Patents by Inventor Tom L. Newell

Tom L. Newell 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).

  • Method for creating a memory defect map and optimizing performance using the memory defect map
    Patent number: 7949913
    Abstract: A method for storing a memory defect map is disclosed whereby a memory component is tested for defects at the time of manufacture and any memory defects detected are stored in a memory defect map and used to optimize the system performance. The memory defect map is updated and the system's remapping resources optimized as new memory defects are detected during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Forrest E. Norrod, Jimmy D. Pike, Tom L. Newell
  • Method for Creating a Memory Defect Map and Optimizing Performance Using the Memory Defect Map
    Publication number: 20090049351
    Abstract: A method for storing a memory defect map is disclosed whereby a memory component is tested for defects at the time of manufacture and any memory defects detected are stored in a memory defect map and used to optimize the system performance. The memory defect map is updated and the system's remapping resources optimized as new memory defects are detected during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Forrest E. Norrod, Jimmy D. Pike, Tom L. Newell