Patents by Inventor David Charles PATRICK

David Charles PATRICK 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).

  • Patent number: 11720440
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a parallel processing computer system that detects memory errors as a memory client loads data from memory and disables the memory client from storing data to memory, thereby reducing the likelihood that the memory error propagates to other memory clients. The memory client initiates a stall sequence, while other memory clients continue to execute instructions and the memory continues to service memory load and store operations. When a memory error is detected, a specific bit pattern is stored in conjunction with the data associated with the memory error. When the data is copied from one memory to another memory, the specific bit pattern is also copied, in order to identify the data as having a memory error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: NVIDIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naveen Cherukuri, Saurabh Hukerikar, Paul Racunas, Nirmal Raj Saxena, David Charles Patrick, Yiyang Feng, Abhijeet Ghadge, Steven James Heinrich, Adam Hendrickson, Gentaro Hirota, Praveen Joginipally, Vaishali Kulkarni, Peter C. Mills, Sandeep Navada, Manan Patel, Liang Yin
  • Publication number: 20230011863
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a parallel processing computer system that detects memory errors as a memory client loads data from memory and disables the memory client from storing data to memory, thereby reducing the likelihood that the memory error propagates to other memory clients. The memory client initiates a stall sequence, while other memory clients continue to execute instructions and the memory continues to service memory load and store operations. When a memory error is detected, a specific bit pattern is stored in conjunction with the data associated with the memory error. When the data is copied from one memory to another memory, the specific bit pattern is also copied, in order to identify the data as having a memory error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: NAVEEN CHERUKURI, SAURABH HUKERIKAR, PAUL RACUNAS, NIRMAL RAJ SAXENA, DAVID CHARLES PATRICK, YIYANG FENG, ABHIJEET GHADGE, STEVEN JAMES HEINRICH, ADAM HENDRICKSON, GENTARO HIROTA, PRAVEEN JOGINIPALLY, VAISHALI KULKARNI, PETER C. MILLS, SANDEEP NAVADA, MANAN PATEL, LIANG YIN
  • Patent number: 9633458
    Abstract: In a graphics processing pipeline, a processing unit establishes a bounding box around a polygon in order to identify sample points that are covered by the polygon. For a given sample point included within the bounding box, the processing unit constructs a set of lines that intersect at the sample point, where each line in the set of lines is parallel to at least one side of the polygon. When all vertices of the polygon reside on one side of at least one line in the set of lines, the processing unit may reduce the size of the bounding box to exclude the sample point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Walter R. Steiner, Eric Lum, Dale L. Kirkland, Steven James Heinrich, David Charles Patrick
  • Publication number: 20130187956
    Abstract: In a graphics processing pipeline, a processing unit establishes a bounding box around a polygon in order to identify sample points that are covered by the polygon. For a given sample point included within the bounding box, the processing unit constructs a set of lines that intersect at the sample point, where each line in the set of lines is parallel to at least one side of the polygon. When all vertices of the polygon reside on one side of at least one line in the set of lines, the processing unit may reduce the size of the bounding box to exclude the sample point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Walter R. STEINER, Eric LUM, Dale L. KIRKLAND, Steven James HEINRICH, David Charles PATRICK