Patents by Inventor Thomas Scwartzkopf

Thomas Scwartzkopf 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: 7747874
    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: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: William Goodwill, Thomas Scwartzkopf, Robert Thibadeau, John Nestor
  • Drive security session manager
    Patent number: 7493656
    Abstract: A storage device has a storage medium, a controller, and a session manager. The storage medium is partitioned into one or more security partitions. The controller is adapted to read and write data to and from the storage medium and to enable security sessions over an interface between one or more host systems and one or more security partitions. The session manager within the storage device is adapted to monitor parameters associated with the one or more security sessions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: William Goodwill, Thomas Scwartzkopf, Robert Thibadeau, John Nestor