Patents by Inventor Ryan J. Goss

Ryan J. Goss 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).

  • GARBAGE COLLECTION IN A STORAGE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110225346
    Abstract: In general, this disclosure relates to garbage collection in a storage device. Aspects of this disclosure describe techniques to identify one or more candidate memory storage blocks that should be recycled during garbage collection. The one or more candidate memory storage blocks may be identified based at least on monitored soft metrics of the candidate memory storage blocks. During garbage collection, the identified one or more candidate memory storage blocks may be recycled to free up storage space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Ryan J. Goss, Kevin Gomez, Mark Allen Gaertner
  • LOGICAL BLOCK STORAGE IN A STORAGE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110225347
    Abstract: In general, this disclosure relates to storage of logical blocks in a storage device. Aspects of this disclosure describe techniques to monitor the frequency of access of one or more logical blocks referenced by one or more logical block addresses. Based on the frequency of access, in non-limiting aspects of this disclosure, a controller may select one or more physical blocks of a common memory storage block. The storage device may store the logical blocks in the selected physical blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Ryan J. Goss, Kevin Gomez, Mark Allen Gaertner