Patents by Inventor Gerald Galan

Gerald Galan 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).

  • Electronic Entity Capable of Communicating With a Reader and Method Used Within Such an Electronic Entity
    Publication number: 20100207726
    Abstract: An electronic entity includes a processing circuit (210) capable of receiving a request from a reader and a position sensor (230) capable of measuring an orientation of the electronic entity and of delivering to the processing circuit (210) an item of information indicative of the measured orientation. The processing circuit (210) automatically transmits data to the reader in response to the request provided that the information indicates that the electronic entity is in an orientation included in a predetermined set of orientations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Sylvestre DENIS, Gerald GALAN
  • Phase shifted design verification routine
    Patent number: 5923566
    Abstract: A computer-implemented routine that verifies that an existing chip design can be converted to a PSM or reports localized design conflicts based solely on a knowledge of the specific design constraints applied in the targeted PSM design system and without a prior knowledge of specific layout configurations that will cause PSM design errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald Galan, Ioana C. Graur, Lars W. Liebmann