Inventor

Scott M. Fry

Inventor

Tucson, AZ, US

Overview

1983–2018

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 35 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G11Bprimary

G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer56%

G06FElectric digital data processing44%

PatentTitleYear

9,904,488'Monitoring of residual encrypted data to improve erase performance on a magnetic medium'2018 9,734,076'Dynamically changing a buffer flush threshold of a tape drive based on historical transaction size'2017 9,501,221'Dynamically changing a buffer flush threshold of a tape drive based on historical transaction size'2016 9,406,335'Monitoring of residual encrypted data to improve erase performance on a magnetic medium'2016 9,021,175'Method for reordering access to reduce total seek time on tape media'2015 8,995,071'Monitoring of residual encrypted data to improve erase performance on a magnetic medium'2015 8,799,612'Monitoring of extent of writing of unobscured data to improve erase performance on a magnetic medium'2014 8,559,124'Cartridge refresh and verify'2013 8,416,519'Error burst detection and amelioration'2013 8,289,640'Error burst detection and amelioration'2012 8,223,450'Cartridge refresh and verify'2012 8,000,052'Cartridge refresh and verify'2011 7,995,300'Detection of defective tape drive by aggregating read error statistics'2011 7,821,728'Detection of defective tape drive by aggregating read error statistics'2010 7,676,445'Apparatus, system and method for developing failure prediction software'2010 6,906,881'Apparatus and method to erase a magnetic tape'2005 6,349,356'Host-available device block map for optimized file retrieval from serpentine tape drives'2002 6,172,833'Retrieval of serpentine pattern data using a memory device of a tape cartridge'2001 5,969,893'Tape pre-formatting with uniform data storage segments selectively mapped to fixed or variable sized independently addressable data storage partitions'1999 5,710,676'Pre-formatting of a storage media having fixed-size partitions'1998 5,539,918'Extension of data block capability in a data transfer channel'1996 5,539,914'Method and system for preprocessing data block headers during access of data in a data storage system'1996 5,517,670'Adaptive data transfer channel employing extended data block capability'1996 5,414,570'Tape marks recorded in user data blocks having identifications of the recorded tape marks'1995 5,394,280'Detecting a servo error on a magnetic tape and identifying extent and location of the detected servo error by linked control marks'1995 5,386,324'Apparatus and method for anticipated error recovery using debris profiles'1995 5,384,669'Combining small records into a single record block for recording on a record media'1995 5,335,328'Methods for recording and reading data from a record member having data in any one of a plurality of block formats including determining length of records being transferred'1994 5,331,476'Apparatus and method for dynamically performing knowledge-based error recovery'1994 5,274,772'Data processing systems having means for selectively combining records into signal blocks for recording in a record medium'1993 5,200,864'Combining small records into a single record block for recording on a record media'1993 4,603,382'Dynamic buffer reallocation'1986 4,467,411'Scheduling device operations in a buffered peripheral subsystem'1984 4,458,316'Queuing commands in a peripheral data storage system'1984 4,403,286'Balancing data-processing work loads'1983

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1983–2018Patents assigned to IBM (35)· patent assignee history

1983–2015Based in Tucson, AZ, US· patent location history

2001–2018Based in Oro Valley, AZ, US· patent location history

2012–2013Patents assigned to FRY SCOTT MILTON (4)· patent assignee history

2014–2015Patents assigned to FRY SCOTT M (3)· patent assignee history

2014–2015Patents assigned to GRECO PAUL M (3)· patent assignee history

2014–2015Patents assigned to DAWSON ERIKA M (2)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
IBM	35	1983–2018
FRY SCOTT MILTONself	4	2012–2013
FRY SCOTT Mself	3	2014–2015
GRECO PAUL M	3	2014–2015
DAWSON ERIKA M	2	2014–2015

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Tucson, AZ, US	20	1983–2015
Oro Valley, AZ, US	15	2001–2018