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Douglas A. Prins
Also filed as: PRINS DOUGLAS · PRINS DOUGLAS A · PRINS DOUGLAS ALAN
24 granted patents·2 pending applications·759 citations·filing 1995–2018
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26 records- 0198US8386700B2Flash memory controller garbage collection operations performed independently in multiple flash memory groupsSANDISK ENTPR IP LLC·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 26, 2013·55 cites·29 claims
- 0298US8245101B2Patrol function used in flash storage controller to detect data errorsOLBRICH AARON K·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 14, 2012·93 cites·40 claims
- 0398US7978516B2Flash memory controller having reduced pinoutPLIANT TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 12, 2011·195 cites·25 claims
- 0498US7934052B2System and method for performing host initiated mass storage commands using a hierarchy of data structuresPLIANT TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 26, 2011·167 cites·25 claims
- 0596US9152556B2Metadata rebuild in a flash memory controller following a loss of powerSANDISK ENTPR IP LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 6, 2015·15 cites·18 claims
- 0695US9448743B2Mass storage controller volatile memory containing metadata related to flash memory storageSANDISK ENTPR IP LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 20, 2016·13 cites·30 claims
- 0795US8738841B2Flash memory controller and system including data pipelines incorporating multiple buffersOLBRICH AARON K·Filed 2008·Granted May 27, 2014·25 cites·24 claims
- 0892US9003264B1Systems, methods, and devices for multi-dimensional flash RAID data protectionSANDISK ENTPR IP LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 7, 2015·19 cites·24 claims
- 0991US9483210B2Flash storage controller execute loopSANDISK ENTPR IP LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 1, 2016·6 cites·14 claims
- 1091US8762620B2Multiprocessor storage controllerPRINS DOUGLAS A·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 24, 2014·15 cites·23 claims
- 1191US8621137B2Metadata rebuild in a flash memory controller following a loss of powerOLBRICH AARON K·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 31, 2013·13 cites·32 claims
- 1291US8533384B2Flash memory controller garbage collection operations performed independently in multiple flash memory groupsOLBRICH AARON K·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 10, 2013·13 cites·21 claims
- 1389US5627695ASystem and method for generating unique sector identifiers for an identificationless disk formatQLOGIC CORP·Filed 1995·Granted May 6, 1997·88 cites·10 claims
- 1484US9239783B2Multiprocessor storage controllerSANDISK ENTPR IP LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 19, 2016·3 cites·19 claims
- 1581US8751755B2Mass storage controller volatile memory containing metadata related to flash memory storagePRINS DOUGLAS A·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 10, 2014·5 cites·27 claims
- 1679US8775717B2Storage controller for flash memory including a crossbar switch connecting a plurality of processors with a plurality of internal memoriesPRINS DOUGLAS A·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 8, 2014·4 cites·16 claims
- 1779US8621138B2Flash storage controller execute loopOLBRICH AARON K·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 31, 2013·4 cites·23 claims
- 1877US9753649B2Tracking intermix of writes and un-map commands across power cyclesSANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 5, 2017·3 cites·23 claims
- 1974US9158677B2Flash storage controller execute loopSANDISK ENTPR IP LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 13, 2015·1 cites·14 claims
- 2073US6944717B2Cache buffer control apparatus and method using counters to determine status of cache buffer memory cells for writing and reading data therefromFUJITSU LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 13, 2005·21 cites·12 claims
- 2163US8959283B2Flash storage controller execute loopSANDISK ENTPR IP LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 17, 2015·0 cites·12 claims
- 2261US8959282B2Flash storage controller execute loopSANDISK ENTPR IP LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 17, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
- 2346US8909982B2System and method for detecting copyback programming problemsWESTON-LEWIS GRAEME MOFFAT·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 9, 2014·1 cites·12 claims
- 2441US10500898B1Side-mounted caster system for steering three-wheeled push chairsOFF ROAD ACCESS LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 10, 2019·0 cites·14 claims
- 2541US2003041214A1Cache control methods and apparatus for hard disk drivesFUJITSU LTD·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 2639US2012324148A1System and method of protecting metadata from nand flash failuresSTONELAKE PAUL ROGER·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
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