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Merle E Thowe

from Loveland, CO
Age ~71

Merle Thowe Phones & Addresses

  • 5460 Ferryboat Ct, Loveland, CO 80537 (970) 278-0506
  • 1616 Castle Rock Rd, Yukon, OK 73099 (405) 354-8362
  • Pasadena, CA
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • Ogden, UT
  • Beverly Hills, CA
  • 5460 Ferryboat Ct, Loveland, CO 80537 (970) 390-0351

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Position: Professional/Technical

Education

Degree: Associate degree or higher

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m***e@msn.com

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Resumes

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Ssd Competitive Analysis Senior Staff Engineer

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Location:
215 El Pueblo Rd, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Industry:
Internet
Work:
Seagate Technology since Jan 2013
SSD Competitive Analysis Engineer

Thowe MD LLC since Feb 2009
Owner

Seagate Technology Feb 2000 - Feb 2009
Director

COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS Jan 1996 - Jan 2000
SENIOR MANAGER
Education:
Kansas State University
BS, Mechanical Engineering
Kansas State University
BS, Physics
Oklahoma City University
MBA
Skills:
Product Lifecycle Management
Competitive Analysis
Strategy
Six Sigma
Consumer Electronics
Computer Hardware
Cross Functional Team Leadership
Engineering Management
Product Management
Management
Strategic Planning
Manufacturing
Product Development
Leadership
Electronics
Product Marketing
Embedded Systems
Program Management
Business Intelligence
Saas
Process Improvement
Market Research
Enterprise Software
Firmware
Storage
Start Ups
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Director At Seagate Technology

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Position:
Director at Seagate Technology
Location:
Fort Collins, Colorado Area
Industry:
Computer Hardware
Work:
Seagate Technology
Director
Education:
Kansas State University 1972 - 1978

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Phones & Addresses
Merle Thowe
Thowe MD LLC
Medical Doctor's Office
5460 Ferryboat Ct, Loveland, CO 80537

Publications

Us Patents

Disc Head With Contact Protection Feature

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US Patent:
6377422, Apr 23, 2002
Filed:
Jun 16, 1998
Appl. No.:
09/097968
Inventors:
Zine-Eddine Boutaghou - Vadnais Heights MN
He Huang - Eden Prairie MN
Merle E. Thowe - Yukon OK
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC - Scotts Valley CA
International Classification:
G11B 560
US Classification:
360103
Abstract:
An improved disc head for increased wear protection. The disc head includes wear members , formed proximate to transducer elements of a thin film head. The wear members are formed along a portion of a lower surface of the head facing the disc surface and are formed of a relatively hard material for increasing wear resistance of the head, proximate to the transducer elements.

Multi-Drive Array With Improved Data Transfer Rate Performance

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US Patent:
61157880, Sep 5, 2000
Filed:
May 15, 1998
Appl. No.:
9/079349
Inventors:
Merle Eugene Thowe - Yukon OK
Assignee:
Seagate Technology, Inc. - Scotts Valley CA
International Classification:
G06F 1100
US Classification:
711114
Abstract:
A method and apparatus are disclosed for improving data transfer rate performance in a multi-drive array configured as a redundant array of inexpensive discs (RAID). The array comprises at least first and second disc drives each comprising a rotatable disc on which a plurality of tracks are defined. An array controller is operably coupled to the disc drives to stripe data across the first and second disc drives using a common bus architecture. Logical block addresses (LBAs) are assigned to each of a plurality of data blocks of the tracks of the drives and are grouped into a number of zones, each zone having nominally the same number of LBAs. Data are thereafter transferred to and from the drives on a zone-basis, so that a block of data of determined size is divided between the first and second disc drives at a selected ratio so that a greater percentage of the block of data is written to the first zone as compared to the second zone.

Wipers For Pair Of Stabilized Magnetic Disks

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US Patent:
47697334, Sep 6, 1988
Filed:
Feb 27, 1987
Appl. No.:
7/019872
Inventors:
Robert Freeman - Layton UT
Richard Howe - Roy UT
Brent Jenkins - Roy UT
David Jones - Layton UT
Merle Thowe - Harrisville UT
Assignee:
Iomega Corporation - Roy UT
International Classification:
G11B 2303
US Classification:
360133
Abstract:
A device and process for stabilizing two coaxially joined flexible magnetic disks is disclosed. Two or more flexible magnetic disks are coaxially joined by a coaxially located spacer. One of the disks is juxtaposed to and rotated against a flat stable Bernoulli surface. A second disk spaced by the spacer from the first disk contains centrally located perforations into which air can flow. According to certain embodiments, a flexible interdisk wiper is positioned between the disks and aids in stabilization thereof. In other embodiments, top and bottom disk wipers are also included.

Data Transfer Optimization Through Sector Evaluation And Reallocation During A Disc Drive Idle Mode

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US Patent:
60528044, Apr 18, 2000
Filed:
May 30, 1997
Appl. No.:
8/866287
Inventors:
Merle E. Thowe - Yukon OK
Mark A. Heath - Oklahoma City OK
Assignee:
Seagate Technology, Inc. - Scotts Valley CA
International Classification:
G06F 1100
US Classification:
714710
Abstract:
An apparatus and associated method are disclosed for optimizing the data transfer performance of a disc drive in which user data is stored in data blocks arranged on tracks of at least one rotating disc. When a selected, uninterrupted amount of time passes since the most recently performed disc drive operation, the disc drive enters an idle mode and selectively evaluates the data blocks for uncorrected read errors. During the idle mode, at such time that a selected data block is found having an uncorrected error, a sequence of corrective operations are performed in an attempt to resolve the error and the selected data block is reallocated when at least selected one of the corrective actions are unsuccessful.
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