Patents by Inventor Kevin P. Pipe

Kevin P. Pipe 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).

  • Method and apparatus for characterization of devices and circuits
    Patent number: 6921195
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing characterization of devices is presented. The characteristic of the device are determined by obtaining a first temperature measurement in a first location of a device, obtaining a second temperature measurement, computing the difference between the temperature measurements and, using the temperatures and/or the temperature difference, a characteristic of the device is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kevin P. Pipe, Rajeev J. Ram
  • Method and apparatus for characterization of devices and circuits
    Publication number: 20030152132
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing characterization of devices is presented. The characteristic of the device are determined by obtaining a first temperature measurement in a first location of a device, obtaining a second temperature measurement, computing the difference between the temperature measurements and, using the temperatures and/or the temperature difference, a characteristic of the device is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: Kevin P. Pipe, Rajeev J. Ram