Patents by Inventor Mark A. Owens
Mark A. Owens 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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Patent number: 6781093Abstract: Electronic circuits such as IC packages, circuit boards, of flex circuits are singulated by laser cutting of adjoining laminated material. The laser beam has a wavelength of less than 400 nm, and either a minimum energy density of 100 J/cm2 or a minimum power density of 1GW/cm2. The method avoids the need for cleaning and intermediate handling, and there is a greatly improved throughput.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2002Date of Patent: August 24, 2004Assignee: Xsil Technology LimitedInventors: Peter Conlon, James Mahon, Adrian Boyle, Mark Owen
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System and method for reducing power consumption in a data processor having a clustered architecture
Patent number: 6772355Abstract: There is disclosed a data processor having a clustered architecture that comprises a plurality of clusters, an instruction cache and a power-down controller. Each of the clusters comprises an instruction execution pipeline having N processing stages. Each of the N processing stages is capable of performing at least one of a plurality of execution steps associated with instructions being executed by the clusters. The power-down controller monitors the instruction cache and each instruction execution pipeline to identify power-down conditions associated with the same and, in response to an identified power-down condition, at least one of: (i) bypasses performance of at least a portion of subsequent ones of the N processing stages associated with an executing instruction, (ii) powers down the instruction cache, and (iii) powers down the data processor.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2000Date of Patent: August 3, 2004Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.Inventors: Mark Owen Homewood, Anthony X. Jarvis -
Patent number: 6757175Abstract: A method and embedded bus bar structure are provided for implementing power distribution in an electronic system. A stiffener includes an embedded power bus bar structure for distributing power. The embedded power bus bar structure has a predefined pattern within a selected area of the stiffener. The selected area is separated from at least one predefined area. A printed circuit board is mounted to the stiffener and electrically connected to the embedded power bus bar structure. The embedded power bus bar structure can include multiple spaced apart power bus bars, enabling the power distribution of multiple voltage levels. The predefined pattern of the embedded power bus bar structure within the selected area of the stiffener is separated from each predefined site for a Land Grid Array (LGA).Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2003Date of Patent: June 29, 2004Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gerald Keith Bartley, Paul Eric Dahlen, Philip Raymond Germann, Andrew B. Maki, Mark Owen Maxson
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Patent number: 6745939Abstract: An automated banking machine (10) identifies and stores documents such as currency bills deposited by a user. The machine selectively recovers stored documents and dispenses them. The machine includes a central transport (70) wherein documents deposited in a stack are unstacked, oriented and identified. Such documents are then routed to storage areas in canisters (92, 94, 96, 98). Documents in the storage areas are selectively picked therefrom and delivered to a user. Each canister includes a memory (626) which holds information concerning the number and type of documents housed in the canister as well as other information concerning the hardware and software resident on the canister. The memory also includes data representative of individuals responsible for loading and transporting the canister. The machine conducts self-auditing activities to verify that the documents held in the storage areas correspond to the information stored in memory and indicate discrepancies.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2002Date of Patent: June 8, 2004Assignee: Diebold, IncorporatedInventors: Matthew Force, H. Thomas Graef, Robert Bowser, Jeffrey Eastman, Michael Harty, Andrew Junkins, Michael E. Lindroos, Mark Owens, Mike Ryan, Alan Looney, Roy Shirah
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Patent number: 6726097Abstract: An automated banking machine (10) identifies and stores documents such as currency bills deposited by a user. The machine then selectively recovers documents from storage and dispenses them to other users. The machine includes a central transport (70) wherein documents deposited in a stack are unstacked, oriented and identified. Such documents are then routed to storage areas in recycling canisters (92, 94, 96, 98). When a user subsequently requests a dispense, documents stored in the storage areas are selectively picked therefrom and delivered to the user through an input/output area (50) of the machine. The control system (30) for the machine includes a terminal processor (548). Identification devices identify the type and character of a document, and distinguish genuine documents, such as genuine currency bills, from unidentifiable or suspect documents.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2003Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: Diebold, IncorporatedInventors: H. Thomas Graef, William D. Beskitt, Damon J. Blackford, Dale Blackson, Robert Bowser, Keith A. Drescher, Jeffrey Eastman, Matthew Force, Sean Haney, Michael Harty, Dale Horan, Andrew Junkins, Edward L. Laskowski, Ashok Modi, Mark Owens, Mike Ryan, Bill Schadt, David Schultz, Mike Theriault, Mark D. Smith
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Patent number: 6697151Abstract: An inspection station (6) has a ring of 370 nm LEDs (24) for low-angle diffuse illumination of flux. This stimulates inherent fluorescent emission of the flux without the need for flux additives or pre-treatment. A CCD sensor (20) detects the emission. An image processor generates output data indicating flux volume according to a relationship between emission intensity and volume over the surface of the flux. Intensity non-uniformity indicates either height non-uniformity or hidden voids, both of which give rise to defects after application of solder paste and reflow. The inspection is particularly effective for pre solder application flux inspection.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2001Date of Patent: February 24, 2004Assignee: MV Research LimitedInventors: Mark Owen, Adrian Boyle, Peter Conlon
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Publication number: 20040020901Abstract: Electronic circuits such as IC packages, circuit boards, of flex circuits are singulated by laser cutting of adjoining laminated material. The laser beam has a wavelength of less than 400 nm, and either a minimum energy density of 100 J/cm2 or a minimum power density of 1GW/cm2. The method avoids the need for cleaning and intermediate handling, and there is a greatly improved throughput.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2002Publication date: February 5, 2004Inventors: Peter Conlon, James Mahon, Adrian Boyle, Mark Owen
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Publication number: 20030201318Abstract: An automated banking machine (10) identifies and stores documents such as currency bills deposited by a user. The machine then selectively recovers documents from storage and dispenses them to other users. The machine includes a central transport (70) wherein documents deposited in a stack are unstacked, oriented and identified. Such documents are then routed to storage areas in recycling canisters (92, 94, 96, 98). When a user subsequently requests a dispense, documents stored in the storage areas are selectively picked therefrom and delivered to the user through an input/output area (50) of the machine. The control system (30) for the machine includes a terminal processor (548). Identification devices identify the type and character of a document, and distinguish genuine documents, such as genuine currency bills, from unidentifiable or suspect documents.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2003Publication date: October 30, 2003Applicant: Diebold, IncorporatedInventors: H. Thomas Graef, William D. Beskitt, Damon J. Blackford, Dale Blackson, Robert Bowser, Keith A. Drescher, Jeffrey Eastman, Matthew Force, Sean Haney, Michael Harty, Dale Horan, Andrew Junkins, Edward L. Laskowski, Ashok Modi, Mark Owens, Mike Ryan, Bill Schadt, David Schultz, Mike Theriault, Mark D. Smith
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Publication number: 20030196936Abstract: An automated banking machine (10) identifies and stores documents such as currency bills deposited by a user. The machine then selectively recovers documents from storage and dispenses them to other users. The machine includes a central transport (70) wherein documents deposited in a stack are unstacked, oriented and identified. Such documents are then routed to storage areas in recycling canisters (92, 94, 96, 98). When a user subsequently requests a dispense, documents stored in the storage areas are selectively picked therefrom and delivered to the user through an input/output area (50) of the machine. The control system (30) for the machine includes a terminal processor (548). Identification devices identify the type and character of a document, and distinguish genuine documents, such as genuine currency bills, from unidentifiable or suspect documents.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2003Publication date: October 23, 2003Applicant: Diebold, IncorporatedInventors: H. Thomas Graef, William D. Beskitt, Damon J. Blackford, Dale Blackson, Robert Bowser, Keith A. Drescher, Jeffrey Eastman, Matthew Force, Sean Haney, Michael Harty, Dale Horan, Andrew Junkins, Edward L. Laskowski, Ashok Modi, Mark Owens, Mike Ryan, Bill Schadt, David Schultz, Mike Theriault, Mark D. Smith
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Patent number: 6607124Abstract: The invention relates to an automated transaction machine of the recycling currency type. The machine permits a merchant to both store and withdraw cash. The machine also permits a customer to withdraw cash. The automated transaction machine includes a chest portion and a top housing portion. The portions have a front side and a rear side. The rear side of the machine is primarily intended for use by the merchant. The front side of the machine is primarily intended for use by a customer. The merchant side of the chest portion includes an inlet opening for inserting cash and an outlet opening for dispensing cash. The customer side of the chest portion also includes an outlet opening for dispensing cash. The top housing portion includes a separate user interface on the merchant side and a separate user interface on the customer side.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2000Date of Patent: August 19, 2003Assignee: Diebold, IncorporatedInventors: Andrew Junkins, Nat Ramachandran, Mark Owens, Mark D. Smith, Sean Haney, Matthew Force, H. Thomas Graef, Elizabeth M. Herrera, Robert G. Miller
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Patent number: 6607081Abstract: An automated banking machine can identify and store documents such as currency bills received by a user. The machine can then selectively recover documents from storage and dispense them to other users. Identification devices can identify the type and character of a document, and distinguish genuine documents, such as genuine currency bills, from unidentifiable or suspect documents. Each received document can be judged as either acceptable or unacceptable. Output related to the judging can be presented to the user prior to a document leaving the machine. Subsequently, responsive to receiving user authorization to deposit the acceptable documents, the acceptable documents can be stored in the machine and the unacceptable documents returned to the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2001Date of Patent: August 19, 2003Assignee: Diebold, IncorporatedInventors: H. Thomas Graef, William D. Beskitt, Damon J. Blackford, Dale Blackson, Robert Bowser, Keith A. Drescher, Jeffrey Eastman, Matthew Force, Sean Haney, Michael Harty, Dale Horan, Andrew Junkins, Edward L. Laskowski, Ashok Modi, Mark Owens, Mike Ryan, Bill Schadt, David Schultz, Mike Theriault, Mark D. Smith
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Publication number: 20030121970Abstract: An automated banking machine (10) identifies and stores in storage areas documents such as currency bills deposited by a user. The machine selectively recovers such documents from storage areas and dispenses them. The machine includes a central transport (70) wherein documents deposited in a stack are unstacked, oriented and identified. Such documents are then routed to storage areas in canisters (92, 94, 96, 98). Documents in the storage areas are selectively picked therefrom and delivered to a user through an input/output area (50) of the machine. Each canister includes a memory (626) which holds information concerning the number and type of documents housed in the canister as well as other information concerning the hardware and software resident on the canister. The memory also includes data representative of individuals responsible for loading and transporting the canister.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2002Publication date: July 3, 2003Applicant: Diebold, IncorporatedInventors: Matthew Force, H. Thomas Graef, Robert Bowser, Jeffrey Eastman, Michael Harty, Andrew Junkins, Michael E. Lindroos, Mark Owens, Mike Ryan, Alan Looney, Roy Shirah
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Publication number: 20030115767Abstract: A template and methods of using the template to form an aperture in a planar member. The template comprises a thin material having a center aperture, written indicia on one side and an adhesive means on the other side. Other embodiments include at least one perforation means operatively formed at a predetermined distance from the center thereof, for allowing at least one portion of the template to be readily removed from the other portion. Further embodiments include a backing member operatively positioned in contact with the side of the template having the adhesive means for maintaining the effectiveness of the adhesive means until removal of the backing member from contact with the adhesive means.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2002Publication date: June 26, 2003Inventors: Robert James Wedekind, Mark Owen Jones, Graham Michael Rippel
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Patent number: 6557448Abstract: This invention relates to a method of delivering a water-based explosive by feeding a water-based explosive and a fluid non-explosive carrier into a tubular delivery member in order that the water-based explosive defines a plurality of bodies separated from each other by the carrier. The method further includes the step of feeding the bodies of water-based explosive separated by the carrier through the tubular delivery member to a point of delivery. The invention also relates to a system for delivering a water-based explosive especially to a system for carrying out the above method.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2001Date of Patent: May 6, 2003Assignee: Sasol Chemical Industries LimitedInventors: Mark Owen Delagey, Gary Ashley Austen, Derik Strydom
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Patent number: 6520408Abstract: An automated banking machine (10) identifies and stores in storage areas documents such as currency bills deposited by a user. The machine selectively recovers such documents from storage areas and dispenses them. The machine includes a central transport (70) wherein documents deposited in a stack are unstacked, oriented and identified. Such documents are then routed to storage areas in canisters (92, 94, 96, 98). Documents in the storage areas are selectively picked therefrom and delivered to a user through an input/output area (50) of the machine. Each canister includes a memory (626) which holds information concerning the number and type of documents housed in the canister as well as other information concerning the hardware and software resident on the canister. The memory also includes data representative of individuals responsible for loading and transporting the canister.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2000Date of Patent: February 18, 2003Assignee: Diebold, IncorporatedInventors: Matthew Force, H. Thomas Graef, Robert Bowser, Jeffrey Eastman, Michael Harty, Andrew Junkins, Michael E. Lindroos, Mark Owens, Mike Ryan, Alan Looney, Roy Shirah
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Publication number: 20020124163Abstract: There is disclosed a data processor having a clustered architecture that comprises a plurality of clusters and an interrupt and exception controller. Each of the clusters comprises an instruction execution pipeline having N processing stages. Each of the N processing stages is capable of performing at least one of a plurality of execution steps associated with instructions being executed by the clusters. The interrupt and exception controller operates to (i) detect an exception condition associated with one of the executing instructions, wherein this executing instruction issued at time t1, and (ii) generate an exception in response to the exception condition upon completed execution of earlier ones of the executing instructions, these earlier executing instructions issued at time preceding t0.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2000Publication date: September 5, 2002Inventors: Mark Owen Homewood, Anthony X. Jarvis, Alexander J. Starr
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Publication number: 20020114575Abstract: An optical taper is used to couple an optical fiber to the active area of an optical receiver,. The optical taper funnels light from the optical fiber through optical taper to the optical receiver and in this way facilitates alignment of the optical fiber.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2001Publication date: August 22, 2002Applicant: Zarlink Semiconductor ABInventor: Mark Owen
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Patent number: 6421904Abstract: A method for using a template to cut an aperture in a planar member at the point where a fixture is to be installed by positioning the template on the planar member and cutting the planar member about the edge of the template.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1997Date of Patent: July 23, 2002Assignee: Genlyte Thomas Group LLCInventors: Robert James Wedekind, Mark Owen Jones, Graham Michael Rippel
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Publication number: 20020087848Abstract: There is disclosed a data processor having a clustered architecture that comprises at least one branching cluster, at least one non-branching cluster and remote conditional branching control circuitry. Each of the clusters is capable of computing branch conditions, though only the branching cluster is operable to perform branch address computations. The remote conditional branching control circuitry, which is associated with each of the clusters, is operable in response to sensing a conditional branch instruction in a non-branching cluster to (i) cause the branching cluster to compute a branch address and a next program counter address,(ii) cause the non-branching cluster to compute a branch condition, and (iii) communicate the computed branch condition from the non-branching cluster to the branching cluster. The data processor then uses the computed branch condition to select one of the branch address or the next program counter address.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2000Publication date: July 4, 2002Inventors: Mark Owen Homewood, Gary L. Vondran, Geoffrey M. Brown, Paolo Faraboschi
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System and method for reducing power consumption in a data processor having a clustered architecture
Publication number: 20020087900Abstract: There is disclosed a data processor having a clustered architecture that comprises a plurality of clusters, an instruction cache and a power-down controller. Each of the clusters comprises an instruction execution pipeline having N processing stages. Each of the N processing stages is capable of performing at least one of a plurality of execution steps associated with instructions being executed by the clusters. The power-down controller monitors the instruction cache and each instruction execution pipeline to identify power-down conditions associated with the same and, in response to an identified power-down condition, at least one of: (i) bypasses performance of at least a portion of subsequent ones of the N processing stages associated with an executing instruction, (ii) powers down the instruction cache, and (iii) powers down the data processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2000Publication date: July 4, 2002Inventors: Mark Owen Homewood, Anthony X. Jarvis