Patents by Inventor Andrew A. Kerr

Andrew A. Kerr 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: 20240086370
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product are provided. A processor defines and stores units of image data of a container image, where the units of image data are compressible. A processor represents the units as nodes in a dependency graph for a container image, including one or more nodes at a dependency level in the dependency graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Francis McNamee, Paula May Tomaszko, Andrew Jack Bell, ROBERT KERR
  • Patent number: 11907717
    Abstract: A technique for block data transfer is disclosed that reduces data transfer and memory access overheads and significantly reduces multiprocessor activity and energy consumption. Threads executing on a multiprocessor needing data stored in global memory can request and store the needed data in on-chip shared memory, which can be accessed by the threads multiple times. The data can be loaded from global memory and stored in shared memory using an instruction which directs the data into the shared memory without storing the data in registers and/or cache memory of the multiprocessor during the data transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Kerr, Jack Choquette, Xiaogang Qiu, Omkar Paranjape, Poornachandra Rao, Shirish Gadre, Steven J. Heinrich, Manan Patel, Olivier Giroux, Alan Kaatz
  • Publication number: 20230297643
    Abstract: Matrix multiplication operations can be implemented, at least in part, on one or more tensor cores of a parallel processing unit. An efficiency of the matrix multiplication operations can be improved in cases where one of the input operands or the output operand of the matrix multiplication operation is a square matrix having a triangular data pattern. In such cases, the number of computations performed by the tensor cores of the parallel processing unit can be reduced by dropping computations and/or masking out elements of the square matrix input operand on one side of the main diagonal of the square matrix. In other cases where the output operand exhibits the triangular data pattern, computations can be dropped or masked out for the invalid side of the main diagonal of the square matrix. In an embodiment, a library implementing the matrix multiplication operations is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Aniket Shivam, Andrew Kerr, Haicheng Wu, Manish Gupta, Nikita Shustrov, Qing Yang, Alan Kaatz, Aditya Avinash Atluri
  • Publication number: 20230221957
    Abstract: A method, computer readable medium, and processor are described herein for inline data inspection by using a decoder to decode a load instruction, including a signal to cause a circuit in a processor to indicate whether data loaded by a load instruction exceeds a threshold value. Moreover, an indication of whether data loaded by a load instruction exceeds a threshold value may be stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Pool, Andrew Kerr, John Tran, Ming Y. Siu, Stuart Oberman
  • Publication number: 20230185570
    Abstract: A technique for block data transfer is disclosed that reduces data transfer and memory access overheads and significantly reduces multiprocessor activity and energy consumption. Threads executing on a multiprocessor needing data stored in global memory can request and store the needed data in on-chip shared memory, which can be accessed by the threads multiple times. The data can be loaded from global memory and stored in shared memory using an instruction which directs the data into the shared memory without storing the data in registers and/or cache memory of the multiprocessor during the data transfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew KERR, Jack Choquette, Xiaogang Qiu, Omkar Paranjape, Poornachandra Rao, Shirish Gadre, Steven J. Heinrich, Manan Patel, Olivier Giroux, Alan Kaatz
  • Publication number: 20230125012
    Abstract: Systems and methods for repairing aneurysms (e.g., abdominal aneurysm) are provided. The systems and methods provide stent-graft systems having a first stent and a main graft body wherein the main graft body is configured to be inserted through a blood vessel located above a diaphragm of the patient into a target blood vessel. In some instances, the first stent and the main graft body can be in a substantially end-to-end configuration. In some instances, the stent-graft systems and methods are configured for use in a single arterial puncture or incision in, for example, a blood vessel with a diameter less than or equal to the diameter of a femoral artery from the same patient or subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew KERR, David C. MAJERCAK
  • Patent number: 11609761
    Abstract: A method, computer readable medium, and processor are described herein for inline data inspection by using a decoder to decode a load instruction, including a signal to cause a circuit in a processor to indicate whether data loaded by a load instruction exceeds a threshold value. Moreover, an indication of whether data loaded by a load instruction exceeds a threshold value may be stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: NVIDIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Pool, Andrew Kerr, John Tran, Ming Y. Siu, Stuart Oberman
  • Patent number: 11604649
    Abstract: A technique for block data transfer is disclosed that reduces data transfer and memory access overheads and significantly reduces multiprocessor activity and energy consumption. Threads executing on a multiprocessor needing data stored in global memory can request and store the needed data in on-chip shared memory, which can be accessed by the threads multiple times. The data can be loaded from global memory and stored in shared memory using an instruction which directs the data into the shared memory without storing the data in registers and/or cache memory of the multiprocessor during the data transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Kerr, Jack Choquette, Xiaogang Qiu, Omkar Paranjape, Poornachandra Rao, Shirish Gadre, Steven J. Heinrich, Manan Patel, Olivier Giroux, Alan Kaatz
  • Publication number: 20210326137
    Abstract: A technique for block data transfer is disclosed that reduces data transfer and memory access overheads and significantly reduces multiprocessor activity and energy consumption. Threads executing on a multiprocessor needing data stored in global memory can request and store the needed data in on-chip shared memory, which can be accessed by the threads multiple times. The data can be loaded from global memory and stored in shared memory using an instruction which directs the data into the shared memory without storing the data in registers and/or cache memory of the multiprocessor during the data transfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew KERR, Jack CHOQUETTE, Xiaogang QIU, Omkar PARANJAPE, Poornachandra RAO, Shirish GADRE, Steven J. HEINRICH, Manan PATEL, Olivier GIROUX, Alan KAATZ
  • Patent number: D1016006
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Jeremy Bataillou, M. Evans Hankey, Richard P. Howarth, Duncan Robert Kerr, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Clement Tissandier, Julian Jaede, Marine C. Bataille, Markus Diebel, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Eugene Antony Whang, Joe Sung-Ho Tan
  • Patent number: D1016059
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Jeremy Bataillou, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Duncan Robert Kerr, Marc A. Newson, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Mikael Silvanto, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zörkendörfer
  • Patent number: D1016777
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, M. Evans Hankey, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Joe Sung-Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang
  • Patent number: D1016783
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, M. Evans Hankey, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Sung-Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang
  • Patent number: D1016811
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, M. Evans Hankey, Moises Hernandez Hernandez, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Marc A. Newson, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Joe Sung-Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang
  • Patent number: D1017538
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, M. Evans Hankey, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Joe Sung-Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang
  • Patent number: D1017603
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, M. Evans Hankey, Moises Hernandez Hernandez, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Marc A. Newson, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Joe Sung-Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang
  • Patent number: D1018499
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, M. Evans Hankey, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Joe Sung-Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang
  • Patent number: D1018528
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, M. Evans Hankey, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Joe Sung-Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang
  • Patent number: D1018548
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Adam T. Clavelle, Erik Geddes Pieter De Jong, Markus Diebel, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Martin Melcher, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Mikael Silvanto, Sung-Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zörkendörfer
  • Patent number: D1018549
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Markus Diebel, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Mikael Silvanto, Sung-Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zörkendörfer