Patents by Inventor Thomas John Schwartzkopf

Thomas John Schwartzkopf 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).

  • Single command payload transfers block of security functions to a storage device
    Patent number: 8656188
    Abstract: A storage device has a storage medium and a processor. The processor is disposed within the storage device and is adapted to receive multiple commands as a command block over an interface. The processor is adapted to extract each of the multiple commands from the single block for execution on the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: William Preston Goodwill, Thomas John Schwartzkopf, Robert H. Thibadeau, John R. Nestor
  • Single Command Payload Transfers Block of Security Functions to a Storage Device
    Publication number: 20100223440
    Abstract: A storage device has a storage medium and a processor. The processor is disposed within the storage device and is adapted to receive multiple commands as a command block over an interface. The processor is adapted to extract each of the multiple commands from the single block for execution on the storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: William Preston Goodwill, Thomas John Schwartzkopf, Robert H. Thibadeau, John Nestor
  • Method and apparatus for controlling access to a data storage device
    Publication number: 20080168247
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a data storage device, and a security partition in the data storage device containing information defining a time period in which a user is authorized to access data stored in the data storage device. A method performed by the apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: William Preston Goodwill, Thomas John Schwartzkopf, Robert Harwell Thibadeau