Patents by Inventor Mark Hastings

Mark Hastings 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: 11561113
    Abstract: A caliper-arm-position sensor comprising a differential variable reluctance transducer (DVRT) and circuits to drive the DVRT with a substantially sinusoidal signal and to sample a signal at the DVRT once per drive-signal cycle at a predetermined position in the drive-signal cycle is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Probe Technology Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Marvin Beckman, Thientu Ho, Loi Tran, Mark Hastings, Terry Hendrix
  • Publication number: 20200264014
    Abstract: A caliper-arm-position sensor comprising a differential variable reluctance transducer (DVRT) and circuits to drive the DVRT with a substantially sinusoidal signal and to sample a signal at the DVRT once per drive-signal cycle at a predetermined position in the drive-signal cycle is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Probe Technology Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Marvin Beckman, Thientu Ho, Loi Tran, Mark Hastings, Terry Hendrix
  • Patent number: 10276038
    Abstract: A monitoring device that serves as a remote notification system and provides communication between a medical device and a remote computing device. The monitoring device is installed in the medical device and has a microcontroller that is synched with a main board of the medical device, allowing signals and commands to be transmitted between the microcontroller and the main board. A transceiver is electrically connected to the microcontroller and allows for communication between the microcontroller and the remote computing device over a wireless network. The microcontroller monitors the medical device and sends an alert to the remote computing device when an undesirable states is detected. A dashboard application on the remote computing device allows a user to view alerts and initiate a plurality of medical device functions from a remote location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Inventor: Mark Hastings
  • Publication number: 20180293332
    Abstract: A method includes providing a design interface to design a device schematic for a programmable device and receiving a placement of graphical objects in the device schematic, wherein the graphical objects represent components that are both internal and external to the programmable device being configured. The method further includes assigning the graphical objects into one of an internal domain and an external domain and displaying, by the processing device, the graphical objects from both the internal domain and the external domain in a single view of the design interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Haneef Mohammed, Jack Griffin, Christopher Keeser, Mark Hastings
  • Patent number: 9998105
    Abstract: A first analog block includes a first plurality of switched capacitors and a second analog block includes a second plurality of switched capacitors. A switch associated with the first plurality of switched capacitors as well as a switch associated with the second plurality of switched capacitors may be configured based on one or more analog functions. The configuring of the first analog and the second analog block may include the configuring of the switch associated with the first plurality of switched capacitors when the analog function is associated with a first single ended signal and the configuring of both the switch associated with the first plurality of switched capacitors and the switch associated with the second plurality of switched capacitors when the analog function is associated with a differential signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Eashwar Thiagarajan, Harold Kutz, Jaskarn Singh Johal, Erhan Hancioglu, Hans Klein, Bruce Byrkett, Mark Hastings, Dennis Seguine, Kendall Castor-Perry, Monte Mar, Gajender Rohilla
  • Patent number: 9960773
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) device can include a plurality of analog blocks, including at least one fixed function analog circuit, a plurality of reconfigurable analog circuit blocks, at least one analog routing block reconfigurable to provide signal paths between any of the analog blocks; and a digital section comprising digital circuits; wherein each analog block includes dedicated of signal lines coupled to the at least one analog routing block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Eashwar Thiagarajan, Harold M. Kutz, Hans Klein, Jaskarn Singh Johal, Jean-Paul Vanitegem, Kendall V. Castor-Perry, Mark Hastings, Amsby D. Richardson, Jr., Anasuya Pai Maroor, Ata Khan, Dennis R. Seguine, Carl Ferdinand Liepold, Onur Ozbek
  • Patent number: 9948286
    Abstract: A first analog block includes a first plurality of switched capacitors and a second analog block includes a second plurality of switched capacitors. A switch associated with the first plurality of switched capacitors as well as a switch associated with the second plurality of switched capacitors may be configured based on one or more analog functions. The configuring of the first analog and the second analog block may include the configuring of the switch associated with the first plurality of switched capacitors when the analog function is associated with a first single ended signal and the configuring of both the switch associated with the first plurality of switched capacitors and the switch associated with the second plurality of switched capacitors when the analog function is associated with a differential signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Eashwar Thiagarajan, Harold Kutz, Jaskarn Singh Johal, Erhan Hancioglu, Hans Klein, Bruce Byrkett, Mark Hastings, Dennis Seguine, Kendall Castor-Perry, Monte Mar, Gajender Rohilla
  • Patent number: 9831864
    Abstract: A first portion of a programmable switched capacitor block includes a first plurality of switched capacitors and a second portion of the programmable switched capacitor block includes a second plurality of switched capacitors. A first switch associated with the first plurality of switched capacitors as well as a second switch associated with the second plurality of switched capacitors may be configured based on a type of analog function that is to be provided. The configuring of the first analog and the second analog block may include the configuring of the first switch associated with the first plurality of switched capacitors when the analog function operates on a first single ended signal and the configuring of both the first and second switches when the analog function operates on a differential signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Eashwar Thiagarajan, Harold Kutz, Jaskarn Singh Johal, Erhan Hancioglu, Bruce Byrkett, Hans Klein, Mark Hastings, Dennis Seguine, Monte Mar, Gajender Rohilla, Kendall Castor-Perry, Onur Ozbek
  • Publication number: 20170270763
    Abstract: A monitoring device that serves as a remote notification system and provides communication between a medical device and a remote computing device. The monitoring device is installed in the medical device and has a microcontroller that is synched with a main board of the medical device, allowing signals and commands to be transmitted between the microcontroller and the main board. A transceiver is electrically connected to the microcontroller and allows for communication between the microcontroller and the remote computing device over a wireless network. The microcontroller monitors the medical device and sends an alert to the remote computing device when an undesirable states is detected. A dashboard application on the remote computing device allows a user to view alerts and initiate a plurality of medical device functions from a remote location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventor: Mark Hastings
  • Patent number: 9612987
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device may include a reconfigurable analog signal switching fabric comprising a plurality of global buses that are selectively connected to external pins by pin connection circuits in response to changeable analog routing data, and a plurality of local buses that are selectively connected to analog blocks and/or global buses by routing connection circuits in response to the analog routing data; and at least one processor circuit that executes predetermined operations in response to instruction data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Bert Sullam, Harold Kutz, Timothy Williams, James Shutt, Bruce E. Byrkett, Melany Ann Richmond, Nathan Kohagen, Mark Hastings, Eashwar Thiagarajan, Warren Snyder
  • Publication number: 20170085268
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) device can include a plurality of analog blocks, including at least one fixed function analog circuit, a plurality of reconfigurable analog circuit blocks, at least one analog routing block reconfigurable to provide signal paths between any of the analog blocks; and a digital section comprising digital circuits; wherein each analog block includes dedicated of signal lines coupled to the at least one analog routing block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Eashwar Thiagarajan, Harold M. Kutz, Hans Klein, Jaskarn Singh Johal, Jean-Paul Vanitegem, Kendall V. Castor-Perry, Mark Hastings, Amsby D. Richardson, JR., Anasuya Pai Maroor, Ata Khan, Dennis R. Seguine, Carl Ferdinand Liepold, Onur Ozbek
  • Publication number: 20160118973
    Abstract: A first portion of a programmable switched capacitor block includes a first plurality of switched capacitors and a second portion of the programmable switched capacitor block includes a second plurality of switched capacitors. A first switch associated with the first plurality of switched capacitors as well as a second switch associated with the second plurality of switched capacitors may be configured based on a type of analog function that is to be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Eashwar Thiagarajan, Harold Kutz, Jaskarn Singh Johal, Erhan Hancioglu, Bruce Byrkett, Hans Klein, Mark Hastings, Dennis Seguine, Monte Mar, Gajender Rohilla, Kendall Castor-Perry, Onur Ozbek
  • Patent number: 9250299
    Abstract: A sensor system comprising a plurality of sensors configured to produce an output based on at least one condition and isolated from a measurement circuit is described. The isolation circuit may be configurable to output an analog signal within the measurement range of a measurement signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Archana Yarlagadda, Derek Richardson, Gaurang Kavaiya, Dennis Seguine, Mark Hastings
  • Publication number: 20150349768
    Abstract: A first analog block includes a first plurality of switched capacitors and a second analog block includes a second plurality of switched capacitors. A switch associated with the first plurality of switched capacitors as well as a switch associated with the second plurality of switched capacitors may be configured based on one or more analog functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Eashwar Thiagarajan, Harold Kutz, Jaskarn Singh Johal, Erhan Hancioglu, Hans Klein, Bruce Byrkett, Mark Hastings, Dennis Seguine, Kendall Castor-Perry, Monte Mar, Gajender Rohilla
  • Patent number: 9075596
    Abstract: A method is provided. The method develops code for an enterprise module in an enterprise module development environment. Further, the method modifies the code to output customized code that runs in an enterprise module production environment. In addition, the method deploys the customized code to the enterprise module production environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Ariel D. Tseitlin, Daniel Kearns, Mark Hastings
  • Publication number: 20140095120
    Abstract: A method includes providing a design interface to design a device schematic for a programmable device and receiving a placement of graphical objects in the device schematic, wherein the graphical objects represent components that are both internal and external to the programmable device being configured. The method further includes assigning the graphical objects into one of an internal domain and an external domain and displaying, by the processing device, the graphical objects from both the internal domain and the external domain in a single view of the design interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Haneef Mohammed, Jack Griffin, Christopher Keeser, Mark Hastings
  • Patent number: 8659317
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of configuring a programmable analog routing system to make connections between analog functional blocks of an integrated circuit are described. A programmable analog routing system includes a first set of wires and switch sets of programmable connections coupled to a second set of wires. The programmable connections are configured to make at least one of a direct connection between two of the analog functional blocks using the second set of wires or a connection between one of the second set of wires and one of the first set of wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Haneef Mohammed, Hans Klein, Mark Hastings, Harold Kutz, Kyle Kearney, Jean-Paul Vanitegem
  • Patent number: 8640081
    Abstract: Techniques for determining resistances of analog routes in electronic designs are described herein. In an example embodiment, a computer system receives first user input that indicates, in a user interface, a first component in an electronic design. The electronic design has been placed and routed for a programmable target device. The computer system receives second user input that selects, in the user interface, a particular component from one or more second components of the electronic design, where the one or more second components have analog connectivity to the first component. The computer system determines a resistance value of an analog route between the first component and the particular component, and displays the resistance value in association with the analog route in the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Hastings, Chris Keeser
  • Publication number: 20130298100
    Abstract: Techniques for determining resistances of analog routes in electronic designs are described herein. In an example embodiment, a computer system receives first user input that indicates, in a user interface, a first component in an electronic design. The electronic design has been placed and routed for a programmable target device. The computer system receives second user input that selects, in the user interface, a particular component from one or more second components of the electronic design, where the one or more second components have analog connectivity to the first component. The computer system determines a resistance value of an analog route between the first component and the particular component, and displays the resistance value in association with the analog route in the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Hastings, Chris Keeser
  • Patent number: 8487655
    Abstract: A system and apparatus are described for providing greater flexibility and performance in a mixed-signal array through improved and highly configurable routing, control elements and signal processing capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Harold Kutz, Timothy Williams, Bert Sullam, Warren S. Snyder, James Shutt, Bruce Byrkett, Monte Mar, Eashwar Thiagarajan, Nathan Kohagen, David G. Wright, Mark Hastings, Dennis Seguine