Seagate Assigned Patent

Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA, has been assigned a patent (9,792,945) developed by Ahner, Joachim, and Tung, David Marcus, Livermore, CAl, for a “3D optical memory storage cells.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “An apparatus includes a first storage cell with an electrical property. The first storage cell is configured to change the electrical property in response to a first light energy, and to maintain the change to the electrical property. The first storage cell is also configured to alter the change to the electrical property in response to a second light energy, and to maintain the alteration to the change to the electrical property. A second storage cell disposed over the first storage cell in a vertical plane of the first storage cell. A third storage cell disposed adjacent to the first storage cell in a horizontal plane of the first storage cell.”

The patent application was filed on November 7, 2016 (15/345,389).