Sterling, MA, United States of America

Brian Nugent

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Maxtor Corporation. Active years: 2002.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Brian Nugent. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/brian-nugent-oe9n6xuc

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Average Co-Inventor Count = 4.0

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Forward Citations = 1(Granted Patents)


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Years Active: 2002

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Brian Nugent and His Disk Drive Verification Patent.

Introduction

Brian Nugent is an inventor associated with Sterling, Massachusetts, and Maxtor Corporation. His patent work addresses data storage and verification in disk drives.

Latest Patents

Nugent is credited with 1 patent: “Disk Drive Head-Select Verification.” The invention describes a method for storing check data on disk surfaces to help verify each surface’s identity. It derives check data from alignment correction data for two storage surfaces and ensures the check values differ even when the alignment correction data is identical. The check data is then written to the respective surfaces alongside the associated alignment correction data.

Career Highlights

Nugent’s listed patent is connected to Maxtor Corporation and focuses on improving the reliability of disk-drive data storage by supporting verification of the selected disk surface.

Collaborations

Nugent’s listed coworkers include Festus Adelabu and Bruce Douglas Buch.

Conclusion

Brian Nugent’s patent reflects a practical approach to disk-drive verification, using surface-specific check data to help confirm that data is stored on and associated with the intended disk surface.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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