Patents by Inventor Brian C. Donovan

Brian C. Donovan 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: 20150277906
    Abstract: Embodiments for providing an arbitrary control flow architecture for an arbitrary waveform generator (AWG) are generally described herein. In some embodiments, an arbitrary control flow instruction set defines control operations for generating an arbitrary waveform. A processor is arranged to execute the arbitrary control flow instruction set from data stored in a system memory to generate an arbitrary waveform. A system memory may include a low-latency memory and a high-latency memory, wherein a cache controller may use prediction mechanisms to reduce the latency of fetching instruction and waveform data by copying that data to the low-latency memory before it is requested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Blake Robert Johnson, Brian C. Donovan, Colm A. Ryan
  • Patent number: 6613216
    Abstract: A storage tank for fluids comprises a novel striker plate. The striker plate is comprised of a sacrificial galvanic anode and a steel core, and it is situated opposite an access opening used for measuring depth of fluid in the tank. The striker plate can also function adjacent other corrosive areas in a tank, such as along a seam in a tank wall, to reduce corrosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Inventors: James B. Bushman, Brian C. Donovan
  • Publication number: 20020008112
    Abstract: A storage tank for fluids comprises a novel striker plate. The striker plate is comprised of a sacrificial galvanic anode and a steel core, and it is situated opposite an access opening used for measuring depth of fluid in the tank. The striker plate can also function adjacent other corrosive areas in a tank, such as along a seam in a tank wall, to reduce corrosion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: James B. Bushman, Brian C. Donovan