Patents by Inventor David A. Pierson

David A. Pierson 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: 11907528
    Abstract: Techniques for loading data, comprising receiving a memory management command to perform a memory management operation to load data into the cache memory before execution of an instruction that requests the data, formatting the memory management command into one or more instruction for a cache controller associated with the cache memory, and outputting an instruction to the cache controller to load the data into the cache memory based on the memory management command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Kai Chirca, Daniel Wu, Matthew David Pierson
  • Publication number: 20240027166
    Abstract: A target dot sight includes a target illumination sensor that senses the amount of illumination at a target, rather than merely sensing the ambient sight of the entire operating environment. Then, based on the sensed target illumination, the target dot sight may automatically compensate for the brightness of the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: John P. Nichols, David Pierson
  • Publication number: 20230418469
    Abstract: Techniques including receiving configuration information for a trigger control channel of the one or more trigger control channels, the configuration information defining a first one or more triggering events, receiving a first memory management command, store the first memory management command, detecting a first one or more triggering events, and triggering the stored first memory management command based on the detected first one or more triggering events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Kai Chirca, Matthew David Pierson, David E. Smith, Timothy David Anderson
  • Publication number: 20230384931
    Abstract: A device includes a memory bank. The memory bank includes data portions of a first way group. The data portions of the first way group include a data portion of a first way of the first way group and a data portion of a second way of the first way group. The memory bank further includes data portions of a second way group. The device further includes a configuration register and a controller configured to individually allocate, based on one or more settings in the configuration register, the first way and the second way to one of an addressable memory space and a data cache.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Kai CHIRCA, Matthew David PIERSON
  • Publication number: 20230384049
    Abstract: An accessory for a firearm includes a target sight for mounting to a portion of the firearm and a counter configured to count a total number of rounds fired by the firearm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew W. York, Donald L. Cramer, Richard Bradley Brumfield, John P. Nichols, Christopher J. Boudreau, David Pierson
  • Publication number: 20230325078
    Abstract: A device includes a data path, a first interface configured to receive a first memory access request from a first peripheral device, and a second interface configured to receive a second memory access request from a second peripheral device. The device further includes an arbiter circuit configured to, in a first clock cycle, a pre-arbitration winner between a first memory access request and a second memory access request based on a first number of credits allocated to a first destination device and a second number of credits allocated to a second destination device. The arbiter circuit is further configured to, in a second clock cycle select a final arbitration winner from among the pre-arbitration winner and a subsequent memory access request based on a comparison of a priority of the pre-arbitration winner and a priority of the subsequent memory access request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew David PIERSON, Daniel WU, Kai CHIRCA
  • Patent number: 11755203
    Abstract: Techniques including receiving configuration information for a trigger control channel of the one or more trigger control channels, the configuration information defining a first one or more triggering events, receiving a first memory management command, store the first memory management command, detecting a first one or more triggering events, and triggering the stored first memory management command based on the detected first one or more triggering events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Kai Chirca, Matthew David Pierson, David E. Smith, Timothy David Anderson
  • Patent number: 11720248
    Abstract: A device includes a memory bank. The memory bank includes data portions of a first way group. The data portions of the first way group include a data portion of a first way of the first way group and a data portion of a second way of the first way group. The memory bank further includes data portions of a second way group. The device further includes a configuration register and a controller configured to individually allocate, based on one or more settings in the configuration register, the first way and the second way to one of an addressable memory space and a data cache.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Kai Chirca, Matthew David Pierson
  • Patent number: 11687238
    Abstract: A device includes a data path, a first interface configured to receive a first memory access request from a first peripheral device, and a second interface configured to receive a second memory access request from a second peripheral device. The device further includes an arbiter circuit configured to, in a first clock cycle, a pre-arbitration winner between a first memory access request and a second memory access request based on a first number of credits allocated to a first destination device and a second number of credits allocated to a second destination device. The arbiter circuit is further configured to, in a second clock cycle select a final arbitration winner from among the pre-arbitration winner and a subsequent memory access request based on a comparison of a priority of the pre-arbitration winner and a priority of the subsequent memory access request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Texas Instmments Incorporated
    Inventors: Matthew David Pierson, Daniel Wu, Kai Chirca
  • Patent number: 11662177
    Abstract: A target dot sight includes a target illumination sensor that senses the amount of illumination at a target, rather than merely sensing the ambient sight of the entire operating environment. Then, based on the sensed target illumination, the target dot sight may automatically compensate for the brightness of the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SIG SAUER, INC.
    Inventors: John P. Nichols, David Pierson
  • Patent number: 11585057
    Abstract: A transition barrier for transitioning from a permanent median barrier to a temporary median barrier, the transition barrier having: a) a first end; the first end being connectable to the permanent median barrier by a permanent median barrier connector; b) a second end; the second end being connectable to the temporary median barrier by a temporary median barrier connector; c) a transition section defining a transition wall of a predetermined length between the first end and the second end; the transition wall having a top, bottom, front and a back; d) at least one barrier brace proximate the transition wall, for supporting said transition wall; and e) at least one spacer, proximate the back of the transition wall for contact with a surface of the permanent concrete barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignees: AMG METALS, INC., POWELL (RICHMOND HILL) CONTRACTING LIMITED, THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
    Inventors: John David Pierson, Ben Powell, Nauman Mansoor Sheikh
  • Publication number: 20230003484
    Abstract: A target dot sight includes a target illumination sensor that senses the amount of illumination at a target, rather than merely sensing the ambient sight of the entire operating environment. Then, based on the sensed target illumination, the target dot sight may automatically compensate for the brightness of the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: John P. Nichols, David Pierson
  • Publication number: 20220374357
    Abstract: A system includes a multi-core shared memory controller (MSMC). The MSMC includes a snoop filter bank, a cache tag bank, and a memory bank. The cache tag bank is connected to both the snoop filter bank and the memory bank. The MSMC further includes a first coherent slave interface connected to a data path that is connected to the snoop filter bank. The MSMC further includes a second coherent slave interface connected to the data path that is connected to the snoop filter bank. The MSMC further includes an external memory master interface connected to the cache tag bank and the memory bank. The system further includes a first processor package connected to the first coherent slave interface and a second processor package connected to the second coherent slave interface. The system further includes an external memory device connected to the external memory master interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew David PIERSON, Kai CHIRCA, Timothy David ANDERSON
  • Publication number: 20220374356
    Abstract: A device includes a data path, a first interface configured to receive a first memory access request from a first peripheral device, and a second interface configured to receive a second memory access request from a second peripheral device. The device further includes an arbiter circuit configured to determine a first destination device connected to the data path and associated with the first memory access request and a first credit threshold corresponding to the first memory access request. The arbiter circuit is further configured to determine a second destination device connected to the data path and associated with the second memory access request and a second credit threshold corresponding to the second memory access request. The arbiter circuit is configured to arbitrate access to the data path by the first memory access request and the second memory access request based on the first credit threshold and the second credit threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew David PIERSON, Kai CHIRCA, Daniel WU
  • Publication number: 20220283942
    Abstract: A device includes a data path, a first interface connected to the data path and configured to receive a request from a processor package to write a data value to a memory address, and a controller connected to the data path and configured to receive the request to write the data value to the memory address and to calculate a Hamming code of the data value. The controller is configured to transmit the data value and the Hamming code on the data path. The device includes an external memory interleave connected to the data path. The external memory interleave is configured to receive the data value and calculate a test Hamming code of the data value and to determine whether to send the data value to an external memory interface to be written to the memory address based on a comparison of the Hamming code and the test Hamming code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Kai CHIRCA, Daniel WU, Matthew David PIERSON
  • Patent number: 11429526
    Abstract: A device includes a data path, a first interface configured to receive a first memory access request from a first peripheral device, and a second interface configured to receive a second memory access request from a second peripheral device. The device further includes an arbiter circuit configured to determine a first destination device connected to the data path and associated with the first memory access request and a first credit threshold corresponding to the first memory access request. The arbiter circuit is further configured to determine a second destination device connected to the data path and associated with the second memory access request and a second credit threshold corresponding to the second memory access request. The arbiter circuit is configured to arbitrate access to the data path by the first memory access request and the second memory access request based on the first credit threshold and the second credit threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Matthew David Pierson, Kai Chirca, Daniel Wu
  • Publication number: 20220269607
    Abstract: A device includes an interconnect and a plurality of devices connected to the interconnect. The plurality of devices includes a first interface connected to the interconnect and a second interface connected to the interconnect. The plurality of devices further includes a first memory bank connected to the interconnect and a second memory bank connected to the interconnect. The plurality of devices further includes an external memory interface connected to the interconnect and a controller configured to establish virtual channels among the plurality of devices connected to the interconnect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Kai CHIRCA, Matthew David PIERSON, Timothy David ANDERSON, Joseph ZBICIAK
  • Patent number: 11422938
    Abstract: A system includes a multi-core shared memory controller (MSMC). The MSMC includes a snoop filter bank, a cache tag bank, and a memory bank. The cache tag bank is connected to both the snoop filter bank and the memory bank. The MSMC further includes a first coherent slave interface connected to a data path that is connected to the snoop filter bank. The MSMC further includes a second coherent slave interface connected to the data path that is connected to the snoop filter bank. The MSMC further includes an external memory master interface connected to the cache tag bank and the memory bank. The system further includes a first processor package connected to the first coherent slave interface and a second processor package connected to the second coherent slave interface. The system further includes an external memory device connected to the external memory master interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Matthew David Pierson, Kai Chirca, Timothy David Anderson
  • Publication number: 20220229779
    Abstract: A device includes a memory bank. The memory bank includes data portions of a first way group. The data portions of the first way group include a data portion of a first way of the first way group and a data portion of a second way of the first way group. The memory bank further includes data portions of a second way group. The device further includes a configuration register and a controller configured to individually allocate, based on one or more settings in the configuration register, the first way and the second way to one of an addressable memory space and a data cache.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Kai CHIRCA, Matthew David PIERSON
  • Patent number: 11378357
    Abstract: A target dot sight includes a target illumination sensor that senses the amount of illumination at a target, rather than merely sensing the ambient sight of the entire operating environment. Then, based on the sensed target illumination, the target dot sight may automatically compensate for the brightness of the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SIG SAUER, INC.
    Inventors: John P. Nichols, David Pierson