Patents by Inventor Thomas Eric Best

Thomas Eric Best 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).

  • Memory module register access
    Patent number: 11953981
    Abstract: During system initialization, each data buffer device and/or memory device on a memory module is configured with a unique (at least to the module) device identification number. In order to access a single device (rather than multiple buffers and/or memory devices), a target identification number is written to all of the devices using a command bus connected to all of the data buffer devices or memory devices, respectively. The devices whose respective device identification numbers do not match the target identification number are configured to ignore future command bus transactions (at least until the debug mode is turned off.) The selected device that is configured with a device identification number matching the target identification number is configured to respond to command bus transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Rambus Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Giovannini, Catherine Chen, Scott C. Best, John Eric Linstadt, Frederick A. Ware
  • Composite flexible frozen confection comprising a gel and process for its preparation
    Patent number: 6645538
    Abstract: A composite flexible frozen confection containing a distinct block(s) of a gel component, that is combined with one or more frozen dessert components, in such a manner that the composition may exhibit hand-held flexibility without significant separation of one or more of the components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Thomas Eric Best, Paul Ronald Renati, Singhachai Surintrspanont
  • Composite food composition comprising a gel and process for its preparation
    Patent number: 6531169
    Abstract: A composite food composition, in particular a frozen water ice confection in which two or more component phases are present in an intermingled manner that is neither consisting of distinct component blocks of phases, nor present as a fine mixture(s) of phases, and in which at least one of the component phases comprise a polyanionic gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Thomas Eric Best, Paul Ronald Renati, Peter Harald
  • Composite food composition comprising a gel and process for its preparation
    Publication number: 20020192337
    Abstract: A composite food composition, in particular a frozen water ice confection in which two or more component phases are present in an intermingled manner that is neither consisting of distinct component blocks of phases, nor present as a fine mixture(s) of phases, and in which at least one of the component phases comprise a polyanionic gel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas Eric Best, Paul Ronald Renati, Peter Harald
  • Composite flexible frozen confection comprising a gel and process for its preparation
    Publication number: 20020168452
    Abstract: A composite flexible frozen confection containing a distinct block(s) of a gel component, that is combined with one or more frozen dessert components, in such a manner that the composition may exhibit hand-held flexibility without significant separation of one or more of the components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas Eric Best, Paul Ronald Renati, Singhachai Surintrspanont