Patents by Inventor Robert John Dore

Robert John Dore 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).

  • Interconnect for shared control electronics
    Patent number: 10467172
    Abstract: A mass data storage system includes a number of communicatively coupled storage drives powered and controlled by shared control electronics. The shared control electronics are configured to transmit analog read/write signals through an interconnect to each of the multiple individually selectable storage drives. The interconnect bi-directionally couples the control electronics to each of the multiple selectable storage drives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: John Wayne Shaw, II, Philip Jurey, Robert John Dore, Jr., Anthony John Pronozuk
  • Portable storage device with charge reservoir for higher current operations
    Patent number: 10387337
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a communication interface, a controller, and a power section. The communication interface is configured to receive power from an external host to the apparatus. The controller is configured to limit a current drawn by the communication interface to a predetermined value when the apparatus is powered through the external host. The power section is configured to generate a first voltage from a portion of the limited current drawn by the communication interface. The first voltage powers a data storage circuitry. The power section is further configured to store electrical charges received from another portion of the limited current drawn by the communication interface. The power section is further configured to generate a second voltage from the stored electrical charges in response to a signal from the controller. The second voltage supplements the first voltage during high power events by the data storage circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: John Wayne Shaw, Robert John Dore, Christopher A. Massarotti, Philip Jurey, Ashutosh Razdan, Philip Yin, Michael Gene Morgan
  • INTERCONNECT FOR SHARED CONTROL ELECTRONICS
    Publication number: 20170351632
    Abstract: A mass data storage system includes a number of communicatively coupled storage drives powered and controlled by shared control electronics. The shared control electronics are configured to transmit analog read/write signals through an interconnect to each of the multiple individually selectable storage drives. The interconnect bi-directionally couples the control electronics to each of the multiple selectable storage drives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: John Wayne Shaw, II, Philip Jurey, Robert John Dore, JR., Anthony John Pronozuk
  • PORTABLE STORAGE DEVICE WITH CHARGE RESERVOIR FOR HIGHER CURRENT OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20170192476
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a communication interface, a controller, and a power section. The communication interface is configured to receive power from an external host to the apparatus. The controller is configured to limit a current drawn by the communication interface to a predetermined value when the apparatus is powered through the external host. The power section is configured to generate a first voltage from a portion of the limited current drawn by the communication interface. The first voltage powers a data storage circuitry. The power section is further configured to store electrical charges received from another portion of the limited current drawn by the communication interface. The power section is further configured to generate a second voltage from the stored electrical charges in response to a signal from the controller. The second voltage supplements the first voltage during high power events by the data storage circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: John Wayne Shaw, Robert John Dore, Christopher A. Massarotti, Philip Jurey, Ashutosh Razdan, Philip Yin, Michael Gene Morgan