Benhov Assigned Patent

Benhov GmbH, LLC, Wilmington, DE, has been assigned a patent (8,650,376) developed by Kenneth J. Eldredge, Boise, ID, and Van Stephen P. Aken, Boulder, CO, for a “solid state storage element and method.”

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A method and system for storing and retrieving data using flash memory devices. One example system includes an apparatus within a flash memory configuration. The flash memory configuration includes a plurality of memory cells, where each memory cell has a charge storage capacity for use in implementing digital storage. The apparatus includes a processing arrangement configured to access each of the memory cells in a write operation and a read operation. The apparatus also includes an instruction set for instructing the processor to impose target charge levels for defining a plurality of data values for each of the memory cells. The target charge levels are programmably movable with respect to the charge storage capacity.“

The patent application was filed on July 6, 2012 (13/543,191).