The device uses mass and frequency balancing to remove vibration and acoustic energy loss. The current prototype runs at the mechanical equivalent to 72,000 rpm and is stable and silent.
Clarification;
The read/write heads will be on a physical array against standard magnetic media, the current working mechanical proof of concept prototype runs at the equivalent to 72,000 rpm and is silent and stable, the surfaces are full contact and estimated to be cost effective at 4.5nm RMS over the total surfaces. The materials used are already employed at ultrasonic frequencies in very thin sheets and finally, the surfaces only move in one plane.
Point taken;
Price, similar to current SAN SCSI;
Performance, >0.05ms;
Capacity, projected first generation 36-72 Gb;
Form factor, 3 1/2" SCSI;
Power load, 3.5% of current hard drives of similar size and estimated 0.06% lifetime use.
I hope that clarifies your immediate issues.
Because the detector technology is based fundamentally on LCD fabrication materials and techniques, even to the extent of using the first stages of fabrication, and with detectors which are very similar in feature size to pixel units, the analogy is deliberately direct. It would be possible not only in theoretical terms but in immediate reality to have a 'hard drive' of the same size as any LCD screen, directly behind the screen.
The energy efficiency of the current prototype design is if the order of 75-80%, the estimated lifetime usage is of the order of 0.06%
(I thought it was poohsticks of data........ but nevermind..)
Actually joking aside, the patent includes embodiments which assume fully demormalised (Formal logic/relational calculus) database structures of historic data, directly mapped and accessed by indices within one cycle, which require no stored energy to access, only that available from the type of piezo 'generator' in a cigarette lighter.
The major cost of read/write heads is in the manufacture, which requires a large number of operations, some of which use substantial physical and direct intervention to provide a product which is then fitted as a component. The use of masking techniques is well established and this is what will be used.
Any vibrational and acoustic energy losses have been removed by the use of matched masses and power inputs, the current prototype which runs at the mechanical equivalent of 72,000 rpm is stable and silent.
From a business perspective the leverage of current assets and the reduction of lifetime cost of ownership has been a prime consideration in the design of the product, with CPU Wait I/O cycles almost removed and the energy requirement of the order of 3.5% of current hard drive use and 0.06% estimates for lifetime use.
The footprint is planned to be that of a SAN SCSI drive.
Any loss of acoustic or vibrational energy has been dealt with in the design by matching masses and movements precisely, which has been achived relatively simply by sine wave generation management of the power amplifier; the current prototype which works at the mechanical equivalent of 72,000 rpm, is stable and silent.
I hope the following brief description helps,
The technology uses piezo-electric actuators to give constant micro-oscillations in a single plane, instead of rotation; and an array of standard read and write detectors using LCD fabrication technology, on material with a 'zero' coefficient of expansion, with direct addressing to data in 512 byte page segments, on standard magnetic media in full contact, with taC (diamond) surface coatings.
Standard hard drive form factor and protocols will be used to ensure maximum interoperability with current hardware and software standards.
Capacity of the first generation product will be similar to common corporate SAN
areal densities.
As suggested, any acoustic or vibrational energy output has been removed by direct coupling of identical masses, directly opposed. The current prototype works at 72,000 mechanical rpm equivalent and is stable and silent.
The website has not been updated for some time at the insistence of patent agents because of an ongoing review of secondary IP.
The patents have been filed in the US by an idividual on the advice of tax attorneys and will be assigned to a uk 'ltd' or 'plc' when we are advised it is most appropriate. The ROW has been rotected by PCT.
Piezoelectric actuators can provide high resonance at high load in some geometries, the current prototypes are being moved at the equivalent to 72,000 rpm for a 3 1/2" SCSI footprint.
Heat generation has been considered from energy input and friction, the energy input for the drives on the current prototype at 72,000 'equivalent rpm' is of the order of 3.5% of a current 3 1/2 " hard drive and the taC surface coatings have a CoF of 0.001 in dry nitrogen and one of the best known heat transfer characteristics.
The head fabrication methodologies currently used would be prohibitive, but masking onto an LCD fabrication base drmatically cuts costs.
The power requirements are are approximately 3.5% of a current hard drive when in use and are estimated to have 0.06% in lifetime use.
Flexible and resonant can be achieved with a number of bender actuator systems for up to 2 Billion cycles.
It is true that spinning works fine, but to the limit of materials which can stand the centrifugal forces at whatever diameter of object is being spun, this would appear to be in the order of 50-60,000 rpm, the current prototype is running at the equivalent of 72,000 rpm and is made from material currently used in ultrasonic probes to > 100,000Hz, by piezo electric actuators.
Also I would submit that there are common relationships between spinning and oscillating, the crankshaft and pistons of an auto engine for example.
One useful advantage of oscillation in data access is that the sine wave provides two 'arrivals' for each cycle compared to one for each cycle per rotation.
Using (1) as currently, yes very expensive indeed, but current heads use solenoid windings, which cease to have any real contribution from the ninth winding, but using other winding forms and masking fabrication, is an established technology at micron(s) feature sizes.
The patents have been granted to an individual, and not yet assigned for tax reasons, the current working mechanical prototype runs at a very stable 72,000 mecahnical equivalent to RPM
The technology uses piezo-electric actuators to give constant micro-oscillations in a single plane, instead of rotation; and an array of standard read and write detectors using LCD fabrication technology, on material with a 'zero' coefficient of expansion, with direct addressing to data in 512 byte page segments, on standard magnetic media in full contact, with taC (diamond) surface coatings.
Standard hard drive form factor and protocols will be used to ensure maximum interoperability with current hardware and software standards.
Capacity of the first generation product will be similar to common corporate SAN
areal densities.
The website has not been updated recently on strenuous insistence by patent agent because of continuing reviews of secondary IP.
Certainly to process the signals from many heads would be complex and expensive, but to adress to one head and then process that signal is simple and possible within the cycle time available.
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Just as a matter of record the name of the patent applicant is Charles F J Barnes
The device uses mass and frequency balancing to remove vibration and acoustic energy loss. The current prototype runs at the mechanical equivalent to 72,000 rpm and is stable and silent.
Clarification; The read/write heads will be on a physical array against standard magnetic media, the current working mechanical proof of concept prototype runs at the equivalent to 72,000 rpm and is silent and stable, the surfaces are full contact and estimated to be cost effective at 4.5nm RMS over the total surfaces. The materials used are already employed at ultrasonic frequencies in very thin sheets and finally, the surfaces only move in one plane.
Point taken; Price, similar to current SAN SCSI; Performance, >0.05ms; Capacity, projected first generation 36-72 Gb; Form factor, 3 1/2" SCSI; Power load, 3.5% of current hard drives of similar size and estimated 0.06% lifetime use. I hope that clarifies your immediate issues.
Because the detector technology is based fundamentally on LCD fabrication materials and techniques, even to the extent of using the first stages of fabrication, and with detectors which are very similar in feature size to pixel units, the analogy is deliberately direct. It would be possible not only in theoretical terms but in immediate reality to have a 'hard drive' of the same size as any LCD screen, directly behind the screen.
The energy efficiency of the current prototype design is if the order of 75-80%, the estimated lifetime usage is of the order of 0.06% (I thought it was poohsticks of data........ but nevermind..) Actually joking aside, the patent includes embodiments which assume fully demormalised (Formal logic /relational calculus) database structures of historic data, directly mapped and accessed by indices within one cycle, which require no stored energy to access, only that available from the type of piezo 'generator' in a cigarette lighter.
The major cost of read/write heads is in the manufacture, which requires a large number of operations, some of which use substantial physical and direct intervention to provide a product which is then fitted as a component. The use of masking techniques is well established and this is what will be used. Any vibrational and acoustic energy losses have been removed by the use of matched masses and power inputs, the current prototype which runs at the mechanical equivalent of 72,000 rpm is stable and silent. From a business perspective the leverage of current assets and the reduction of lifetime cost of ownership has been a prime consideration in the design of the product, with CPU Wait I/O cycles almost removed and the energy requirement of the order of 3.5% of current hard drive use and 0.06% estimates for lifetime use. The footprint is planned to be that of a SAN SCSI drive.
Any loss of acoustic or vibrational energy has been dealt with in the design by matching masses and movements precisely, which has been achived relatively simply by sine wave generation management of the power amplifier; the current prototype which works at the mechanical equivalent of 72,000 rpm, is stable and silent.
I hope the following brief description helps, The technology uses piezo-electric actuators to give constant micro-oscillations in a single plane, instead of rotation; and an array of standard read and write detectors using LCD fabrication technology, on material with a 'zero' coefficient of expansion, with direct addressing to data in 512 byte page segments, on standard magnetic media in full contact, with taC (diamond) surface coatings. Standard hard drive form factor and protocols will be used to ensure maximum interoperability with current hardware and software standards. Capacity of the first generation product will be similar to common corporate SAN areal densities.
As suggested, any acoustic or vibrational energy output has been removed by direct coupling of identical masses, directly opposed. The current prototype works at 72,000 mechanical rpm equivalent and is stable and silent.
The website has not been updated for some time at the insistence of patent agents because of an ongoing review of secondary IP. The patents have been filed in the US by an idividual on the advice of tax attorneys and will be assigned to a uk 'ltd' or 'plc' when we are advised it is most appropriate. The ROW has been rotected by PCT. Piezoelectric actuators can provide high resonance at high load in some geometries, the current prototypes are being moved at the equivalent to 72,000 rpm for a 3 1/2" SCSI footprint.
Heat generation has been considered from energy input and friction, the energy input for the drives on the current prototype at 72,000 'equivalent rpm' is of the order of 3.5% of a current 3 1/2 " hard drive and the taC surface coatings have a CoF of 0.001 in dry nitrogen and one of the best known heat transfer characteristics. The head fabrication methodologies currently used would be prohibitive, but masking onto an LCD fabrication base drmatically cuts costs.
The power requirements are are approximately 3.5% of a current hard drive when in use and are estimated to have 0.06% in lifetime use. Flexible and resonant can be achieved with a number of bender actuator systems for up to 2 Billion cycles.
It is true that spinning works fine, but to the limit of materials which can stand the centrifugal forces at whatever diameter of object is being spun, this would appear to be in the order of 50-60,000 rpm, the current prototype is running at the equivalent of 72,000 rpm and is made from material currently used in ultrasonic probes to > 100,000Hz, by piezo electric actuators. Also I would submit that there are common relationships between spinning and oscillating, the crankshaft and pistons of an auto engine for example. One useful advantage of oscillation in data access is that the sine wave provides two 'arrivals' for each cycle compared to one for each cycle per rotation.
The recording media is standard hard drive magnetic media
Using (1) as currently, yes very expensive indeed, but current heads use solenoid windings, which cease to have any real contribution from the ninth winding, but using other winding forms and masking fabrication, is an established technology at micron(s) feature sizes.
The patents have been granted to an individual, and not yet assigned for tax reasons, the current working mechanical prototype runs at a very stable 72,000 mecahnical equivalent to RPM
The technology uses piezo-electric actuators to give constant micro-oscillations in a single plane, instead of rotation; and an array of standard read and write detectors using LCD fabrication technology, on material with a 'zero' coefficient of expansion, with direct addressing to data in 512 byte page segments, on standard magnetic media in full contact, with taC (diamond) surface coatings. Standard hard drive form factor and protocols will be used to ensure maximum interoperability with current hardware and software standards. Capacity of the first generation product will be similar to common corporate SAN areal densities. The website has not been updated recently on strenuous insistence by patent agent because of continuing reviews of secondary IP.
Any size, the feature size and yield are based fundamentally on LCD tecnology.
The design is rectangular and oscilates in one plane, arrival time is therefore one half of whatever Hz is being applied.
Certainly to process the signals from many heads would be complex and expensive, but to adress to one head and then process that signal is simple and possible within the cycle time available.