polarity than the second data bit and a different second laser power can be applied by the laser in response to the first and second data bits having a common magnetic polarity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2015Publication date: September 1, 2016Inventors: Kaizhong Gao, Wenzhong Zhu, Edward Gage, James Mcglennen, Jon Trantham
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Publication number: 20160247080Abstract: An apparatus comprises a mass storage unit and a plurality of circuit modules including a machine learning module, a programmable state machine module, and input/output interfaces. Switching circuitry is configured to selectively couple the circuit modules. Configuration circuitry is configured to access configuration data from the mass storage unit and to operate the switching circuitry to connect the circuit modules according to the configuration data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2015Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Jon Trantham, Kevin Arthur Gomez, Frank Dropps, Antoine Khoueir, Scott Younger
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Publication number: 20160216043Abstract: An apparatus includes a heat pipe with a fluid path. A first part of the fluid path is thermally coupled to a first region of a higher temperature and a second part of the fluid path thermally is coupled to a second region of a lower temperature. A difference between the higher temperature and the lower temperature induces a flow of a magnetic fluid in the fluid path. A switchable magnetic device is magnetically coupled to the fluid path. Activation of the switchable magnetic device reduces the flow of the magnetic fluid in the fluid path, which reduces heat transfer from the first region to the second region.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2015Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Kevin Arthur Gomez, Jon Trantham, David Tetzlaff, Mai A. Ghaly