Patents by Inventor Michael A. Rencher

Michael A. Rencher 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: 7941781
    Abstract: A system and method of testing IP cores contained in a system-on-chip integrated circuit is disclosed. An operation command is received on an input/output port of the circuit. The operation command includes an operation code component, data component(s), and expected time component. The received operation command is processed to supply test data to each of the IP cores being tested. Result data is received in response to the supplied test data from each of the IP cores being tested. The result data is processed and from the processed result data is generated a status data packet. The status data packet includes the operation code component and a status flag component and is provided on the input/output port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Marvell International Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Haoran Duan, Charles Evans, Michael A. Rencher, James R. Emmert
  • Patent number: 7755659
    Abstract: A laser printer for Braille that obviates the need for embossing mechanisms and specialized paper. A laser printer for Braille according to the present teachings increases an amount of a toner that adheres to an area of a paper that corresponds to the Braille element. The increased amount of toner yields a printed Braille element that may be read by touch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Marvell International Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: James R. Emmert, Charles Evans, Michael A. Rencher, Douglas G. Keithley
  • Publication number: 20080143815
    Abstract: A laser printer for Braille that obviates the need for embossing mechanisms and specialized paper. A laser printer for Braille according to the present teachings increases an amount of a toner that adheres to an area of a paper that corresponds to the Braille element. The increased amount of toner yields a printed Braille element that may be read by touch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: James R. Emmert, Charles Evans, Michael A. Rencher, Douglas G. Keithley
  • Patent number: 7298391
    Abstract: A laser printer for Braille that obviates the need for embossing mechanisms and specialized paper. A laser printer for Braille according to the present teachings increases an amount of a toner that adheres to an area of a paper that corresponds to the Braille element. The increased amount of toner yields a printed Braille element that may be read by touch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Marvell International Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: James R. Emmert, Charles Evans, Michael A. Rencher, Douglas G. Keithley
  • Patent number: 7281178
    Abstract: A system and method for write-enable bypass testing in an electronic circuit. According to one embodiment, the integrated circuit that includes a memory block having at least one input and at least one output. At least one input is associated with a block of input logic and at least one output is associated with a block of output logic. The integrated circuit also includes a test circuit coupled to the memory block and operable to verify the block of input logic and the block of output logic while at the same time not impacting the timing of the integrated circuit. As such a signal propagating through just the input logic, the memory block and the output logic does so in an amount of time substantially similar the time it takes to propagate through the input logic, the memory block, the output logic, and the test circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP Pte Ltd
    Inventors: Michael A. Rencher, James R. Emmert