Patents by Inventor Rich McGowen, II

Rich McGowen, II 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 preventing processor errors
    Patent number: 8423832
    Abstract: A system for preventing processor errors in accordance with one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure has a processor core, a patch, and a controller. The patch configures the processor core to detect occurrences of an event indicative of an imminent error in the processor core. The controller is configured to adjust, in response to a detection of an occurrence of the event by the processor core, a clock signal or a power signal provided to the processor core such that the imminent error is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Reid J. Riedlinger, Douglas John Cutter, Rich McGowen, II