Patents by Inventor Chris Dearman

Chris Dearman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Processor with kernel mode access to user space virtual addresses
    Patent number: 9235510
    Abstract: A computer includes a memory and a processor connected to the memory. The processor includes memory segment configuration registers to store defined memory address segments and defined memory address segment attributes such that the processor operates in accordance with the defined memory address segments and defined memory address segment attributes to allow kernel mode access to user space virtual addresses for enhanced kernel mode memory capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: MIPS Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sanjay Patel, Chris Dearman, Ranganathan Sudhakar