Patents by Inventor Scott Harrow

Scott Harrow 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).

  • Patent number: 9470720
    Abstract: A test system, and a method of manufacture thereof, including: a thermal management head including a heat spreader; an electronic device in direct contact with the heat spreader; and an electrical current for transferring energy between the heat spreader and the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: David Lee Dean, Robert W. Ellis, Scott Harrow
  • Publication number: 20140253157
    Abstract: A test system, and a method of manufacture thereof, including: a thermal management head including a heat spreader; an electronic device in direct contact with the heat spreader; and an electrical current for transferring energy between the heat spreader and the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: SMART STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: David Lee Dean, Robert W. Ellis, Scott Harrow
  • Publication number: 20110035540
    Abstract: A flash blade and associated methods enable improved areal density of information storage, reduced power consumption, decreased cost, increased IOPS, and/or elimination of unnecessary legacy components. In various embodiments, a flash blade comprises a host blade controller, a switched fabric, and one or more storage elements configured as flash DIMMs. Storage space provided by the flash DIMMs may be presented to a user in a configurable manner. Flash DIMMs, rather than magnetic disk drives or solid state drives, are the field-replaceable unit, enabling improved customization and cost savings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: ADTRON, INC.
    Inventors: Alan A. Fitzgerald, Robert W. Ellis, Scott Harrow
  • Patent number: 5751235
    Abstract: A joystick system is designed to provide a modified digital representation of the setting of a joystick potentiometer. The system operates to compensate for non-linearities and offsets in the joystick response, or may be used to enhance or vary the joystick response to a non-linear form. This is accomplished by supplying the output voltage of the joystick to an analog-to-digital converter, the output of which then is supplied to a lookup table. The lookup table output is provided to a counter. In one mode of operation, the counter counts down to zero at some multiple of a sample rate. When the counter reaches a zero count, the time interval representative of the joystick position is indicated; and the corrected or enhanced position is indicated by this output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: VLSI Technology
    Inventors: Gary Hicok, Kenneth Potts, Scott Harrow
  • Patent number: 5742249
    Abstract: A system is provided for digitizing the setting of a potentiometer of the type used in an analog joystick for computer games. The analog output of the potentiometer is applied to one of two inputs of a voltage comparator. When a readout of the joystick position is desired, a "write" input is applied to a counter to permit it to commence counting at a predetermined frequency from an initial or zero count. The digital outputs of the counter are coupled to the inputs of a digital-to-analog converter, the output of which is coupled to the second input of the voltage comparator. When the count in the counter produces a voltage at the output of the digital-to-analog converter corresponding to the voltage setting of the potentiometer, the comparator provides an output signal. The time delay from the time the write pulse occurs until this signal is obtained is representative of the potentiometer setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: VLSI Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Hicok, Kenneth Potts, Scott Harrow
  • Patent number: 5710575
    Abstract: A joystick system provides a digital representation of the setting of a joystick potentiometer. The voltage of the joystick is supplied to an analog-to-digital converter, the output of which then is used to load a counter. In one mode of operation, the counter counts down to zero at some multiple of the sample rate. When the counter reaches zero, the time interval representative of the joystick position is indicated; and this output is indicative of the joystick position. In an alternative mode of operation, the counter is used as a data latch and the joystick position is digitally read from the counter, which keeps the data latched until the next sample cycle from the joystick position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: VLSI Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Hicok, Kenneth Potts, Scott Harrow