Patents by Inventor Mike Fairman

Mike Fairman 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for importing hardware design and generating circuit interfaces
    Patent number: 8977531
    Abstract: A system for designing a circuit, which includes a module, uses a computer. A user may program or adapt the computer to perform computer-aided design functions. The computer obtains a description of the module from the user. The computer parses the description of the module to identify a port of the module, and to obtain information about the port. The computer presents to the user the information that it has obtained about the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: James M. Brown, Tim Allen, Mike Fairman, Jeffrey O. Pritchard
  • Apparatus and methods for importing hardware design and generating circuit interfaces
    Patent number: 8606558
    Abstract: A system for designing a circuit, which includes a module, uses a computer. A user may program or adapt the computer to perform computer-aided design functions. The computer obtains a description of the module from the user. The computer parses the description of the module to identify a port of the module, and to obtain information about the port. The computer presents to the user the information that it has obtained about the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: James M. Brown, Tim Allen, Mike Fairman, Jeffrey O. Pritchard
  • Apparatus and methods for importing hardware design and generating circuit interfaces
    Patent number: 8234101
    Abstract: A system for designing a circuit, which includes a module, uses a computer. A user may program or adapt the computer to perform computer-aided design functions. The computer obtains a description of the module from the user. The computer parses the description of the module to identify a port of the module, and to obtain information about the port. The computer presents to the user the information that it has obtained about the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: James M. Brown, Tim Allen, Mike Fairman, Jeffrey O. Pritchard
  • Apparatus and methods for importing hardware design and generating circuit interfaces
    Patent number: 7890317
    Abstract: A system for designing a circuit, which includes a module, uses a computer. A user may program or adapt the computer to perform computer-aided design functions. The computer obtains a description of the module from the user. The computer parses the description of the module to identify a port of the module, and to obtain information about the port. The computer presents to the user the information that it has obtained about the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: James M. Brown, Tim Allen, Mike Fairman, Jeffrey O. Pritchard
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR IMPORTING HARDWARE DESIGN AND GENERATING CIRCUIT INTERFACES
    Publication number: 20080147359
    Abstract: A system for designing a circuit, which includes a module, uses a computer. A user may program or adapt the computer to perform computer-aided design functions. The computer obtains a description of the module from the user. The computer parses the description of the module to identify a port of the module, and to obtain information about the port. The computer presents to the user the information that it has obtained about the port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: ALTERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: James M. Brown, Tim Allen, Mike Fairman, Jeffrey O. Pritchard
  • Apparatus and methods for importing hardware design and generating circuit interfaces
    Patent number: 7272546
    Abstract: A system for designing a circuit, which includes a module, uses a computer. A user may program or adapt the computer to perform computer-aided design functions. The computer obtains a description of the module from the user. The computer parses the description of the module to identify a port of the module, and to obtain information about the port. The computer presents to the user the information that it has obtained about the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: James M. Brown, Tim Allen, Mike Fairman, Jeffrey O. Pritchard