Patents by Inventor Suleyman A. Yolar

Suleyman A. Yolar 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).

  • Modifying a disk drive while preserving calibrated parameters stored in a non-volatile semiconductor memory
    Patent number: 8407393
    Abstract: A method of operating a disk drive is disclosed, the disk drive comprising a head actuated over a disk surface, and a first non-volatile semiconductor memory (NVSM). Calibrated parameters are stored in the first NVSM, wherein the calibrated parameters for accessing the disk surface. Prior to altering the disk drive, the calibrated parameters are uploaded from the disk drive to a host. After altering the disk drive, the calibrated parameters are downloaded from the host to the disk drive and the calibrated parameters are stored in a second NVSM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Suleyman A. Yolar, John Minh Hon Quan, Choo-Bhin Ong, Kameron K. Jung, Cheng Fatt Yee