Patents by Inventor Tony Pronozuk

Tony Pronozuk 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).

  • Common controller operating multiple storage drives
    Patent number: 10152105
    Abstract: A mass data storage system includes a number of communicatively coupled storage drives powered by one or more power supplies. A common controller selectively connects power and a data signal to a desired storage drive via instructions within a control signal received by the common controller. The common controller includes switches that selectively connect power to a voice coil motor and a spindle motor of the desired storage drive. The common controller further includes a switch that controls the preamp of the desired storage drive and a switch that controls the flow of data to and from the desired storage drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Phil Jurey, Jerry Dallmann, John Shaw, Tony Pronozuk, Steve Williams
  • COMMON CONTROLLER OPERATING MULTIPLE STORAGE DRIVES
    Publication number: 20150362968
    Abstract: A mass data storage system includes a number of communicatively coupled storage drives powered by one or more power supplies. A common controller selectively connects power and a data signal to a desired storage drive via instructions within a control signal received by the common controller. The common controller includes switches that selectively connect power to a voice coil motor and a spindle motor of the desired storage drive. The common controller further includes a switch that controls the preamp of the desired storage drive and a switch that controls the flow of data to and from the desired storage drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Phil Jurey, Jerry Dallmann, John Shaw, Tony Pronozuk, Steve Williams