Patents by Inventor Daniel R. Menard

Daniel R. Menard 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).

  • Publication number: 20240109175
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing, a drive mechanism supported within the housing, a spindle operatively coupled to an output of the drive mechanism such that torque from the drive mechanism rotates the spindle about an axis, and an accessory removably coupled to the housing. The drive mechanism is configured to supply up to a first maximum torque to the spindle when the accessory is removed from the housing. The drive mechanism is configured to supply up to a second maximum torque to the spindle greater than the first maximum torque when the accessory is coupled to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Paul F. Daily, Benjamin J. Farley, Levi D. Speckman, Daniel R. Ertl, Mitchell G. Menard
  • Patent number: 8799846
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to methods for facilitating the design of a clock grid in an integrated circuit. The method includes propagating a chip level virtual grid across a multi-level hierarchy of the integrated circuit and customizing the grid at each macro to create a customized virtual grid for each macro. The method further includes propagating the customized virtual grid for each of the plurality of macros to one of a plurality of units and customizing the chip level virtual grid at each of the plurality of units to create the customized virtual grid for each of the plurality of units. The method also includes propagating the customized virtual grid for each of the plurality of units to the chip level and combining the plurality of customized virtual grids to form the clock grid for the integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Berry, Joseph N. Kozhaya, Daniel R. Menard, Susan R. Sanicky, Amanda C. Venton, Paul G. Villarrubia, Michael H. Wood
  • Patent number: 8631378
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for implementing enhanced clock tree distributions to decouple across N-level hierarchical entities of an integrated circuit chip. Local clock tree distributions are constructed. Top clock tree distributions are constructed. Then constructing and routing a top clock tree is provided. The local clock tree distributions and the top clock tree distributions are independently constructed, each using an equivalent local clock distribution of high performance buffers to balance the clock block regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark R. Lasher, Daniel R. Menard, Philip P. Normand
  • Patent number: 8356264
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for implementing enhanced clock tree distributions to decouple across N-level hierarchical entities of an integrated circuit chip. Local clock tree distributions are constructed. Top clock tree distributions are constructed. Then constructing and routing a top clock tree is provided. The local clock tree distributions and the top clock tree distributions are independently constructed, each using an equivalent local clock distribution of high performance buffers to balance the clock block regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark R. Lasher, Daniel R. Menard, Phillip P. Normand
  • Publication number: 20120110533
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for implementing enhanced clock tree distributions to decouple across N-level hierarchical entities of an integrated circuit chip. Local clock tree distributions are constructed. Top clock tree distributions are constructed. Then constructing and routing a top clock tree is provided. The local clock tree distributions and the top clock tree distributions are independently constructed, each using an equivalent local clock distribution of high performance buffers to balance the clock block regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark R. Lasher, Daniel R. Menard, Phillip P. Normand
  • Patent number: 7568250
    Abstract: A single piece clip has two arms that together hold a lighter, and one arm serves as a bottle opener. The inside arm is parallel and spaced apart from the outside arm and both arms join at a common shoulder. The inside arm widens down from the shoulder into a loop bottle opener while the outside arm extends away from the shoulder into a pointed tongue with a loop for a key ring. The outside arm has a pair of flanking flanges spaced apart to receive a disposable lighter. The shoulder and spaced apart arms allows the clip to fit upon a belt with the outside arm outward and the inside arm between the belt and the trousers. The clip has a compact form that fits comfortably upon a person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Inventor: Daniel R. Menard-Flanagan
  • Patent number: 7454735
    Abstract: A method of designing a clock tree in an integrated circuit combines steps of making a list of all clock sinks; positioning a temporary reference insertion point (TIP); grouping the sinks together with structured clock buffers (SCBs) in a set of levels; and moving the SCBs to improve symmetry of the tree. The SCBs may be of several sizes and may be positioned horizontally or vertically and moved within limits to permit the program to calculate a complete tree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Geetha Arthanari, Keith M. Carrig, Mark R. Lasher, Daniel R. Menard
  • Publication number: 20080201862
    Abstract: A single piece clip has two arms that together hold a lighter, and one arm serves as a bottle opener. The inside arm is parallel and spaced apart from the outside arm and both arms join at a common shoulder. The inside arm widens down from the shoulder into a loop bottle opener while the outside arm extends away from the shoulder into a pointed tongue with a loop for a key ring. The outside arm has a pair of flanking flanges spaced apart to receive a disposable lighter. The shoulder and spaced apart arms allows the clip to fit upon a belt with the outside arm outward and the inside arm between the belt and the trousers. The clip has a compact form that fits comfortably upon a person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventor: Daniel R. Menard-Flanagan
  • Patent number: 7073145
    Abstract: A method for signal balancing across multiple random logic macros. The method inserts a programmable delay element into the design before the last buffer level on all signal paths. The random logic macro is then fully designed including cell placement and wiring. With programmable delay buffers in place, the random logic macros may be used within multiple designs, each having varying signal latency requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas W. Fry, Daniel R. Menard, Phillip Paul Normand
  • Patent number: 6204713
    Abstract: An integrated circuit chip comprises a plurality of clock distribution sub-networks each including a clock input for receiving a clock signal, each of the clock distribution sub-networks having a capacitance, as seen from the clock input, substantially equivalent to others of the clock distribution sub-networks; and a structured clock buffer having a size based on a load of the clock distribution sub-networks, and providing the clock signal to the clock distribution sub-networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Janice M. Adams, Keith M. Carrig, Roger P. Gregor, Daniel R. Menard