Patents by Inventor Christopher David Shirk

Christopher David Shirk 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: 20150268962
    Abstract: An asynchronous circuit that implements a dual pipeline stage is disclosed. The input stage of the circuit receives asynchronous data. A first converter separates the data from the input stage into alternating pipelines to allow parallel execution. A second converter then merges the data from the dual pipelines back into a single output stage. This technique is useful in improving the speed of a circuit, as it allows parallel execution. In other embodiments, the dual pipelines offer fault tolerance. In some embodiments, the protocol used in the input and output stages is different from that employed in the dual pipelines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Nisha Checka, Christopher David Shirk