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Steven S. Williams
Also filed as: WILLIAMS STEVEN · WILLIAMS STEVEN S · WILLIAMS STEVEN SCOTT
57 granted patents·10 pending applications·291 citations·filing 1989–2025
98Inventor score
Files withSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC37MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC12FREUDENBERG OIL & GAS LLC2IBM2MCLERAN DANIEL ROBERT2
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67 records- 0195US11429504B2Closing block family based on soft and hard closure criteriaMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 30, 2022·3 cites·18 claims
- 0293US11537512B2Asynchronous power loss recovery for memory devicesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 27, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 0393US10761590B1Data storage performance scaling based on external energySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 1, 2020·9 cites·20 claims
- 0492US10275361B2Managing multiple namespaces in a non-volatile memory (NVM)SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 30, 2019·12 cites·20 claims
- 0590US12093559B2Distributed data storage system with dedicated processing laneSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 17, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 0689US11493984B1Data storage performance scaling based on external energySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 8, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 0788US6757781B2Buffer management system for managing the transfer of data into and out of a buffer in a disc driveSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 29, 2004·50 cites·13 claims
- 0886US10817217B2Data storage system with improved time-to-readySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 27, 2020·4 cites·20 claims
- 0986US2025355777A1Closing block family based on soft and hard closure criteriaMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1085US11138069B2Providing additional parity for non-standard sized parity data setsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 5, 2021·5 cites·20 claims
- 1184US8327076B2Systems and methods of tiered cachingMURPHY ROBERT D·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 4, 2012·17 cites·20 claims
- 1284US6862151B2Method and apparatus for read error recoverySEAGATE TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 1, 2005·42 cites·41 claims
- 1384US6394656B1Retainerless precessing roller bearingREXNORD CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 28, 2002·20 cites·6 claims
- 1482US6330640B1Buffer management system for managing the transfer of data into and out of a buffer in a disc driveSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 11, 2001·32 cites·19 claims
- 1581US12417158B2Closing block family based on soft and hard closure criteriaMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2024·Granted Sep 16, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1681US9189172B1High priority read and writeMCLERAN DANIEL ROBERT·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 17, 2015·6 cites·19 claims
- 1780US11269552B2Multi-pass data programming in a memory sub-system having multiple dies and planesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 8, 2022·1 cites·16 claims
- 1880US11150836B2Deterministic optimization via performance tracking in a data storage systemSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 19, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 1980US9977732B1Selective nonvolatile data caching based on estimated resource usageKEELER STANTON MACDONOUGH·Filed 2011·Granted May 22, 2018·7 cites·16 claims
- 2079US10776263B2Non-deterministic window scheduling for data storage systemsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 15, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 2179US2024377991A1Multi-Pass Data Programming in a Memory Sub-System having Multiple Dies and PlanesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2278US12197750B2Radiation-resistant data storage deviceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2024·Granted Jan 14, 2025·0 cites·12 claims
- 2378US10552086B2Global pool of garbage collection units (GCUs) in a shared non-volatile memory deviceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 4, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 2477US11194709B2Asynchronous power loss recovery for memory devicesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 7, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 2577US9507538B2File management system for devices containing solid-state mediaSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 29, 2016·2 cites·16 claims
- 2677US2025094066A1Radiation-resistant data storage deviceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2773US6738924B1Full slip defect management system using track identificationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted May 18, 2004·11 cites·11 claims
- 2872US11989428B2Radiation-resistant data storage deviceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2022·Granted May 21, 2024·0 cites·21 claims
- 2972US6907499B2Interrupting disc write operations to service read commandsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 14, 2005·24 cites·25 claims
- 3071US12050809B2Multi-pass data programming in a memory sub-system having multiple dies and planesMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 30, 2024·0 cites·11 claims
- 3170US10949110B2Configurable mapping system in a non-volatile memorySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 16, 2021·1 cites·22 claims
- 3269US10872015B2Data storage system with strategic contention avoidanceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 22, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 3367US12475040B2Selecting data transfer units associated with a data stream for garbage collectionMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 18, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 3467US8631204B2Multi-resolution cache monitoringHAINES JONATHAN WILLIAMS·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 14, 2014·2 cites·18 claims
- 3567US8417839B1Concurrent actions for data storageNG KEOW SENG·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 9, 2013·6 cites·21 claims
- 3666US9110594B2File management system for devices containing solid-state mediaKEELER STANTON M·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 18, 2015·4 cites·19 claims
- 3765US11520696B2Segregating map data among different die sets in a non-volatile memorySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 6, 2022·1 cites·17 claims
- 3865US7406547B2Sequential vectored buffer managementSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 29, 2008·10 cites·19 claims
- 3964US11954505B2Distributed data storage system with dormant hardware activationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 9, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4061US11940892B2Closing block family based on soft and hard closure criteriaMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 26, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4160US11966629B2Custom initialization in a distributed data storage systemSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 23, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4260US11809323B1Maintaining real-time cache coherency during distributed computational functionsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 7, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4360US11379359B2Selecting data transfer units associated with a data stream for garbage collectionMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 5, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 4459US12164814B2Data storage system with distributed operations for known hardwareSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 10, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4559US12079355B2Performing remote hidden compute functions in one or more processing devicesSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 3, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4658US10503425B2Dual granularity dynamic mapping with packetized storageSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 10, 2019·0 cites·21 claims
- 4757US10365849B2Dual granularity dynamic mapping with packetized storageSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 30, 2019·0 cites·21 claims
- 4857US7843039B2Stress-modified device structures, methods of fabricating such stress-modified device structures, and design structures for an integrated circuitIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 30, 2010·1 cites·16 claims
- 4955US6792504B2Read on arrival scheme for a disc driveSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 14, 2004·5 cites·27 claims
- 5053US10896002B2Reverse directory structure in a garbage collection unit (GCU)SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 19, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
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