Patents by Inventor Michael Patrick McKeown

Michael Patrick McKeown 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).

  • Convergence among concurrently executing threads
    Patent number: 11847508
    Abstract: Convergence of threads executing common code sections is facilitated using instructions inserted at strategic locations in computer code sections. The inserted instructions enable the threads in a warp or other group to cooperate with a thread scheduler to promote thread convergence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: NVIDIA CORP.
    Inventors: Daniel Robert Johnson, Jack Choquette, Olivier Giroux, Michael Patrick McKeown, Mark Stephenson, Sana Damani
  • CONVERGENCE AMONG CONCURRENTLY EXECUTING THREADS
    Publication number: 20230038061
    Abstract: Convergence of threads executing common code sections is facilitated using instructions inserted at strategic locations in computer code sections. The inserted instructions enable the threads in a warp or other group to cooperate with a thread scheduler to promote thread convergence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: NVIDIA Corp.
    Inventors: Daniel Robert Johnson, Jack Choquette, Olivier Giroux, Michael Patrick McKeown, Mark Stephenson, Sana Damani
  • Convergence among concurrently executing threads
    Patent number: 11442795
    Abstract: Convergence of threads executing common code sections is facilitated using instructions inserted at strategic locations in computer code sections. The inserted instructions enable the threads in a warp or other group to cooperate with a thread scheduler to promote thread convergence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corp.
    Inventors: Daniel Robert Johnson, Jack Choquette, Oliver Giroux, Michael Patrick McKeown, Mark Stephenson, Sana Damani
  • CONVERGENCE AMONG CONCURRENTLY EXECUTING THREADS
    Publication number: 20200081748
    Abstract: Convergence of threads executing common code sections is facilitated using instructions inserted at strategic locations in computer code sections. The inserted instructions enable the threads in a warp or other group to cooperate with a thread scheduler to promote thread convergence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: NVIDIA Corp.
    Inventors: Daniel Robert Johnson, Jack Choquette, Oliver Giroux, Michael Patrick McKeown, Mark Stephenson, Sana Damani