Patents by Inventor Andrew Turner

Andrew Turner 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).

  • TESTING MECHANISM FOR A PROXIMITY FAIL PROBABILITY OF DEFECTS ACROSS INTEGRATED CHIPS
    Publication number: 20170307685
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a testing mechanism determines a status of circuits within a chip by analyzing fail signatures on a by-level basis to identify a high probability defect area within the chip. The testing mechanism further determines a whether functionally needed circuitry of the chip intersects with the high probability defect area within the chip and determines the status of the circuits in response to the determining of whether the functionally needed circuitry intersects with the high probability defect area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: KIRK D. PETERSON, ALAIN G. RWABUKAMBA, ANDREW A. TURNER
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OFFLINE SUPPORTED ADAPTIVE TESTING
    Publication number: 20170307679
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the disclosure relates to a hardware test generation environment for developing test tool analysis workflows. Configurable flow files direct the steps, procedures, and data acquisitions associated with device testing and can be flexibly deployed and updated in connection with a variety of electronic test tools. The hardware test generation environment may operate separately from the hardware test execution environment allowing device test protocols and methodologies to be independently developed, improved, and validated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew A. TURNER, Hunter Feng SHI
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS SAMPLING OF MATERIAL AT MULTIPLE DEPTHS
    Publication number: 20170248499
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a sampling apparatus having one or more support structures and two or more sampling molds operatively coupled to the one or more support structures. The two or more sampling molds may be sealed or unsealed. The sampling apparatus is pressurized with a gas and immersed in the molten metal. The two or more sampling molds become unsealed when the mold stops at least partially melt. When the sampling apparatus is depressurized the one or more unsealed sampling molds capture one or more molten metal samples. The sampling apparatus is removed from the molten metal and the samples are removed from the sampling molds and analyzed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: April Danielle Pitts-Baggett, Paul Andrew Turner
  • Nasal canula cover
    Patent number: 9731038
    Abstract: A protective cover for a nasal cannula completely encloses the two prongs of the nasal cannula when properly installed. This protective cover will keep the nasal cannula from contacting potentially unclean surfaces when the nasal cannula is not in use. An optional UV light may be present in the protective cover to provide UV cleaning of the nasal cannula prongs when the cover is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Inventor: Charles Andrew Turner
  • Optimized chain diagnostic fail isolation
    Patent number: 9733307
    Abstract: A method, system, and/or computer program product of scanning of an integrated circuit including chiplets to isolate fault locations is provided herein. The scanning of the integrated circuit includes providing, by a pervasive of the integrated circuit, an input to the chiplets. Each of the chiplets can include a pervasive satellite, a multiplexer, and latches. The scanning of the integrated circuit includes also scanning, by each pervasive satellite of the chiplets, data based on the input via the multiplexer into the latches to produce scan data for each of the chiplets. The scanning of the integrated circuit also includes comparing, by the pervasive of the integrated circuit, the scan data of each of the chiplets to expectant data stored on the pervasive to isolate the fault locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gerard M. Salem, Andrew A. Turner
  • BENZOXAZINONE AMIDES AS MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR MODULATORS
    Publication number: 20170217945
    Abstract: Disclosed are certain derivatives of benzoxazinone amides of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, (Formula (I)) that act as mineralocorticoid (MR) receptor modulators that may reduce oxidative stress in endothelium and hence improve vascular function, to methods for their potential therapeutic use, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to processes for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Gavin O'Mahony, Michael Kossenjans, Karl Edman, Johan Kajanus, Carl Anders Hogner, Philip Cornwall, Andrew Turner
  • Dynamic noise mitigation in integrated circuit devices using local clock buffers
    Patent number: 9712112
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a method of mitigating voltage noise events. The method includes detecting the presence of a voltage noise event at the integrated circuit device. Thereafter, one or more local clock buffers (LCBs) is selected for dampening. A type of dampening is selected for the LCBs. Finally, the dampening is applied to the LCB while the voltage noise event is occurring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Miles C. Pedrone, Kirk D. Peterson, John E. Sheets, II, Andrew A. Turner
  • Modified vasoactive intestinal peptides
    Patent number: 9700598
    Abstract: The present invention provides modified Vasoactive Intestinal Peptides (VIPs), encoding polynucleotides and vectors, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. The invention further provides methods of making and using the modified VIP agents. In accordance with the invention the VIP exhibits an extended circulatory half-life, receptor-binding or biological potency, and/or altered receptor binding profile with respect to unmodified VIP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: PHASEBIO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Homayoun Sadeghi, Suzanne Dagher, Andrew Turner
  • Evacuation assistance apparatus
    Patent number: 9685051
    Abstract: An evacuation assistance apparatus for indicating a route within a building or other structure is disclosed. Multiple housings contain laser light line sources for producing a beam of laser light as a linear line. Adjusters are used to alter the laser light line so that the line starts substantially vertically below said housing. The adjusters also allow the line to be directed on to a portion of the wall to highlight an exit doorway. The apparatus is provided as a modular system including multiple sensors making it suitable for installation in many buildings and providing feedback information to prevent or determine the cause of a fire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: BRIGHT ROUTE LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew Turner, William Scott, David Frame
  • METHOD FOR ENHANCED SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCT DIAGNOSTIC FAIL SIGNATURE DETECTION
    Publication number: 20170168112
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for failure signature detection in a semiconductor comprising generating defect signatures for failing latches from a plurality of integrated circuit chips; generating a latch to mask relationship for the failing latches; generating maximally descriptive masks into identities; generating a list of identities for comparison; determining commonalities between the lists of identities; and generating details about differences and commonalities within the defect signatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Robert C. Redburn, Andrew A. Turner, Jeffrey S. Zimmerman
  • Spacecraft capture mechanism
    Patent number: 9669950
    Abstract: The present invention provides a capture mechanism for capturing and locking onto the Marman flange located on the exterior surfaces of spacecraft/satellites. The capture mechanism achieves its goal of quickly capturing a client spacecraft by splitting the two basic actions involved into two separate mechanisms. One mechanism performs the quick grasp of the target while the other mechanism rigidises that grasp to ensure that the target is held as firmly as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: MACDONALD, DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES INC.
    Inventors: Richard Rembala, Andrew Turner, Justin Charbonneau
  • SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING CASTINGS DURING THERMAL TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20170082365
    Abstract: A system for supporting castings during thermal treatments, such as solution heat treatment, quenching and aging, that includes a tray defining a horizontal base plane and having a plurality of tray openings therethrough, and a fixture extending over one or more of the tray openings. The fixture is formed by a plurality of support plates oriented vertically with lower portions extending across the tray opening and top edges extending above the tray opening with shaped profiles along the lengths thereof. The plurality of support plates form an open lattice having a plurality of top edges that together define an open support surface that is substantially complementary with an underside surface of a casting and configured to loosely support the casting atop the lattice and align the casting in space above the tray opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Scott P. Crafton, Shanker Subramaniam, Paul Fauteux, Andrew Turner
  • Optimizing generation of test configurations for built-in self-testing
    Patent number: 9588177
    Abstract: Technical solutions are described for optimizing a set of test configurations used for testing an electronic circuit that includes latches. An example method includes receiving a test configuration that includes settings that initiate a set of predetermined input values and corresponding expected output values. The method also includes evaluating the test configuration by executing the electronic circuit according to the test configuration and recording parametric data during the execution, where the parametric data is representative of switching activity of the latches in the electronic circuit. The evaluation includes analyzing the parametric data to identify presence of a predetermined pattern in the switching activity and selecting the test configuration based on the predetermined pattern being absent/present in the switching activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eugene R. Atwood, Mary P. Kusko, Paul J. Logsdon, Franco Motika, Andrew A. Turner
  • Methodology of grading reliability and performance of chips across wafer
    Patent number: 9575115
    Abstract: A system and method sorts integrated circuit devices. Integrated circuit devices are manufactured on a wafer according to an integrated circuit design using manufacturing equipment. The design produces integrated circuit devices that are identically designed and perform differently based on manufacturing process variations. The integrated circuit devices are for use in a range of environmental conditions, when placed in service. Testing is performed on the integrated circuit devices. Environmental maximums are individually predicted for each device. The environmental maximums comprise ones of the environmental conditions that must not be exceeded for each device to perform above a given failure rate. Each integrated circuit device is assigned at least one of a plurality of grades based on the environmental maximums predicted for each device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventors: Nathaniel R. Chadwick, James P. Di Sarro, Robert J. Gauthier, Jr., Tom C. Lee, Junjun Li, Souvick Mitra, Kirk D. Peterson, Andrew A. Turner
  • Physically aware insertion of diagnostic circuit elements
    Patent number: 9557381
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a computer-implemented method for inserting diagnostic circuit elements in a scan chain of a chip may include creating, via a processor, a segment for each latch of a plurality of latches in the scan chain to create a plurality of adjacent and connected segments, merging, via the processor, the two adjacent and connected segments to form a super-segment comprising all latches contained in the two adjacent and connected segments based on the objective function, and inserting, via the processor, a logic circuit element between the super-segment and a segment that is adjacent and connected to the super-segment in the scan chain, where the logic circuit element allows diagnostic isolation of the scan chain super-segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William V. Huott, Mary P. Kusko, Sridhar H. Rangarajan, Robert C. Redburn, Andrew A. Turner
  • Valve timing control
    Patent number: 9494060
    Abstract: A valve timing control having a stator body constructed of a plastic material. The stator body has an annular side wall and a front plate which, together, define a plurality of annularly spaced internal cavities within the stator body. A rotor having a plurality of vanes is positioned within the stator body so that one vane is positioned within each cavity. The rotor is movable relative to the stator body between a first and second rotational position. A plurality of threaded metal inserts are embedded within the stator body and used to attach a metal sprocket to the stator body at a position opposed to the front plate. Two of these inserts also receive the impact load from the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Taylor, Andrew Turner
  • COLLAPSIBLE ROLLING LUGGAGE
    Publication number: 20160270496
    Abstract: The invention relates to a collapsible luggage bag that improves maneuverability of the bag when a user is towing the bag and collapses to a reduced size to improve portability. In particular, the invention relates to a handle that is slideably interconnected to one or more stays such that the upper ends of the stays change position along the length of the handle as the handle retracts into the luggage. Further, the handle disconnects from one or more of the stays such that the handle, stays, and other frame components collapse and lie in a common plane. This collapsibility improves the portability of the luggage bag when the internal volume of the luggage bag is not used to store items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Noah Pitchforth, Andrew Turner
  • METHOD FOR CONDITIONING THE SCALP TO RESIST DANDRUFF
    Publication number: 20160250116
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and uses for conditioning the scalp against the onset, return or worsening of symptoms associated with dandruff, comprising applying glycerol or a composition comprising glycerol to the scalp of an individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Xiaoying BIAN, Clive Roderick HARDING, Christopher John LITTLE, Ritu NIRULA, Graham Andrew TURNER, Susan WELCH
  • MODIFIED VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDES
    Publication number: 20160220642
    Abstract: The present invention provides modified Vasoactive Intestinal Peptides (VIPs), encoding polynucleotides and vectors, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. The invention further provides methods of making and using the modified VIP agents. In accordance with the invention the VIP exhibits an extended circulatory half-life, receptor-binding or biological potency, and/or altered receptor binding profile with respect to unmodified VIP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Homayoun SADEGHI, Suzanne DAGHER, Andrew TURNER
  • Benzoxazinone amides as mineralocorticoid receptor modulators
    Patent number: 9394291
    Abstract: Disclosed are certain derivatives of benzoxazinone amides of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that act as mineralocorticoid (MR) receptor modulators that may reduce oxidative stress in endothelium and hence improve vascular function, to methods for their potential therapeutic use, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to processes for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Gavin O'Mahony, Michael Kossenjans, Karl Edman, Johan Kajanus, Karl Anders Hogner, Philip Cornwall, Andrew Turner