Longmont, CO, United States of America

Guofang Xu

This inventor holds 2 USPTO granted patents. Top assignee: Seagate Technology Incorporated. Active years: 2012-2019.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Guofang Xu. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/guofang-xu

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

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Years Active: 2012-2019

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2 patents (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Guofang Xu: Communications and Data-Processing Inventor

Introduction

Guofang Xu is an inventor associated with Longmont, Colorado, and Seagate Technology Incorporated. Xu’s work includes inventions for recovering phase slips and improving soft-output processing in communications channel detection. The supplied information identifies Xu as a woman.

Latest Patents

Xu’s listed patents address data recovery and communications-channel detection.

“Phase Slip Recovery” describes systems, devices, and methods that read portions of a data block and position a mask over selected portions. The data following the mask can be shifted to create a reframed block, which is then repeatedly submitted for decoding until decoding succeeds.

“Reduced State Soft Output Processing” describes devices, methods, and systems for a communications channel detector. The detector compares candidate bit sequences and decisions to identify unlikely error events, discards at least one candidate based on those events, and calculates metrics for the remaining paths.

Career Highlights

Xu’s listed inventions focus on techniques for handling data errors and supporting reliable decoding. The supplied information attributes 2 patents to Xu.

Collaborations

Xu’s listed coworkers include Michael John Link and Anand R. Kharpate. The supplied information associates Xu’s work with Seagate Technology Incorporated.

Conclusion

Guofang Xu’s listed patents reflect contributions to data-block recovery and communications-channel processing, with an emphasis on identifying and correcting potential decoding errors.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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