Patents by Inventor Gerald ALCORN

Gerald ALCORN 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).

  • Optimal timer array
    Patent number: 12761687
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for an optimal timer array using a single reference counter are presented. According to one aspect, timers of the timer array use the single reference counter to process different timed trigger requests. A count translation logic block translates counts corresponding to the requested timed triggers to target values of the reference counter. Register arrays that include the target values and active/inactive status flags of the timers are used to implement specific timers. Comparators are used to compare values of the reference counter to the target values to establish expiration of the requested timed triggers. A target translation logic block translates a current value of the reference counter to an offset value from the target values for monitoring by an external circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2026
    Assignee: pSemi Corporation
    Inventor: Gerald Alcorn
  • OPTIMAL TIMER ARRAY
    Publication number: 20250028352
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for an optimal timer array using a single reference counter are presented. According to one aspect, timers of the timer array use the single reference counter to process different timed trigger requests. A count translation logic block translates counts corresponding to the requested timed triggers to target values of the reference counter. Register arrays that include the target values and active/inactive status flags of the timers are used to implement specific timers. Comparators are used to compare values of the reference counter to the target values to establish expiration of the requested timed triggers. A target translation logic block translates a current value of the reference counter to an offset value from the target values for monitoring by an external circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventor: Gerald ALCORN
  • Optimal timer array
    Patent number: 12135576
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for an optimal timer array using a single reference counter are presented. According to one aspect, timers of the timer array use the single reference counter to process different timed trigger requests. A count translation logic block translates counts corresponding to the requested timed triggers to target values of the reference counter. Register arrays that include the target values and active/inactive status flags of the timers are used to implement specific timers. Comparators are used to compare values of the reference counter to the target values to establish expiration of the requested timed triggers. A target translation logic block translates a current value of the reference counter to an offset value from the target values for monitoring by an external circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: pSemi Corporation
    Inventor: Gerald Alcorn
  • OPTIMAL TIMER ARRAY
    Publication number: 20240019892
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for an optimal timer array using a single reference counter are presented. According to one aspect, timers of the timer array use the single reference counter to process different timed trigger requests. A count translation logic block translates counts corresponding to the requested timed triggers to target values of the reference counter. Register arrays that include the target values and active/inactive status flags of the timers are used to implement specific timers. Comparators are used to compare values of the reference counter to the target values to establish expiration of the requested timed triggers. A target translation logic block translates a current value of the reference counter to an offset value from the target values for monitoring by an external circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventor: Gerald ALCORN
  • Optimal timer array
    Patent number: 11768515
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for an optimal timer array using a single reference counter are presented. According to one aspect, timers of the timer array use the single reference counter to process different timed trigger requests. A count translation logic block translates counts corresponding to the requested timed triggers to target values of the reference counter. Register arrays that include the target values and active/inactive status flags of the timers are used to implement specific timers. Comparators are used to compare values of the reference counter to the target values to establish expiration of the requested timed triggers. A target translation logic block translates a current value of the reference counter to an offset value from the target values for monitoring by an external circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: pSemi Corporation
    Inventor: Gerald Alcorn
  • OPTIMAL TIMER ARRAY
    Publication number: 20220269303
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for an optimal timer array using a single reference counter are presented. According to one aspect, timers of the timer array use the single reference counter to process different timed trigger requests. A count translation logic block translates counts corresponding to the requested timed triggers to target values of the reference counter. Register arrays that include the target values and active/inactive status flags of the timers are used to implement specific timers. Comparators are used to compare values of the reference counter to the target values to establish expiration of the requested timed triggers. A target translation logic block translates a current value of the reference counter to an offset value from the target values for monitoring by an external circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventor: Gerald ALCORN