Patents by Inventor Daniel Clevenger

Daniel Clevenger 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).

  • Circuit design watermarking
    Patent number: 11977614
    Abstract: Methods and systems for watermarking a circuit design include defining a watermarked cell library that includes cells, each of which defines a design structure that corresponds to a manufacturable physical structure, at least one of which being a watermarked call that includes a watermark. The watermark is encoded using a design structure that extends beyond a respective cell boundary. A first circuit design file is generated for a device to be manufactured. The first circuit design file including at least one watermarked cell. The first circuit design file is sent to a manufacturer for fabrication of a corresponding device that includes a watermark structure that encodes an identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carl Radens, Lawrence A. Clevenger, Daniel James Dechene, Hsueh-Chung Chen
  • BACKSIDE CONTACT THAT REDUCES RISK OF CONTACT TO GATE SHORT
    Publication number: 20240079446
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a transistor comprising a gate region and an epitaxial region, the transistor comprising a frontside opposite a backside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Ruilong Xie, Shogo Mochizuki, Daniel Charles Edelstein, Lawrence A. Clevenger, Brent A. Anderson, Kisik Choi, Chanro Park, Christian Lavoie, Cornelius Brown Peethala, SON NGUYEN
  • Automobile accessory package
    Patent number: 7575119
    Abstract: The present invention provides a package for housing an automotive accessory package, comprising a front panel extending in a first plane; a rear panel extending in a second plane which is substantially parallel to the first plane when the package is in an assembled condition; and a display hanger formed in the rear panel and having a periphery a first portion of which is separable from the rear panel and a second portion of which is adapted for pivotal movement relative to the rear panel. The front panel includes a window that permits a consumer to view an automotive accessory stored within the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Inventor: Daniel Clevenger
  • Automobile accessory package
    Publication number: 20070095704
    Abstract: The present invention provides a package for housing an automotive accessory package, comprising a front panel extending in a first plane; a rear panel extending in a second plane which is substantially parallel to the first plane when the package is in an assembled condition; and a display hanger formed in the rear panel and having a periphery a first portion of which is separable from the rear panel and a second portion of which is adapted for pivotal movement relative to the rear panel. The front panel includes a window that permits a consumer to view an automotive accessory stored within the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventor: Daniel Clevenger