Patents by Inventor Nolan Riley

Nolan Riley 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).

  • Production integrated circuit test handler using microcontroller reading a thermal diode of a device under test for temperature control
    Patent number: 8854069
    Abstract: Production test of integrated circuit face thermal management challenges with higher power devices. Current production handlers do not have adequate thermal management characteristics. This invention employs thermal diodes on each device under test and a closed loop microprocessor controlled feedback system for thermal control during production test. The feedback system controls the open/close state of a valve supplying cooling fluid to bathe the integrated circuit based upon the difference between a temperature indicated by at least one thermal diode and a set point temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph Shelton Mayfield, Nolan Riley, Chad Turner, Angelo Sanchez
  • Production Integrated Circuit Test Handler Using Microcontroller Reading a Thermal Diode of a Device Under Test for Temperature Control
    Publication number: 20120169363
    Abstract: Production test of integrated circuit face thermal management challenges with higher power devices. Current production handlers do not have adequate thermal management characteristics. This invention employs thermal diodes on each device under test and a closed loop microprocessor controlled feedback system for thermal control during production test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Joseph Shelton Mayfield, Nolan Riley, Chad Turner, Angelo Sanchez
  • Method for producing a three-dimensional object which can be tactilely sensed, and the resultant object
    Publication number: 20030026460
    Abstract: The present invention is for a process that can transform a 2-dimensional rendering into a 3-dimensional physical object that can be perceived tactilely by blind or visually impaired people. The process converts a 2-dimensional image to an electronic format where each pixel has an x, y, and z value. The image is then converted to a 3-dimensional form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Gary W. Conrad, Nolan Riley, Prasanth Reddy, William B. Hudson, Marc D. Larsen