Patents by Inventor Jeff Herman
Jeff Herman 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).
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Publication number: 20240122670Abstract: The various inventions relate to robotic surgical devices, consoles for operating such surgical devices, operating theaters in which the various devices can be used, insertion systems for inserting and using the surgical devices, and related methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Shane Farritor, Jeff Shasho, Nishant Kumar, Mateusz Szczesiak, Jason Herman, Chris Santoro
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Patent number: 8862924Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for power control in a processor. The apparatus comprises a plurality of operational units arranged as a group of operational units. A power consumption monitor determines when cumulative power consumption of the group of operational units exceeds a threshold (e.g., either or both of the cumulative power threshold and the cumulative power rate threshold) during a time interval, after which a filter for issuing instructions to the group of operational units suspends instruction issuance to the group of operational units for the remainder of the time interval. The method comprises monitoring cumulative power consumption by a group of operational units within a processor over a time interval. If the cumulative power consumption of the group of operational units exceeds the threshold, instruction issuance to the group of operational units is suspended for the remainder of the time interval.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Inventors: Brian D. Emberling, Stephen D. Presant, Seth Hendrickson, Krishna Sitaraman, Ali Ibrahim, Jeff Herman
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Patent number: 8724674Abstract: A device may generate a clock signal using spread-spectrum clocking. The spread-spectrum clocking may modulate a frequency of the clock signal to produce a plurality of frequencies for the clock signal during a modulation cycle. The device may receive an instruction to disable the spread-spectrum clocking, and may disable the spread spectrum clocking at the end of the modulation cycle.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignees: ATI Technologies ULC, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Inventors: Michael R. Foxcroft, Shirley Pui Shan Lam, George A. W. Guthrie, Alexander Shternshain, Mihir Doctor, Krishna Sitaraman, Jeff Herman
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Publication number: 20140029646Abstract: A device may generate a clock signal using spread-spectrum clocking. The spread-spectrum clocking may modulate a frequency of the clock signal to produce a plurality of frequencies for the clock signal during a modulation cycle. The device may receive an instruction to disable the spread-spectrum clocking, and may disable the spread spectrum clocking at the end of the modulation cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicants: ATI TECHNOLOGIES ULC, ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.Inventors: Michael R. FOXCROFT, Shirley Pui Shan LAM, George A.W. GUTHRIE, Alexander SHTERNSHAIN, Mihir DOCTOR, Krishna SITARAMAN, Jeff HERMAN
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Publication number: 20130124900Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for power control in a processor. The apparatus comprises a plurality of operational units arranged as a group of operational units. A power consumption monitor determines when cumulative power consumption of the group of operational units exceeds a threshold (e.g., either or both of the cumulative power threshold and the cumulative power rate threshold) during a time interval, after which a filter for issuing instructions to the group of operational units suspends instruction issuance to the group of operational units for the remainder of the time interval. The method comprises monitoring cumulative power consumption by a group of operational units within a processor over a time interval. If the cumulative power consumption of the group of operational units exceeds the threshold, instruction issuance to the group of operational units is suspended for the remainder of the time interval.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2011Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.Inventors: Brian D. Emberling, Stephen D. Presant, Seth Hendrickson, Krishna Sitaraman, Ali Ibrahim, Jeff Herman
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Patent number: 7207356Abstract: A through-air dryer (TAD) fabric formed by interweaving of a warp yarn system with a weft yarn system. The TAD fabric has a paper side with a contact area between 20% and 30%. The warp yarn system includes flat warp yarns and/or the weft yarn system includes flat weft yarns which have not been subjected to a sanding process after weaving of the fabric and which have an aspect ratio of 1.15:1 to 1.35:1.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2005Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Assignee: Voith Paper Patent GmbHInventors: Sanjay Patel, Jeff Herman
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Publication number: 20060003655Abstract: A through-air dryer (TAD) fabric formed by interweaving of a warp yarn system with a weft yarn system. The TAD fabric has a paper side with a contact area between 20% and 30%. The warp yarn system includes flat warp yarns and/or the weft yarn system includes flat weft yarns which have not been subjected to a sanding process after weaving of the fabric and which have an aspect ratio of 1.15:1 to 1.35:1.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2005Publication date: January 5, 2006Inventors: Sanjay Patel, Jeff Herman
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Patent number: 6039838Abstract: An improved absorbent consumer paper product is made on an improved drying fabric that forms an aesthetically pleasing and functionally superior pattern on the paper web before creping. The drying fabric is characterized by a plurality of shute threads extending substantially parallel to each other in a cross-direction of the drying fabric; and a plurality of warp threads extending substantially parallel to each other in a machine direction of the drying fabric. The shute and warp threads are woven together so as to define a number of relatively long warp knuckles at locations where one of said warp threads crosses over at least four of the shute threads.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 1995Date of Patent: March 21, 2000Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Kaufman, Jeff Herman
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Patent number: 5925217Abstract: An improved absorbent consumer paper product such as toilet tissue involves drying fabric that forms an aesthetically pleasing and functionally superior pattern on the paper web before creping. The drying fabric is characterized by a plurality of shute threads extending substantially parallel to each other in a cross-direction of the drying fabric; and a plurality of warp threads extending substantially parallel to each other in a machine direction of the drying fabric. The shute and warp threads are woven together so as to define a number of relatively long warp knuckles at locations where one of said warp threads crosses over at least four of the shute threads.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 1995Date of Patent: July 20, 1999Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Tissue CompanyInventors: Kenneth Kaufman, Jeff Herman
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Patent number: 5832962Abstract: A papermaking fabric, particularly useful as a throughdrying fabric, which has shute and warp threads woven together to define a top surface plane on the sheet side containing only a number of relatively long warp knuckles at locations where one of the warp threads crosses over at least four of the shute threads. The long warp knuckles are positioned in a shed pattern to form (a) a first axis of bulky ridges that are defined by long warp knuckles positioned next to each other on adjacent warp threads, the first axis being disposed at a first angle with respect to the cross-direction of the drying fabric that is substantially between 68 and 90 degrees; and (b) a second axis formed by each of the long warp knuckles with other, overlapping long warp knuckles on nearby, but not immediately adjacent, warp threads, the second axis forming a second angle with respect to the cross-direction of the drying fabric of less than about 28 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 1995Date of Patent: November 10, 1998Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Kaufman, Jeff Herman