Patents by Inventor Kevin Dao

Kevin Dao 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).

  • Transiently maintaining ECC
    Patent number: 9141484
    Abstract: Mass storage uses additional error correction codes. The additional codes can be stored in a storage medium (e.g., volatile solid state memory) separate from the associated data. The additional codes may be written to a nonvolatile medium. The additional codes may be transient. The additional codes may be cached. As long as present, the additional codes may be used to correct user data in synch with or in addition to other error detection and correction codes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Gaertner, Kevin Dao, Steven Faulhaber
  • TRANSIENT PARITY/REDUNDANCY
    Publication number: 20140281821
    Abstract: Mass storage uses additional error correction codes. The additional codes can be stored in a storage medium (e.g., volatile solid state memory) separate from the associated data. The additional codes may be written to a nonvolatile medium. The additional codes may be transient. The additional codes may be cached. As long as present, the additional codes may be used to correct user data in synch with or in addition to other error detection and correction codes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Gaertner, Kevin Dao, Steven Faulhaber