Patents by Inventor Victor Avila

Victor Avila 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).

  • Patent number: 11935599
    Abstract: A fast burst program sequence that reduces overall NAND flash programming time is disclosed. The burst program sequence includes maintaining a charge pump in an ON state and not fully discharging the WL/BLs at the conclusion of the programming phase of each program operation. As a result, the fast burst program sequence provides total program time savings over an existing cache program sequence by eliminating the full WL/BL discharge and charge pump reset that conventionally occurs after each program operation, which in turn, allows for the transfer of next page data from the page buffer to the data latches to be hidden within the program time of a prior/current program operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Hua-Ling Cynthia Hsu, Fanglin Zhang, Victor Avila
  • Publication number: 20230343397
    Abstract: A fast burst program sequence that reduces overall NAND flash programming time is disclosed. The burst program sequence includes maintaining a charge pump in an ON state and not fully discharging the WL/BLs at the conclusion of the programming phase of each program operation. As a result, the fast burst program sequence provides total program time savings over an existing cache program sequence by eliminating the full WL/BL discharge and charge pump reset that conventionally occurs after each program operation, which in turn, allows for the transfer of next page data from the page buffer to the data latches to be hidden within the program time of a prior/current program operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: HUA-LING CYNTHIA HSU, FANGLIN ZHANG, VICTOR AVILA
  • Patent number: 11422888
    Abstract: Aspects of a storage device including a memory and a controller are provided for error detection and data integrity checking during the data transfer of write operations. The memory includes a write enable input. The controller generates data integrity information based on at least one data byte to be written to the memory, and transfers the at least one data byte and the data integrity information to the memory, with the data integrity information being transferred to the write enable input. A data integrity circuit receives the at least one data byte and the data integrity information from the controller, and detects whether an error exists in the at least one data byte based on the data integrity information. Accordingly, error detection of data being written to memory may be improved by the data integrity checking of the data prior to being written to the memory of the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hsing Hsieh, John Randall, Victor Avila
  • Publication number: 20220114048
    Abstract: Aspects of a storage device including a memory and a controller are provided which allow for error detection or data integrity checking during the data transfer of write operations. The memory may include a write enable input. The controller may be configured to generate data integrity information based on at least one data byte to be written to the memory, and to transfer the at least one data byte and the data integrity information to the memory, with the data integrity information being transferred to a write enable input. A data integrity circuit may be configured to receive the at least one data byte and the data integrity information from the controller, and detect whether an error exists in the at least one data byte based on the data integrity information. Accordingly, error detection or data integrity checking of the storage device may be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Hsing HSIEH, John RANDALL, Victor AVILA
  • Patent number: 10095412
    Abstract: A memory system and method for improving write performance in a multi-die environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a memory system is provided comprising a plurality of memory dies and a controller. The controller is configured to determine a programming status of each of the plurality of memory dies and dynamically adjust a maximum peak current limit of the plurality of memory dies based on the programming status of each of the plurality of memory dies. Other embodiments are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Hua-Ling Cynthia Hsu, Abhijeet Manohar, Victor Avila, Tien-Chien Kuo, Jong Hak Yuh
  • Publication number: 20170139590
    Abstract: A memory system and method for improving write performance in a multi-die environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a memory system is provided comprising a plurality of memory dies and a controller. The controller is configured to determine a programming status of each of the plurality of memory dies and dynamically adjust a maximum peak current limit of the plurality of memory dies based on the programming status of each of the plurality of memory dies. Other embodiments are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: SanDisk Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Hua-Ling Cynthia Hsu, Abhijeet Manohar, Victor Avila, Tien-Chien Kuo, Jong Hak Yuh
  • Patent number: 9249379
    Abstract: A colored laundry detergent is provided that photobleaches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: David Victor Avila, Stephen Norman Batchelor, Jayne Michelle Bird, Peter William Elliott
  • Publication number: 20150159121
    Abstract: A coloured laundry detergent is provided that photobleaches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: David Victor Avila, Stephen Norman Batchelor, Jayne Michelle Bird, Peter William Elliott
  • Publication number: 20080009267
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of detecting possible fraud situations where there may be a plurality of access sessions simultaneously active in a user session for a user, the access sessions established through a number of access points of one or more wireless local area networks (WLAN). Therefore, the present invention provides for a mechanism, which includes means and method, whereby user sessions suspicious of fraud are reported to the operator network holding a subscription for the user. Moreover, the present invention also facilitates support for Single Sign-On services for a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Luis Ramos Robles, Susana Fernandez Alonso, Victor Avila Gonzalez
  • Publication number: 20070117548
    Abstract: At present, the existing mechanisms for authorising a user of a service network operator to access a service provided by a third party service provider are valid for most of the existing services based on a request and an answer, but for transactional services, those where a service delivery implies several transactions, the existing techniques present serious limitations for the operators to fully control the progression of services. To overcome this limitation, the invention provides means and methods to control the progression of a service, service which requires a plurality of transactions, at a first domain where the service has been authorised while the user is using said service provided by a second domain, as well as a verification mechanism for verifying the use of the service between the service network operator and the service provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Susana Fernandez-Alonso, Victor Avila Gonzalez
  • Publication number: 20020058598
    Abstract: The invention relates to catalytically bleaching substrates, especially laundry fabrics, with atmospheric oxygen and selective application of a peroxyl species to specific types of stain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: David Victor Avila
  • Patent number: 5928473
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the inhibition of photo-yellowing in paper rich in lignin by treatment of pulp or paper rich in lignin with a compound containing hydroxy functionalities that are capable of forming a ketal with a carbonyl group in an acidic environment. In a preferred embodiment the acidic environment is provided by the presence of an acidic clay or an acidic zeolite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: University of Ottawa
    Inventors: David Victor Avila, Juan Cesar Scaiano