Patents by Inventor John Tran

John Tran 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: 12141082
    Abstract: A parallel processing unit comprises a plurality of processors each being coupled to a memory access hardware circuitry. Each memory access hardware circuitry is configured to receive, from the coupled processor, a memory access request specifying a coordinate of a multidimensional data structure, wherein the memory access hardware circuit is one of a plurality of memory access circuitry each coupled to a respective one of the processors; and, in response to the memory access request, translate the coordinate of the multidimensional data structure into plural memory addresses for the multidimensional data structure and using the plural memory addresses, asynchronously transfer at least a portion of the multidimensional data structure for processing by at least the coupled processor. The memory locations may be in the shared memory of the coupled processor and/or an external memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: NVIDIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alexander L. Minkin, Alan Kaatz, Oliver Giroux, Jack Choquette, Shirish Gadre, Manan Patel, John Tran, Ronny Krashinsky, Jeff Schottmiller
  • Publication number: 20240248718
    Abstract: A method, computer readable medium, and processor are described herein for inline data inspection by using a decoder to decode a load instruction, including a signal to cause a circuit in a processor to indicate whether data loaded by a load instruction exceeds a threshold value. Moreover, an indication of whether data loaded by a load instruction exceeds a threshold value may be stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Pool, Andrew Kerr, John Tran, Ming Y. Siu, Stuart Oberman
  • Patent number: 11977888
    Abstract: A method, computer readable medium, and processor are described herein for inline data inspection by using a decoder to decode a load instruction, including a signal to cause a circuit in a processor to indicate whether data loaded by a load instruction exceeds a threshold value. Moreover, an indication of whether data loaded by a load instruction exceeds a threshold value may be stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Pool, Andrew Kerr, John Tran, Ming Y. Siu, Stuart Oberman
  • Publication number: 20230289304
    Abstract: A parallel processing unit comprises a plurality of processors each being coupled to a memory access hardware circuitry. Each memory access hardware circuitry is configured to receive, from the coupled processor, a memory access request specifying a coordinate of a multidimensional data structure, wherein the memory access hardware circuit is one of a plurality of memory access circuitry each coupled to a respective one of the processors; and, in response to the memory access request, translate the coordinate of the multidimensional data structure into plural memory addresses for the multidimensional data structure and using the plural memory addresses, asynchronously transfer at least a portion of the multidimensional data structure for processing by at least the coupled processor. The memory locations may be in the shared memory of the coupled processor and/or an external memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander L. Minkin, Alan Kaatz, Oliver Giroux, Jack Choquette, Shirish Gadre, Manan Patel, John Tran, Ronny Krashinsky, Jeff Schottmiller
  • Publication number: 20230289292
    Abstract: A parallel processing unit comprises a plurality of processors each being coupled to a memory access hardware circuitry. Each memory access hardware circuitry is configured to receive, from the coupled processor, a memory access request specifying a coordinate of a multidimensional data structure, wherein the memory access hardware circuit is one of a plurality of memory access circuitry each coupled to a respective one of the processors; and, in response to the memory access request, translate the coordinate of the multidimensional data structure into plural memory addresses for the multidimensional data structure and using the plural memory addresses, asynchronously transfer at least a portion of the multidimensional data structure for processing by at least the coupled processor. The memory locations may be in the shared memory of the coupled processor and/or an external memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander L. Minkin, Alan Kaatz, Olivier Giroux, Jack Choquette, Shirish Gadre, Manan Patel, John Tran, Ronny Krashinsky, Jeff Schottmiller
  • Patent number: 11716317
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a processor and a memory. The electronic component has a secure platform capable of storing at least one dual key pair and a corresponding digital signature. There is also a system including a host machine and an electronic component capable of being operated by the host machine. The electronic component has a processor, a memory, and a secure platform capable of storing at least one dual key pair and a corresponding digital signature. Another aspect describes a method, which includes reading a public key from an electronic component by a host machine, verifying the public key against a stored key in the host machine, digitally signing data using a private key from the electronic component, verifying the signed data against the stored key, and using the electronic component by the host machine only if the signed data and the public key are verified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Sean Newton, John Tran, David Tamagno
  • Publication number: 20230221957
    Abstract: A method, computer readable medium, and processor are described herein for inline data inspection by using a decoder to decode a load instruction, including a signal to cause a circuit in a processor to indicate whether data loaded by a load instruction exceeds a threshold value. Moreover, an indication of whether data loaded by a load instruction exceeds a threshold value may be stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Pool, Andrew Kerr, John Tran, Ming Y. Siu, Stuart Oberman
  • Publication number: 20230182290
    Abstract: A mobile robotic device includes a mobile base and a mast fixed relative to the mobile base. The mast includes a carved-out portion. The mobile robotic device further includes a three-dimensional (3D) lidar sensor mounted in the carved-out portion of the mast and fixed relative to the mast such that a vertical field of view of the 3D lidar sensor is angled downward toward an area in front of the mobile robotic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Justine Rembisz, John Tran, Vincent Nabat, Elmar Mair
  • Patent number: 11609761
    Abstract: A method, computer readable medium, and processor are described herein for inline data inspection by using a decoder to decode a load instruction, including a signal to cause a circuit in a processor to indicate whether data loaded by a load instruction exceeds a threshold value. Moreover, an indication of whether data loaded by a load instruction exceeds a threshold value may be stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: NVIDIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Pool, Andrew Kerr, John Tran, Ming Y. Siu, Stuart Oberman
  • Patent number: 11607804
    Abstract: A mobile robotic device includes a mobile base and a mast fixed relative to the mobile base. The mast includes a carved-out portion. The mobile robotic device further includes a three-dimensional (3D) lidar sensor mounted in the carved-out portion of the mast and fixed relative to the mast such that a vertical field of view of the 3D lidar sensor is angled downward toward an are in front of the mobile robotic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: X Development LLC
    Inventors: Justine Rembisz, John Tran, Vincent Nabat, Elmar Mair
  • Publication number: 20220359063
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for subject-specific two-dimensional modeling of a subject's vasculature may comprise: receiving a subject-specific three-dimensional model of the subject's vasculature, wherein the subject-specific three-dimensional model includes one or more centerlines; determining a two-dimensional viewing plane; determining a projection of the one or more centerlines of the subject-specific three-dimensional model onto the two-dimensional viewing plane; generating one or more models around the one or more centerlines; and generating a two-dimensional image depicting the one or more models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Rhea TOMBROPOULOS, Gregory R. HART, Kathy YUEN, Joshua CALLEBAUT, John TRAN, Jonathan TANG, Nrupesh PATEL
  • Patent number: 11392829
    Abstract: Approaches in accordance with various embodiments provide for the processing of sparse matrices for mathematical and programmatic operations. In particular, various embodiments enforce sparsity constraints for performing sparse matrix multiply-add instruction (MMA) operations. Deep neural networks can exhibit significant sparsity in the data used in operations, both in the activations and weights. The computational load can be reduced by excluding zero-valued data elements. A sparsity constraint is applied across all submatrices of a sparse matrix, providing fine-grained structured sparsity that is evenly distributed across the matrix. The matrix may then be compressed since a minimum number of elements of the matrix are known to have zero value. Matrix operations are then performed using these matrices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff Pool, Ganesh Venkatesh, Jorge Albericio Latorre, Jack Choquette, Ronny Krashinsky, John Tran, Feng Xie, Ming Y. Siu, Manan Patel
  • Publication number: 20210218730
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a processor and a memory. The electronic component has a secure platform capable of storing at least one dual key pair and a corresponding digital signature. There is also a system including a host machine and an electronic component capable of being operated by the host machine. The electronic component has a processor, a memory, and a secure platform capable of storing at least one dual key pair and a corresponding digital signature. Another aspect describes a method, which includes reading a public key from an electronic component by a host machine, verifying the public key against a stored key in the host machine, digitally signing data using a private key from the electronic component, verifying the signed data against the stored key, and using the electronic component by the host machine only if the signed data and the public key are verified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Sean Newton, John Tran, David Tamagno
  • Patent number: 10979417
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a processor and a memory. The electronic component has a secure platform capable of storing at least one dual key pair and a corresponding digital signature. There is also a system including a host machine and an electronic component capable of being operated by the host machine. The electronic component has a processor, a memory, and a secure platform capable of storing at least one dual key pair and a corresponding digital signature. Another aspect describes a method, which includes reading a public key from an electronic component by a host machine, verifying the public key against a stored key in the host machine, digitally signing data using a private key from the electronic component, verifying the signed data against the stored key, and using the electronic component by the host machine only if the signed data and the public key are verified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Sean Newton, John Tran, David Tamagno
  • Publication number: 20210103433
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques are presented to compile code. In at least one embodiment, one or more compilers are to compile one or more compiled portions of code with one or more intermediate representations of one or more portions of code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew Kerr, Mike Murphy, Mostafa Hagog, Julien Demouth, John Tran
  • Publication number: 20200376656
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a mobile robotic device includes a mobile base and a mounting column fixed to the mobile base. The robotic device further includes a seven-degree-of-freedom (7DOF) robotic arm, including a rotatable joint that enables rotation of the 7DOF robotic arm relative to the mounting column. The robotic device additionally includes a perception housing comprising at least one sensor, where the mounting column, the rotatable joint of the 7DOF arm, and the perception housing are arranged in a stacked tower such that the rotatable joint of the 7DOF arm is above the mounting column and below the perception housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Ben Berkowitz, Justine Rembisz, Vincent Nabat, Joshua Seal, Gregory Katz, Chris Jones, Nicholas Foster, Christopher Morey, John Tran, Marc Strauss, Philip Mullins, Jonathan Souliere, Sarah Bates, Matthew Day, Robert Wilson, Mario Prats
  • Publication number: 20200376689
    Abstract: A mobile robotic device includes a mobile base and a mast fixed relative to the mobile base. The mast includes a carved-out portion. The mobile robotic device further includes a three-dimensional (3D) lidar sensor mounted in the carved-out portion of the mast and fixed relative to the mast such that a vertical field of view of the 3D lidar sensor is angled downward toward an are in front of the mobile robotic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Justine Rembisz, John Tran, Vincent Nabat, Elmar Mair
  • Patent number: 10712047
    Abstract: A heating system retrofitted to be operable through multiple heat stages at a constant fuel-air mixture includes a tube heat exchanger having a plurality of burners, a combustion air blower (CAB) having an exhaust vent connected with the plurality of burners, the CAB operable at a first speed and a second speed, a first valve connecting a fuel source to a first subset of the plurality of burners, and a second valve connecting a fuel source to a second subset of the plurality of burners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Perez, Steven Schneider, Bryan Smith, John Tran
  • Publication number: 20200125363
    Abstract: A method, computer readable medium, and processor are described herein for inline data inspection by using a decoder to decode a load instruction, including a signal to cause a circuit in a processor to indicate whether data loaded by a load instruction exceeds a threshold value. Moreover, an indication of whether data loaded by a load instruction exceeds a threshold value may be stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Pool, Andrew Kerr, John Tran, Ming Y. Siu, Stuart Oberman
  • Patent number: D912116
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: X Development LLC
    Inventors: John Tran, Matthew Day