Patents by Inventor David E. Smith

David E. Smith 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: 20250242705
    Abstract: A dual dynamic wireless charging system for battery-dominant vehicles is provided, including for example battery electric vehicles (BEVs), fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), and hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs). The dynamic wireless charging system includes a transmitter coil installed on a transmitter vehicle, the transmitter coil being inductively coupled to a receiver coil installed on a receiver vehicle. Power transfer is achieved wirelessly while both vehicles are in motion, such that the receiver vehicle does not come off-mission. The transmitter vehicle and the receiver vehicle can travel in a side-by-side configuration, being parallel to each other in adjacent lanes. In other embodiments, a lead-and-follow configuration is used in place of a side-by-side configuration. Vehicle-to-vehicle communications ensure rapid adjustments to speed and trajectory, allowing seamless alignment despite variations in roadway conditions and traffic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: Vivek Anand Sujan, Burak Ozpineci, Omer Caglar Onar, David E. Smith
  • Patent number: 12360843
    Abstract: Techniques for accessing memory by a memory controller, comprising receiving, by the memory controller, a memory management command to perform a memory management operation at a virtual memory address, translating the virtual memory address to a physical memory address, wherein the physical memory address comprises an address within a cache memory, and outputting an instruction to the cache memory based on the memory management command and the physical memory address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kai Chirca, Timothy David Anderson, Joseph Zbiciak, David E. Smith, Matthew David Pierson
  • Publication number: 20250147765
    Abstract: A method of branch prediction includes determining that a processor is to execute at least a portion of a first set of instructions. An address associated with a sequentially first instruction of the first set of instruction is determined, and a branch prediction index is determined based on the address and a branch history. A table is queried based on the branch prediction index to determine a predicted exit point of the first set of instructions. The processor fetches a subset of the first set of instructions based on the predicted exit point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Kai Chirca, Timothy D. Anderson, David E. Smith, JR., Paul D. Gauvreau
  • Publication number: 20250094044
    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: November 27, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Kai Chirca, Matthew David Pierson, David E. Smith, Timothy David Anderson
  • Patent number: 12197917
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes fetching a fetch-packet containing a first hyper-block from a first address of a memory. The fetch-packet contains a bitwise distance from an entry point of the first hyper-block to a predicted exit point. A first branch instruction of the first hyper-block is executed that corresponds to a first exit point. The first branch instruction includes an address corresponding to an entry point of a second hyper-block. Responsive to executing the first branch instruction, a bitwise distance from the entry point of the first hyper-block to the first exit point is stored. A program counter is moved from the first exit point of the first hyper-block to the entry point of the second hyper-block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Kai Chirca, Timothy D. Anderson, David E. Smith, Jr., Paul D. Gauvreau
  • Patent number: 12159030
    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: September 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kai Chirca, Matthew David Pierson, David E. Smith, Timothy David Anderson
  • Publication number: 20240092192
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a traction inverter and an electric motor operable to provide motive power for the vehicle based on electrical power received wirelessly from a modular power system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Vivek A. Sujan, David E. Smith, Richard W. Davies
  • 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
  • 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: 11577581
    Abstract: A climate control system for vehicles includes an internal combustion engine that may be coupled to selectively power a first motor generator, and an air conditioning compressor that may be selectively powered by one or both of the first motor generator and a second motor generator, or by the internal combustion engine. The system may include a rechargeable battery, and a vehicle controller having a vehicle state circuit structured to determine a vehicle operating condition value and a state-of-charge value of the rechargeable battery, and a coupling determination circuit structured to provide an internal combustion engine-first motor generator coupling command in response to the vehicle operating condition value and the state-of-charge value. In response to the internal combustion engine-first motor generator coupling command being provided as coupled, the internal combustion engine may power the first motor generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Mahesh Madurai Kumar, Gary L. Parker, Subbarao Varigonda, Joseph E. Paquette, Benjamin David Padgett, William Brent Fields, Praveen Chitradurga Muralidhar, Vivek Anand Sujan, Dean Deter, David E. Smith
  • Publication number: 20220326954
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes fetching a fetch-packet containing a first hyper-block from a first address of a memory, the fetch-packet containing a bitwise distance from an entry point of the first hyper-block to a predicted exit point; executing a first branch instruction of the first hyper-block, wherein the first branch instruction corresponds to a first exit point, and wherein the first branch instruction includes an address corresponding to an entry point of a second hyper-block; storing, responsive to executing the first branch instruction, a bitwise distance from the entry point of the first hyper-block to the first exit point; and moving a program counter from the first exit point of the first hyper-block to the entry point of the second hyper-block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Kai Chirca, Timothy D. Anderson, David E. Smith, JR., Paul D. Gauvreau
  • Patent number: 11372646
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes fetching a fetch-packet containing a first hyper-block from a first address of a memory. The fetch-packet contains a bitwise distance from an entry point of the first hyper-block to a predicted exit point. The method further includes executing a first branch instruction of the first hyper-block. The first branch instruction corresponds to a first exit point. The first branch instruction includes an address corresponding to an entry point of a second hyper-block. The method also includes storing, responsive to executing the first branch instruction, a bitwise distance from the entry point of the first hyper-block to the first exit point. The method further includes moving a program counter from the first exit point of the first hyper-block to the entry point of the second hyper-block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Kai Chirca, Timothy D. Anderson, David E. Smith, Jr., Paul D. Gauvreau
  • Publication number: 20220156192
    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: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Kai Chirca, Matthew David Pierson, David E. Smith, Timothy David Anderson
  • Patent number: 11237968
    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: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kai Chirca, Matthew David Pierson, David E. Smith, Timothy David Anderson
  • Publication number: 20210326260
    Abstract: Techniques for accessing memory by a memory controller, comprising receiving, by the memory controller, a memory management command to perform a memory management operation at a virtual memory address, translating the virtual memory address to a physical memory address, wherein the physical memory address comprises an address within a cache memory, and outputting an instruction to the cache memory based on the memory management command and the physical memory address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Kai CHIRCA, Timothy David ANDERSON, Joseph ZBICIAK, David E. SMITH, Matthew David PIERSON
  • Patent number: 11086778
    Abstract: Techniques for accessing memory by a memory controller, comprising receiving, by the memory controller, a memory management command to perform a memory management operation at a virtual memory address, translating the virtual memory address to a physical memory address, wherein the physical memory address comprises an address within a cache memory, and outputting an instruction to the cache memory based on the memory management command and the physical memory address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kai Chirca, Timothy David Anderson, Joseph Zbiciak, David E. Smith, Matthew David Pierson
  • Publication number: 20210210951
    Abstract: A power device protection system comprising a front-end monitoring device to acquire electrical operation data at an input side of a power supply circuit, a controller to receive the electrical operation data from the front-end monitoring device, wherein the controller determines an electrical parameter of the power supply circuit based on the electrical operation data and a load at the output side of the power supply circuit, and wherein the controller compares the determined electrical parameter of the power supply circuit and a threshold value associated with a defined operating condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventor: David E. SMITH
  • Publication number: 20210206110
    Abstract: A system to identify an AC mains connection state of a power device comprising a monitoring device connected to a plurality of different AC mains power inputs of the power device, wherein the monitoring device monitors an electrical parameter at the respective AC mains power inputs; and a controller to monitor a difference between electrical parameter values at the plurality of AC mains power inputs, wherein the controller determines a connection state of the power device from the difference between the electrical parameter values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventor: David E. SMITH
  • Publication number: 20210203176
    Abstract: A power control system enables an electrical apparatus to intermittently operate at power levels which exceed an available facility power. The power control system draws a sufficiently high current from a power source (e.g., mains supply) to supply power to components of the apparatus that generate a continuous below-threshold load, while at the same time, supplying a charge current for a battery module. The power control system can operate to use the battery module to supply power to components of the apparatus that draw excess power when the electrical apparatus operates at an above-threshold power level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Arthur H. BARNES, David E. SMITH, William WINTERS
  • Publication number: 20210197484
    Abstract: A method for fabricating three dimensional objects herein can include calibrating a system to detect a temperature component and a current component by operating a heating source with at least two different calibration voltages and monitoring a color temperature of the heating source and an optical power of the heating source at each of the at least two different calibration voltages. The method can also include performing a three dimensional printing operation while applying a fabrication voltage to the heating source and monitoring the fabrication voltage and a current of the heating source during the three dimensional printing operation. Furthermore, the method can include adjusting the fabrication voltage of the heating source in response to a change in a resistance of the heating source or a characteristic of the three dimensional object, wherein the fabrication voltage is adjusted based at least on the temperature component and the current component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: David E. SMITH, Arthur H. BARNES