Patents by Inventor Joseph F. Ryan

Joseph F. Ryan 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: 11948781
    Abstract: A processing system may include a plasma chamber operable to generate a plasma, and an extraction assembly, arranged along a side of the plasma chamber. The extraction assembly may include an extraction plate including an extraction aperture, the extraction plate having a non-planar shape, and generating an extracted ion beam at a high angle of incidence with respect to a perpendicular to a plane of a substrate, when the plane of the substrate is arranged parallel to the side of the plasma chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Campbell, Costel Biloiu, Peter F. Kurunczi, Jay R. Wallace, Kevin M. Daniels, Kevin T. Ryan, Minab B. Teferi, Frank Sinclair, Joseph C. Olson
  • Patent number: 9406313
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting a microphone sampling rate, the apparatus including an input to receive an audio signal from a microphone and a front-end processing module. The front-end processing module is to generate a plurality of frames from the audio signal received by the microphone, determine a noise profile using the plurality of frames, and adjust a sampling rate of the microphone based on the determined noise profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph F. Ryan, James W. Tschanz, Willem M. Beltman
  • Patent number: 9178518
    Abstract: A sub-VT FPGA uses a low swing, dual-VDD interconnect scheme to reduce FPGA area per LUT, delay at a constant energy, and energy at a constant delay relative to a conventional design at low voltage. These improvements are made possible by a custom asynchronous sense amp, a separated voltage for memory cells, and an improved passgate interconnect to optimize routing delay with low energy overhead. This sub-threshold FPGA design enables energy efficient and cost effective configurable logic for a wide variety of ULP applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: Benton H. Calhoun, Joseph F. Ryan
  • Publication number: 20150269954
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting a microphone sampling rate, the apparatus including an input to receive an audio signal from a microphone and a front-end processing module. The front-end processing module is to generate a plurality of frames from the audio signal received by the microphone, determine a noise profile using the plurality of frames, and adjust a sampling rate of the microphone based on the determined noise profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Joseph F. Ryan, James W. Tschanz, Willem M. Beltman
  • Publication number: 20130009667
    Abstract: A sub-VT FPGA uses a low swing, dual-VDD interconnect scheme to reduce FPGA area per LUT, delay at a constant energy, and energy at a constant delay relative to a conventional design at low voltage. These improvements are made possible by a custom asynchronous sense amp, a separated voltage for memory cells, and an improved passgate interconnect to optimize routing delay with low energy overhead. This sub-threshold FPGA design enables energy efficient and cost effective configurable logic for a wide variety of ULP applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Benton H. Calhoun, Joseph F. Ryan
  • Patent number: 8227692
    Abstract: A system for enclosing an instrument, module or other assembly in an explosion-proof housing. The system includes an upper housing portion that includes a first threaded portion and, optionally, a transparent window portion; a lower housing portion that has a second threaded portion that is structured and arranged to cooperate with the first threaded portion to provide a tight, air- and water-tight fit; and an inner mounting assembly for supporting an instrument, module, electrical circuit, electrical device, display device, or other assembly. In pertinent part, the lower housing portion includes integrated bosses that provide horizontal surfaces for supporting the inner mounting assembly and for releasably attaching the inner mounting assembly to the lower housing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Precision Digital Corporation
    Inventors: Erik Dahlgren, Scott M. Ewen, Joseph F. Ryan, Jose Umana
  • Publication number: 20100258331
    Abstract: A system for enclosing an instrument, module or other assembly in an explosion-proof housing. The system includes an upper housing portion that includes a first threaded portion and, optionally, a transparent window portion; a lower housing portion that has a second threaded portion that is structured and arranged to cooperate with the first threaded portion to provide a tight, air- and water-tight fit; and an inner mounting assembly for supporting an instrument, module, electrical circuit, electrical device, display device, or other assembly. In pertinent part, the lower housing portion includes integrated bosses that provide horizontal surfaces for supporting the inner mounting assembly and for releasably attaching the inner mounting assembly to the lower housing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: PRECISION DIGITAL CORAPORATION
    Inventors: Erik Dahlgren, Scott M. Ewen, Joseph F. Ryan, Jose Umana