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James N. Malina
Also filed as: MALINA JAMES N
46 granted patents·2 pending applications·1,023 citations·filing 2006–2023
98Inventor score
Files withWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC35MALINA JAMES N6TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC3CHAMPION ERIC J1DUNCAN WALTER M1
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48 records- 0198US10969965B2Dynamic performance density tuning for data storage deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 6, 2021·30 cites·28 claims
- 0298US9836232B1Data storage device and method for using secondary non-volatile memory for temporary metadata storageWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 5, 2017·45 cites·26 claims
- 0398US8699159B1Reducing effects of wide area track erasure in a disk driveMALINA JAMES N·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 15, 2014·138 cites·29 claims
- 0498US8670205B1Hybrid drive changing power mode of disk channel when frequency of write data exceeds a thresholdMALINA JAMES N·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 11, 2014·143 cites·12 claims
- 0598US8554741B1Timeline application for log structured storage devicesMALINA JAMES N·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 8, 2013·140 cites·40 claims
- 0697US8611032B2Directional write retry for shingled disk drive applicationCHAMPION ERIC J·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 17, 2013·144 cites·18 claims
- 0796US10126981B1Tiered storage using storage class memoryWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 13, 2018·28 cites·42 claims
- 0896US9864529B1Host compatibility for host managed storage mediaWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 9, 2018·29 cites·42 claims
- 0996US9128820B1File management among different zones of storage mediaMALINA JAMES N·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 8, 2015·45 cites·27 claims
- 1096US8959281B1Data management for a storage deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 17, 2015·35 cites·39 claims
- 1194US11688420B2Hybrid dedicated and dynamic servo for tapeWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 27, 2023·4 cites·19 claims
- 1293US9639287B1Write command reportingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 2, 2017·13 cites·29 claims
- 1393US8699185B1Disk drive defining guard bands to support zone sequentiality when butterfly writing shingled data tracksWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 15, 2014·85 cites·18 claims
- 1492US9621653B2Method and apparatus for a network connected storage systemWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 11, 2017·9 cites·38 claims
- 1591US9311939B1Write-through media cachingWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 12, 2016·44 cites·22 claims
- 1690US10742736B2Integrated erasure coding for data storage and transmissionWESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 11, 2020·8 cites·19 claims
- 1789US11386925B2Data storage device compensating for head/tape wearWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 12, 2022·2 cites·26 claims
- 1889US9383923B1Write pointer management for a disk driveWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 5, 2016·17 cites·37 claims
- 1988US9477681B2File management among different zones of storage mediaWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 25, 2016·5 cites·25 claims
- 2087US9857995B1Data storage device and method providing non-volatile memory buffer for real-time primary non-volatile memory protectionWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 2, 2018·11 cites·31 claims
- 2187US8749905B1Defect scanning for a disk driveMALINA JAMES N·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 10, 2014·9 cites·20 claims
- 2286US10374634B2Read tail latency reductionWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 6, 2019·5 cites·26 claims
- 2385US10289547B2Method and apparatus for a network connected storage systemWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 14, 2019·4 cites·44 claims
- 2485US10282130B2Coherency of data in data relocationWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 7, 2019·4 cites·29 claims
- 2583US10761777B2Tiered storage using storage class memoryWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 1, 2020·3 cites·22 claims
- 2677US10089023B2Data management for object based storageWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 2, 2018·5 cites·36 claims
- 2777US8144321B2Encoding optical spectra using a DMD arrayDUNCAN WALTER M·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 27, 2012·9 cites·23 claims
- 2875US10528265B1Write latency reductionWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 7, 2020·2 cites·30 claims
- 2975US9720627B2Data management for a data storage deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 1, 2017·3 cites·31 claims
- 3071US9501393B2Data storage system garbage collection based on at least one attributeWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 22, 2016·2 cites·36 claims
- 3170US8054529B2System and method for displaying imagesTEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 8, 2011·1 cites·7 claims
- 3266US9257143B1Precautionary measures for data storage device environmental conditionsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 9, 2016·1 cites·32 claims
- 3364US10887393B2Data storage device with embedded softwareWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 5, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 3459US11178226B2Integrated erasure coding for data storage and transmissionWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 16, 2021·0 cites·14 claims
- 3559US9117482B1Hybrid drive changing power mode of disk channel when frequency of write data exceeds a thresholdWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 25, 2015·0 cites·34 claims
- 3656US11373682B2Data storage device reading data from magnetic tape in forward and reverse directionWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 28, 2022·0 cites·22 claims
- 3756US8634125B2System and method for displaying imagesMEHRL DAVID JOSEPH·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 21, 2014·0 cites·20 claims
- 3854US10248362B2Data management for a data storage deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 2, 2019·0 cites·23 claims
- 3953US12176000B2Data storage library magnetic disk retain and exchange systemWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 24, 2024·0 cites·17 claims
- 4053US11514938B2Data storage device reducing wake latency for magnetic tapeWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 29, 2022·0 cites·22 claims
- 4152US11776572B2Magnetic tape having alternating sections for use in ultra-high areal density tape storage systemsWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 3, 2023·0 cites·27 claims
- 4250US12033664B2TDS mitigation using different data preamble tonesWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 9, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4349US10587689B2Data storage device with embedded softwareWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 10, 2020·0 cites·38 claims
- 4448US2008231763A1System and method for displaying and capturing imagesTEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4547US2007188443A1System and method for displaying imagesTEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4646US10609338B1Surveillance systems and methods thereofWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 31, 2020·0 cites·35 claims
- 4744US9159276B2Method for creating bit planes using a digital signal processor and double index addressing direct memory accessMALINA JAMES N·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 13, 2015·0 cites·3 claims
- 4838US10372344B2Read tail latency reductionWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 6, 2019·0 cites·27 claims
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