Patents by Inventor Mark Matthew Hoffman

Mark Matthew Hoffman 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).

  • System and method for protecting memory stacks using a debug unit
    Patent number: 8099636
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for detecting a memory stack fault. The method may include reserving a memory stack for executing software instructions. The method may also include enabling a debug unit and as the software instructions are execute, utilizing the debug unit to monitor a memory space adjacent to the memory stack. The method may further include identifying a memory stack fault if a write operation to the memory space is attempted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Eugene Tilton, Steven C. Bray, Mark Matthew Hoffman
  • System and method for protecting memory stacks using a debug unit
    Publication number: 20100017660
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for detecting a memory stack fault. The method may include reserving a memory stack for executing software instructions. The method may also include enabling a debug unit and as the software instructions are execute, utilizing the debug unit to monitor a memory space adjacent to the memory stack. The method may further include identifying a memory stack fault if a write operation to the memory space is attempted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Eugene Tilton, Steven C. Bray, Mark Matthew Hoffman