Patents by Inventor Kenneth H. Bates

Kenneth H. Bates 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).

  • Command queue ordering by positionally pushing access commands
    Patent number: 7644206
    Abstract: A data storage system is provided with command queue controller circuitry for positionally pushing pending access commands from a command queue to a selected target zone of a storage space. A method is provided for dividing a storage space into a plurality of LBA zones, selecting a target zone in relation to a number of pending access commands for each of the plurality of LBA zones, and pushing access commands to the target zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Gabriel J. Lawson, Mark A. Gaertner, Kenneth H. Bates
  • Command queue ordering by positionally pushing access commands
    Publication number: 20080059708
    Abstract: A data storage system is provided with command queue controller circuitry for positionally pushing pending access commands from a command queue to a selected target zone of a storage space. A method is provided for dividing a storage space into a plurality of LBA zones, selecting a target zone in relation to a number of pending access commands for each of the plurality of LBA zones, and pushing access commands to the target zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Gabriel J. Lawson, Mark A. Gaertner, Kenneth H. Bates