Patents by Inventor Phil Rich

Phil Rich 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 storage device performance measurement
    Patent number: 7054790
    Abstract: Method for measuring performance of a storage device including rotatable media, for storing data to and/or retrieving data from said media via one or more data buffers. The measurement method includes the steps of: specifying one or more access patterns for transferring data to/from the media; and for each access pattern, specifying one or more different required data transfer rates, measuring the actual data transfer time of the storage device for transferring the data according to that access pattern, and determining performance of the storage device in relation to each required data transfer rate based on the actual data transfer time for the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Maxtor Corporation
    Inventor: Phil Rich