Patents by Inventor Raymond D. Nicholson

Raymond D. Nicholson 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).

  • Intelligent sector recovery algorithm
    Patent number: 6606210
    Abstract: A disc drive includes a base and a disc rotatably attached to the base. The disc drive also includes an actuator assembly rotatably attached to said base and a device for moving the actuator assembly. The disc drive also includes at least one sensor for sensing disturbances to the disc drive. The disc drive has a system microprocessor in electrical communication with the sensor. In the event a read error is detected, a plurality of sets of corrective procedures are stored in the random access memory of the microprocessor. The system microprocessor executes the sets of corrective procedures in an order in response to the sensed disturbances input to the system microprocessor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Kenny T. Coker, Raymond D. Nicholson