Patents by Inventor Bruce Archambeault

Bruce Archambeault 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).

  • Patent number: 7921390
    Abstract: Existing text output from a design rule checker is put in appropriate input format, and automatically displayed as text within a design tool using existing design tool capabilities, such as highlighting, zooming, and drawing box-regions. A graphical display of the output of the rule checker includes the informative text. Design rule violations are listed in a manner in which they can be individually selected. The output is displayed on a unique software program layer within the design tool so as to not effect or make any permanent changes to the original design file. The layers can be safely deleted when no longer in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce Archambeault, Thaddeus Chen, Michelle K Cook, Charles R Gates, Derrick D Scott
  • Publication number: 20080066042
    Abstract: Existing text output from a design rule checker is put in appropriate input format, and automatically displayed as text within a design tool using existing design tool capabilities, such as highlighting, zooming, and drawing box-regions. A graphical display of the output of the rule checker includes the informative text. Design rule violations are listed in a manner in which they can be individually selected. The output is displayed on a unique software program layer within the design tool so as to not effect or make any permanent changes to the original design file. The layers can be safely deleted when no longer in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bruce Archambeault, Thaddeus Chen, Michelle Cook, Charles Gates, Derrick Scott
  • Patent number: 7315990
    Abstract: Existing text output from a design rule checker is put in appropriate input format, and automatically displayed as text within a design tool using existing design tool capabilities, such as highlighting, zooming, and drawing box-regions. A graphical display of the output of the rule checker includes the informative text. Design rule violations are listed in a manner in which they can be individually selected. The output is displayed on a unique software program layer within the design tool so as to not effect or make any permanent changes to the original design file. The layers can be safely deleted when no longer in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce Archambeault, Thaddeus Chen, Michelle K. Cook, Charles R. Gates, Derrick D. Scott
  • Publication number: 20060123364
    Abstract: An improved solution for designing and/or evaluating a circuit is provided. A rule violation can be detected in design data for the circuit and a prediction can be generated based on an adjustment to the design data. For example, multiple predictions can be generated based on an adjustment window for an adjustable parameter in the design data. The predictions can be displayed to a user, who can determine a desired modification to the design data. The modification can be implemented by the user and/or automatically implemented by a circuit design tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2004
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michelle Cook, Bruce Archambeault, Charles Gates, Derrick Scott
  • Publication number: 20050247471
    Abstract: An improved electromagnetic field shielding for electronic equipment is disclosed. The improved shielding is composed of meta-material, where the meta-material provides electromagnetic wave protection. The meta-material can be coupled to existing enclosures for electronic equipment. The meta-material provides a wideband negative permittivity or a wideband negative permeability, where a direction of propagation of incoming electromagnetic energy is reversed before the energy can induce currents on a surface of the enclosure. Enclosures with poor shielding protection can be used in conjunction with the improved shielding. The improved shielding thus provides protection against external electromagnetic fields without the need for apertures or tightly sealed seams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2004
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce Archambeault, Samuel Connor
  • Publication number: 20050155008
    Abstract: Existing text output from a design rule checker is put in appropriate input format, and automatically displayed as text within a design tool using existing design tool capabilities, such as highlighting, zooming, and drawing box-regions. A graphical display of the output of the rule checker includes the informative text. Design rule violations are listed in a manner in which they can be individually selected. The output is displayed on a unique software program layer within the design tool so as to not effect or make any permanent changes to the original design file. The layers can be safely deleted when no longer in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce Archambeault, Thaddeus Chen, Michelle Cook, Charles Gates, Derrick Scott