Patents by Inventor José De Oliva

José De Oliva 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: 10866867
    Abstract: A method of error correction in a nonvolatile flash memory of NAND type, the memory including a first and a second, identical, copies of software to be loaded, a page of a block occupied by data of the first copy of the software being corrupted, and a page of a block occupied by data of the second copy of the software being corrupted, the method including: the replacement of the block occupied by the second copy of the software and including a corrupted page with the identical block occupied by the first copy of the software, making it possible to correct the second copy of the software; the re-execution of the boot loading program; the loading of the second copy of the software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Inventor: José De Oliva
  • Publication number: 20190171534
    Abstract: A method of error correction in a nonvolatile flash memory of NAND type, the memory including a first and a second, identical, copies of software to be loaded, a page of a block occupied by data of the first copy of the software being corrupted, and a page of a block occupied by data of the second copy of the software being corrupted, the method including: the replacement of the block occupied by the second copy of the software and including a corrupted page with the identical block occupied by the first copy of the software, making it possible to correct the second copy of the software; the re-execution of the boot loading program; the loading of the second copy of the software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventor: José De Oliva
  • Patent number: 9931630
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a capillary fluidic device comprising at least two inlets, a microfluidic channel and an outlet. The device allows for the autonomous and programmable sequential flow of the same or different fluids using capillary fluidics for autonomous pumping of liquids to other downstream fluidic structures. External pumping and valving systems are not required, thus reducing complexity and increasing portability of stand-alone microfluidic systems. Aspects of the present disclosure can be applied to other fluidic structures for performing analytical biological assays. The integration has at least one reaction chamber and at least one capillary pump. The device is integrated with at least one sensor for detection and quantification of the biological assay signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA DE SISTEMAS E COMPUTADORES PARA OS MICROSISTEMAS E AS NANOTECNOLOGIAS (INESC-MN)
    Inventors: Virginia Chu, Pedro José De Oliva Novo, João Pedro Estrela Rodrigues Conde, Francesca Volpetti
  • Publication number: 20150165435
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a capillary fluidic device comprising at least two inlets, a microfluidic channel and an outlet. The device allows for the autonomous and programmable sequential flow of the same or different fluids using capillary fluidics for autonomous pumping of liquids to other downstream fluidic structures. External pumping and valving systems are not required, thus reducing complexity and increasing portability of stand-alone microfluidic systems. Aspects of the present disclosure can be applied to other fluidic structures for performing analytical biological assays. The integration has at least one reaction chamber and at least one capillary pump. The device is integrated with at least one sensor for detection and quantification of the biological assay signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Virginia Chu, Pedro José De Oliva Novo, João Pedro Estrela Rodrigues Conde, Francesca Volpetti