Patents by Inventor Rodney D. Blake

Rodney D. Blake 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).

  • Data corruption detection
    Patent number: 8914697
    Abstract: In general, this disclosure relates to various techniques for detecting corrupt bits in a data stream. The techniques may allow a data storage device to detect corrupt bits prior to transformation of the data stream and subsequent to transformation of the data stream. A data storage device may include a first error-related code generating unit configured to generate a first error-related code based on received data and combine the first error-related code and the received data to generate a first data stream. The data storage device may further include a transform unit configured to transform the first data stream to a transformed data stream. The data storage device may also include a second error-related code generating unit configured to generate a second error-related code based on the transformed data stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Judy L. Westby, Rodney D. Blake
  • DATA CORRUPTION DETECTION
    Publication number: 20110055641
    Abstract: In general, this disclosure relates to various techniques for detecting corrupt bits in a data stream. The techniques may allow a data storage device to detect corrupt bits prior to transformation of the data stream and subsequent to transformation of the data stream. A data storage device may include a first error-related code generating unit configured to generate a first error-related code based on received data and combine the first error-related code and the received data to generate a first data stream. The data storage device may further include a transform unit configured to transform the first data stream to a transformed data stream. The data storage device may also include a second error-related code generating unit configured to generate a second error-related code based on the transformed data stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Judy L. Westby, Rodney D. Blake