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Nicholas James Thomas
Also filed as: THOMAS NICHOLAS · THOMAS NICHOLAS J · THOMAS NICHOLAS JAMES
26 granted patents·3 pending applications·862 citations·filing 2009–2024
97Inventor score
Files withSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC9SINCLAIR ALAN WELSH7WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC5SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC3THOMAS NICHOLAS JAMES3
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29 records- 0199US9734911B2Method and system for asynchronous die operations in a non-volatile memorySINCLAIR ALAN WELSH·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 15, 2017·129 cites·20 claims
- 0298US9734050B2Method and system for managing background operations in a multi-layer memorySINCLAIR ALAN WELSH·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 15, 2017·93 cites·16 claims
- 0398US9465731B2Multi-layer non-volatile memory system having multiple partitions in a layerSINCLAIR ALAN WELSH·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 11, 2016·95 cites·15 claims
- 0498US9348746B2Method and system for managing block reclaim operations in a multi-layer memorySINCLAIR ALAN WELSH·Filed 2013·Granted May 24, 2016·94 cites·14 claims
- 0598US9336133B2Method and system for managing program cycles including maintenance programming operations in a multi-layer memorySANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 10, 2016·92 cites·16 claims
- 0698US9223693B2Memory system having an unequal number of memory die on different control channelsSINCLAIR ALAN WELSH·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 29, 2015·101 cites·21 claims
- 0798US8873284B2Method and system for program scheduling in a multi-layer memorySINCLAIR ALAN WELSH·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 28, 2014·99 cites·20 claims
- 0895US10360155B1Multi-tier memory managementWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 23, 2019·21 cites·30 claims
- 0994US10732877B1Smart mapping table update post background operationsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 4, 2020·17 cites·20 claims
- 1094US9317204B2System and method for I/O optimization in a multi-queued environmentHAHN JUDAH GAMLIEL·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 19, 2016·33 cites·30 claims
- 1194US8537613B2Multi-layer memory systemSINCLAIR ALAN WELSH·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 17, 2013·22 cites·24 claims
- 1289US10102119B2Garbage collection based on queued and/or selected write commandsSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 16, 2018·10 cites·16 claims
- 1388US10014060B2Memory system and method for reducing read disturb errorsSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 3, 2018·10 cites·30 claims
- 1487US9626312B2Storage region mapping for a data storage deviceSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 18, 2017·6 cites·21 claims
- 1587US9383927B2Method and system for creating a mapping table cache from an interleaved subset of contiguous mapping data for a storage deviceSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 5, 2016·10 cites·21 claims
- 1684US9921956B2System and method for tracking block level mapping overhead in a non-volatile memorySANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 20, 2018·4 cites·21 claims
- 1783US8954656B2Method and system for reducing mapping table size in a storage deviceTHOMAS NICHOLAS JAMES·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 10, 2015·8 cites·20 claims
- 1880US9081660B2Method and system for efficiently swapping pieces into and out of DRAMTHOMAS NICHOLAS JAMES·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 14, 2015·6 cites·20 claims
- 1976US8335907B2Micro-update architecture for address tablesSINCLAIR ALAN W·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 18, 2012·7 cites·23 claims
- 2075US9959071B2Method and system for managing data in non-volatile memorySANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 1, 2018·2 cites·19 claims
- 2167US9910773B2Method and system for compacting data in non-volatile memorySANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 6, 2018·1 cites·18 claims
- 2267US9009436B2Flushed data alignment with physical structuresTHOMAS NICHOLAS JAMES·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 14, 2015·2 cites·16 claims
- 2356US11977739B2Handling write data burst for improved performance and resource usageWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 7, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 2456US2025291709A1Method for supporting increased logical capacity using thin provisioning without increasing dram sizeSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2554US11880603B2Storage system and method for preserving overwritten data to allow a future rollbackWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 23, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2653US10423349B2Logical and physical address field size reduction by alignment-constrained writing techniqueWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 24, 2019·0 cites·29 claims
- 2752US2016378379A1Multi-layer memory system having multiple partitions in a layerSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 2845US2015186259A1Method and apparatus for storing data in non-volatile memorySANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 2941US10037163B2Self-describing cluster associationSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 31, 2018·0 cites·15 claims
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