Patents by Inventor Llyod Levy

Llyod Levy 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).

  • Patent number: 6717757
    Abstract: A disk drive utilizes a unique write condition for each of the transducers within the drive. Each write condition is determined based upon the specific properties of the corresponding transducer. The write condition information is preferably stored within a memory within the disk drive. When a write operation is performed, the appropriate write condition for the corresponding transducer is used to determine when to write data to the disk. A write condition will typically include one or more individual write criteria. For example, a write condition can specify a write threshold value to be used during a write operation. Similarly, a write condition can involve a combination of a write threshold and a radial transducer velocity. Other write criteria are also possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Maxtor Corporation
    Inventors: Llyod Levy, Don Brunnet, Xiaokun Chew