Patents by Inventor Kris Conklin

Kris Conklin 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 execution using existing address information
    Patent number: 9507710
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for managing data in a memory, such as a flash memory. In accordance with some embodiments, a memory module has a plurality of solid-state non-volatile memory cells. A controller communicates a first command having address information and a first operation code. The first operation code identifies a first action to be taken by the memory module in relation to the address information. The controller subsequently communicates a second command having a second operation code without corresponding address information. The memory module takes a second action identified by the second command using the address information from the first command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Kris Conklin, Bruce Dunlop, Mark Allen Gaertner, Ryan James Goss
  • Command Execution Using Existing Address Information
    Publication number: 20150234741
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for managing data in a memory, such as a flash memory. In accordance with some embodiments, a memory module has a plurality of solid-state non-volatile memory cells. A controller communicates a first command having address information and a first operation code. The first operation code identifies a first action to be taken by the memory module in relation to the address information. The controller subsequently communicates a second command having a second operation code without corresponding address information. The memory module takes a second action identified by the second command using the address information from the first command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Kris Conklin, Bruce Dunlop, Mark Allen Gaertner, Ryan James Goss
  • Command execution using existing address information
    Patent number: 9026699
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for managing data in a memory, such as a flash memory. In accordance with some embodiments, a memory module has a plurality of solid-state non-volatile memory cells. A controller communicates a first command having address information and a first operation code. The first operation code identifies a first action to be taken by the memory module in relation to the address information. The controller subsequently communicates a second command having a second operation code without corresponding address information. The memory module takes a second action identified by the second command using the address information from the first command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Kris Conklin, Bruce Dunlop, Mark Allen Gaertner, Ryan James Goss
  • COMMAND EXECUTION USING EXISTING ADDRESS INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20150089119
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for managing data in a memory, such as a flash memory. In accordance with some embodiments, a memory module has a plurality of solid-state non-volatile memory cells. A controller communicates a first command having address information and a first operation code. The first operation code identifies a first action to be taken by the memory module in relation to the address information. The controller subsequently communicates a second command having a second operation code without corresponding address information. The memory module takes a second action identified by the second command using the address information from the first command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Kris Conklin, Bruce Dunlop, Mark Allen Gaertner, Ryan James Goss