Patents by Inventor Michael D. Blachek

Michael D. Blachek 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).

  • Method and apparatus for preventing cold temperature induced damage in a disk drive
    Patent number: 6169930
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for preventing cold temperature induced damage in a direct access storage device (DASD). A temperature of the direct access storage device (DASD) is measured and compared with a predetermined minimum cold temperature. The direct access storage device (DASD) is started responsive to the measured temperature being greater than or equal to the predetermined minimum cold temperature. A warning indication is provided to the user responsive to the measured temperature being less than the predetermined minimum cold temperature. A microcode routine is stored in a random access memory (RAM) in the DASD. The microcode routine is performed for heating the direct access storage device (DASD) responsive to the measured temperature being less than the predetermined minimum cold temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael D. Blachek, Gordon James Smith