Patents by Inventor Tracy Sauerwein

Tracy Sauerwein 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).

  • Parallel data storage device
    Patent number: 7380050
    Abstract: A parallel data storage device includes a data storage medium having a first cluster and a second cluster. The first cluster includes a first patch and the second cluster includes a second patch. The parallel data storage device also includes a first reader for reading the first patch of the first cluster and a second reader for reading the second patch of the second cluster. A first multiplexer is used for addressing the first cluster while a second multiplexer is used for addressing the second cluster. The first and second readers are arranged in a single column such that the first reader is electrically connected to the first multiplexer and the second reader is electrically connected to the second multiplexer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Inventors: Curt N. Van Lydegraf, Tracy A. Sauerwein, Donald J. Fasen, Richard L. Hilton, Craig Raese, Michael Clinton Allyn, Charles David Smith
  • Highly parallel data storage chip device
    Patent number: 7171512
    Abstract: A highly parallel data storage chip device providing a plurality of parallel data tracks allocated into separate physical groups upon a data storage medium. A controller establishes logical groups of data tracks located in different physical groups. A servo track provides tracking information for a plurality of read/write devices that move relative to the length of each data track, thereby permitting parallel data transfer between the read/write devices and the distributed data tracks of the logical group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Tracy Sauerwein, John Craig Raese, Richard Hilton, Donald Fasen
  • Parallel data storage device
    Publication number: 20060174168
    Abstract: A parallel data storage device includes a data storage medium having a first cluster and a second cluster. The first cluster includes a first patch and the second cluster includes a second patch. The parallel data storage device also includes a first reader for reading the first patch of the first cluster and a second reader for reading the second patch of the second cluster. A first multiplexer is used for addressing the first cluster while a second multiplexer is used for addressing the second cluster. The first and second readers are arranged in a single column such that the first reader is electrically connected to the first multiplexer and the second reader is electrically connected to the second multiplexer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Curt Van Lydegraf, Tracy Sauerwein, Donald Fasen, Richard Hilton, Craig Raese, Michael Allyn, Charles Smith
  • Highly parallel data storage chip device
    Publication number: 20050254278
    Abstract: A highly parallel data storage chip device providing a plurality of parallel data tracks allocated into separate physical groups upon a data storage medium. A controller establishes logical groups of data tracks located in different physical groups. A servo track provides tracking information for a plurality of read/write devices that move relative to the length of each data track, thereby permitting parallel data transfer between the read/write devices and the distributed data tracks of the logical group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Tracy Sauerwein, John Raese, Richard Hilton, Donald Fasen
  • System on a chip having a non-volatile imperfect memory
    Publication number: 20050172066
    Abstract: A system-on-a-chip is described herein. The system-on-a-chip includes a microprocessor, a non-volatile imperfect semiconductor memory device and a memory controller. The memory controller is configured to transfer device data between the microprocessor and the non-volatile semiconductor imperfect memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Andrew Spencer, Tracy Sauerwein
  • Memory card with a modular component
    Publication number: 20050060464
    Abstract: A memory card comprising a first modular component that comprises a first host interface and a first host interface module and a device interface module configured to operate a device interface that is coupled to a storage device. The first host interface module is configured to call a function in the device interface module. The first modular component is replaceable with a second modular component that comprises a second host interface and a second host interface module, and the second host interface module is configured to call the function in the device interface module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Mauricio Alva, Robin Takasugi, Tracy Sauerwein