Patents by Inventor Russel Clemmons

Russel Clemmons 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).

  • Magnetic disk servo wedges with partial track identifiers
    Patent number: 8922921
    Abstract: A first portion of a track identifier is read from a first servo wedge of a track of a magnetic disk. A second portion of the track identifier is read from a second servo wedge of the track. The second portion includes least-significant bits of the track identifier that are also stored in the first portion. The first and second portions are combined to determine the track identifier for the first and second servo wedges, and the track is identified using the track identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Ravi Hebbar, Russel Clemmons, Bruce D. Buch