Patents by Inventor Shad Thorstenson

Shad Thorstenson 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).

  • Exception analysis for data storage devices
    Patent number: 11768701
    Abstract: A Data Storage Device (DSD) includes a memory for storing data, and a controller configured to execute firmware or code to perform a task. While performing the task, the controller is further configured to assign unique identifiers to respective firmware or code portions that are executed to perform the task, and create a list or data structure including the unique identifier assigned to the firmware or code portion that created the task. A unique identifier is added to the list or data structure for each firmware or code portion executed for the task. The list or data structure indicates the order in which the firmware or code portions are executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Lamberts, Remmelt Pit, Cory J. Peterson, Kris Schouterden, David Hall, Shad Thorstenson, Andy Larson
  • EXCEPTION ANALYSIS FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20210081238
    Abstract: A Data Storage Device (DSD) includes a memory for storing data, and a controller configured to execute firmware or code to perform a task. While performing the task, the controller is further configured to assign unique identifiers to respective firmware or code portions that are executed to perform the task, and create a list or data structure including the unique identifier assigned to the firmware or code portion that created the task. A unique identifier is added to the list or data structure for each firmware or code portion executed for the task. The list or data structure indicates the order in which the firmware or code portions are executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Bernd Lamberts, Remmelt Pit, Cory J. Peterson, Kris Schouterden, David Hall, Shad Thorstenson, Andy Larson
  • Methods and apparatus for improving data integrity for small computer system interface (SCSI) devices
    Publication number: 20050246454
    Abstract: A SCSI ID of a SCSI initiator device that has won an arbitration is identified on a SCSI bus and stored in a register at a SCSI device. Subsequently, a SCSI ID of a selected SCSI target device which was selected by the SCSI initiator device is identified on the SCSI bus and compared with the SCSI ID in the register. If the SCSI ID of the selected SCSI target device and the SCSI ID stored in the register are different, a SCSI command from the SCSI initiator device is processed by the selected SCSI target device. If the SCSI ID of the selected SCSI target device and the SCSI ID stored in the register are the same, the selected SCSI target device refrains from processing the SCSI command from the SCSI initiator device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Jeffrey Hester, Brian Morger, Shad Thorstenson