Patents by Inventor Robert Houle

Robert Houle 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: 9890959
    Abstract: A universal tile installation mat is described for use in the construction of tiled floors and walls and wherein the mat is secured on a sub-floor surface formed of wood or concrete or a wall surface. The tile installation mat uncouples the mortar and the tiles set therein and disposed over the mat to prevent cracking of the mortar, the tiles and the grouted joints due to displacements in the support surfaces. The tile installation mat is formed from flexible plastics materials and has three different types of support formations integrally formed therein to anchor mortar and to retain heating wires captive in different patterns as desired to form a heated tiled floor or wall. The support formations facilitates ease of installation of heated wires and provides counter acting forces against a heating wire from escaping from anchoring passages formed by the support formations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: 10148849 CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Robert Houle, Gregory Gelston, Guy Jean Houle
  • Publication number: 20180017269
    Abstract: A universal tile installation mat is described for use in the construction of tiled floors and walls and wherein the mat is secured on a sub-floor surface formed of wood or concrete or a wall surface. The tile installation mat uncouples the mortar and the tiles set therein and disposed over the mat to prevent cracking of the mortar, the tiles and the grouted joints due to displacements in the support surfaces. The tile installation mat is formed from flexible plastics materials and has three different types of support formations integrally formed therein to anchor mortar and to retain heating wires captive in different patterns as desired to form a heated tiled floor or wall. The support formations facilitates ease of installation of heated wires and provides counter acting forces against a heating wire from escaping from anchoring passages formed by the support formations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Robert HOULE, Gregory GELSTON, Guy Jean HOULE
  • Patent number: 9859006
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a content addressable memory (CAM), and more particularly, to an algorithmic ternary content addressable memory (TCAM) that instantiates multiple copies of X-Y TCAMs. The structure includes a content addressable memory (CAM) and an array which instantiates multiple replicated copies of the CAM in a row direction and a column direction of the array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventors: Igor Arsovski, Michael T. Fragano, Robert Houle
  • Publication number: 20170365341
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a content addressable memory (CAM), and more particularly, to an algorithmic ternary content addressable memory (TCAM) that instantiates multiple copies of X-Y TCAMs. The structure includes a content addressable memory (CAM) and an array which instantiates multiple replicated copies of the CAM in a row direction and a column direction of the array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Igor Arsovski, Michael T. Fragano, Robert Houle
  • Publication number: 20050180228
    Abstract: A method and circuit for adjusting the read margin of a self-timed memory array. The electronic circuit, including: a memory cell array including a sense amplifier self-timed decode circuit adapted to set a base read time delay of the memory cell array; and a read delay adjustment circuit coupled to the memory cell array, the read delay adjustment circuit adapted to adjust the base read time delay of the memory array based on an operating frequency of the memory cell array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Miles Canada, Stephen Geissler, Robert Houle, Dongho Lee, Vinod Ramadurai, Mathew Ringler, Gerard Salem, Timothy Vonreyn