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James M. Higgins
Also filed as: HIGGINS JAMES · HIGGINS JAMES M · HIGGINS JAMES MICHAEL
43 granted patents·2 pending applications·405 citations·filing 2003–2022
98Inventor score
Files withSANDISK ENTPR IP LLC12SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC10SMART STORAGE SYSTEMS INC8WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC5CARR ROBERT JONATHAN3
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45 records- 0198US8891303B1Method and system for dynamic word line based configuration of a three-dimensional memory deviceSANDISK ENTPR IP LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 18, 2014·48 cites·25 claims
- 0297US9093160B1Methods and systems for staggered memory operationsSANDISK ENTPR IP LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 28, 2015·46 cites·26 claims
- 0396US9070481B1Internal current measurement for age measurementsSANDISK ENTPR IP LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 30, 2015·33 cites·27 claims
- 0494US9715939B2Low read data storage managementSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 25, 2017·17 cites·19 claims
- 0594US9063844B2Non-volatile memory management system with time measure mechanism and method of operation thereofHIGGINS JAMES·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 23, 2015·51 cites·20 claims
- 0691US9652381B2Sub-block garbage collectionSANDISK ENTPR IP LLC·Filed 2014·Granted May 16, 2017·18 cites·24 claims
- 0790US9778878B2Method and system for limiting write command executionSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 3, 2017·17 cites·24 claims
- 0888US10115437B1Storage system and method for die-based data retention recyclingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 30, 2018·9 cites·8 claims
- 0988US9665295B2Data storage system with dynamic erase block grouping mechanism and method of operation thereofSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2016·Granted May 30, 2017·5 cites·20 claims
- 1086US10684794B2Distributed power management for non-volatile memory controllersSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 16, 2020·4 cites·19 claims
- 1185US9575677B2Storage system power management using controlled execution of pending memory commandsSANDISK ENTPR IP LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 21, 2017·8 cites·21 claims
- 1285US9152555B2Data management with modular erase in a data storage systemSANDISK ENTPR IP LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 6, 2015·8 cites·20 claims
- 1385US9021231B2Storage control system with write amplification control mechanism and method of operation thereofFITZPATRICK JAMES·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 28, 2015·11 cites·20 claims
- 1484US9582211B2Throttling command execution in non-volatile memory systems based on power usageSANDISK ENTPR IP LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 28, 2017·7 cites·21 claims
- 1581US10509591B2Distributed power management for non-volatile memory controllers using average and peak power credits allocated to memory channelsSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 17, 2019·3 cites·19 claims
- 1680US9543025B2Storage control system with power-off time estimation mechanism and method of operation thereofSMART STORAGE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 10, 2017·7 cites·16 claims
- 1780US9146850B2Data storage system with dynamic read threshold mechanism and method of operation thereofSMART STORAGE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 29, 2015·6 cites·20 claims
- 1880US9098399B2Electronic system with storage management mechanism and method of operation thereofELLIS ROBERT W·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 4, 2015·6 cites·18 claims
- 1978US7147183B1Lift system for an aerial crane and propulsion system for a vehicleCARR ROBERT JONATHAN·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 12, 2006·33 cites·35 claims
- 2076US10481830B2Selectively throttling host reads for read disturbs in non-volatile memory systemSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 19, 2019·2 cites·19 claims
- 2176US9431113B2Data storage system with dynamic erase block grouping mechanism and method of operation thereofSMART STORAGE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 30, 2016·3 cites·22 claims
- 2276US9183137B2Storage control system with data management mechanism and method of operation thereofSMART STORAGE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 10, 2015·4 cites·19 claims
- 2374US9645744B2Suspending and resuming non-volatile memory operationsSANDISK ENTPR IP LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 9, 2017·2 cites·25 claims
- 2474US9298608B2Biasing for wear leveling in storage systemsSANDISK ENTPR IP LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 29, 2016·5 cites·20 claims
- 2573US9361222B2Electronic system with storage drive life estimation mechanism and method of operation thereofSMART STORAGE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 7, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
- 2671US10559329B2Storage system and method for die-based data retention recyclingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 11, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 2770US9898364B2Method and system for dynamic word line based configuration of a three-dimensional memory deviceSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 20, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 2869US9747157B2Method and system for improving error correction in data storageSANDISK ENTPR IP LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 29, 2017·2 cites·16 claims
- 2969USD598838SAircraft designCARR ROBERT JONATHAN·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 25, 2009·17 cites·1 claims
- 3065US11045672B2Fire suppression and ignition with unmanned aerial vehiclesNUTECH VENTURES·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 29, 2021·3 cites·25 claims
- 3165US9779823B2Secure erase of non-volatile memorySANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 3, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 3264US9448946B2Data storage system with stale data mechanism and method of operation thereofSMART STORAGE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 20, 2016·2 cites·20 claims
- 3361US12420123B2Fire suppression and ignition with unmanned aerial vehiclesNUTECH VENTURES·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 23, 2025·0 cites·10 claims
- 3460US7258302B2Aircraft internal wing and designCARR ROBERT JONATHAN·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 21, 2007·13 cites·13 claims
- 3559US9021319B2Non-volatile memory management system with load leveling and method of operation thereofFITZPATRICK JAMES·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 28, 2015·2 cites·20 claims
- 3658US10459786B2Scaling large drives using enhanced DRAM ECCWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 29, 2019·1 cites·22 claims
- 3757US12086018B2Data retention management after power offWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 10, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 3852US10872638B2Data storage system and method based on data temperatureWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 22, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 3951US9520197B2Adaptive erase of a storage deviceSANDISK ENTPR IP LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 13, 2016·1 cites·25 claims
- 4050US9606882B2Methods and systems for die failure testingSANDISK ENTPR IP LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 28, 2017·1 cites·24 claims
- 4147US2015046664A1Storage Control System with Settings Adjustment Mechanism and Method of Operation ThereofSMART STORAGE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4246US10546648B2Storage control system with data management mechanism and method of operation thereofSMART STORAGE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 28, 2020·0 cites·15 claims
- 4346US10339044B2Method and system for blending data reclamation and data integrity garbage collectionSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 2, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 4440US2017371559A1Systems and Methods for Optimizing Media Read TimesSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4535US9904621B2Methods and systems for flash buffer sizingSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 27, 2018·0 cites·18 claims
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