Patents by Inventor Andrew Berner

Andrew Berner 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).

  • Obsolescence tolerant flash memory architecture and physical building block (PBB) implementation
    Patent number: 8954948
    Abstract: An electronic module and method for updating an electronic device wherein the electronic module is connected to a circuit board having one or more memory interfaces which may be embodied as processors in the electronic device. One or more semiconductor devices electrically communicate with an electrical circuit within the module. A programmable memory device including non-volatile memory electrically communicates with the electrical circuit of the electronic module. The programmable memory device includes a program having code saved therein. The code defines a multiplicity of functions for the electronic module for communication between the electronic module and a memory interface or processor of the electronic device. Electrical connection elements are attached to a substrate on a bottom side of the electronic module for electrically connecting the electrical circuit of the electronic module to the circuit board for communication between the programmable memory device and the memory interface or processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: BAE Systems Controls Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Berner, Kevin Hill
  • OBSOLESCENCE TOLERANT FLASH MEMORY ARCHITECTURE AND PHYSICAL BUILDING BLOCK (PBB) IMPLEMENTATION
    Publication number: 20120320517
    Abstract: An electronic module and method for updating an electronic device wherein the electronic module is connected to a circuit board having one or more memory interfaces which may be embodied as processors in the electronic device. One or more semiconductor devices electrically communicate with an electrical circuit within the module. A programmable memory device including non-volatile memory electrically communicates with the electrical circuit of the electronic module. The programmable memory device includes a program having code saved therein. The code defines a multiplicity of functions for the electronic module for communication between the electronic module and a memory interface or processor of the electronic device. Electrical connection elements are attached to a substrate on a bottom side of the electronic module for electrically connecting the electrical circuit of the electronic module to the circuit board for communication between the programmable memory device and the memory interface or processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS CONTROLS INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Berner, Kevin Hill