Patents by Inventor Rod Bowman

Rod Bowman 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).

  • Tuning a variable resistance of a resistive sense element
    Patent number: 8289748
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for tuning a variable resistance resistive sense element of an electronic device. In some embodiments, a value indicative of a selected number of consecutive pulses is stored in a memory location and a resistive sense element (RSE) is set to a baseline RSE resistance. A tuning operation is performed by applying the selected number of consecutive pulses to the RSE to tune the baseline RSE resistance to a final adjusted resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Brian S. Lee, Haiwen Xi, Patrick J. Ryan, Rod Bowman
  • TUNING A VARIABLE RESISTANCE OF A RESISTIVE SENSE ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20100103717
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for tuning a variable resistance resistive sense element of an electronic device. In some embodiments, a value indicative of a selected number of consecutive pulses is stored in a memory location and a resistive sense element (RSE) is set to a baseline RSE resistance. A tuning operation is performed by applying the selected number of consecutive pulses to the RSE to tune the baseline RSE resistance to a final adjusted resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Brian S. Lee, Haiwen Xi, Patrick J. Ryan, Rod Bowman