Patents by Inventor Brian C. TOMAYKO

Brian C. TOMAYKO 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).

  • System monitor for monitoring functional modules of a system
    Patent number: 9092552
    Abstract: A method includes detecting a counter event at a system monitor of a system. The method also includes, in response to detecting the counter event, checking a state of each flag of a first set of flags. Each of the first set of flags is associated with a monitored module of the system, and the state of each of the first set of flags is indicated by a value at a memory location that is enabled. The method also includes, in response to determining that at least one flag of the first set of flags has a value indicating an error associated with a particular monitored module, causing an action to be performed at the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: CYBERONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Sujith V. Nair, Jamin L. Gingerich, Tushar R. Desai, Brian C. Tomayko
  • SYSTEM MONITOR FOR MONITORING FUNCTIONAL MODULES OF A SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140325287
    Abstract: A method includes detecting a counter event at a system monitor of a system. The method also includes, in response to detecting the counter event, checking a state of each flag of a first set of flags. Each of the first set of flags is associated with a monitored module of the system, and the state of each of the first set of flags is indicated by a value at a memory location that is enabled. The method also includes, in response to determining that at least one flag of the first set of flags has a value indicating an error associated with a particular monitored module, causing an action to be performed at the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: CYBERONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Sujith V. NAIR, Jamin L. GINGERICH, Tushar R. DESAI, Brian C. TOMAYKO