Patents by Inventor Richard Bullock

Richard Bullock 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: 11982575
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a thermal modeling module, data from a Power Sourcing Equipment device (PSE) for cables extending from the PSE to Powered Devices (PDs), the cables configured to transmit power and data from the PSE to the PDs, calculating at the thermal modeling module, thermal characteristics for the cables based on the data, and identifying a thermal rise above a specified threshold at one of the cables. The data comprises real-time electrical data for the cables. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Daniel Bullock, Dylan T. Walker, Chad M. Jones, Joel Richard Goergen
  • Publication number: 20240077528
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a thermal modeling module, data from a Power Sourcing Equipment device (PSE) for cables extending from the PSE to Powered Devices (PDs), the cables configured to transmit power and data from the PSE to the PDs, calculating at the thermal modeling module, thermal characteristics for the cables based on the data, and identifying a thermal rise above a specified threshold at one of the cables. The data comprises real-time electrical data for the cables. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Joel Richard Goergen, Chad M. Jones, Christopher Daniel Bullock, Dylan T. Walker
  • Publication number: 20080014587
    Abstract: A family of minimally cross-hybridizing nucleotide sequences, methods of use, etc. A specific family of 210 24mers is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Petr Pancoska, Vit Janota, Albert Benight, Richard Bullock, Peter Riccelli, Daniel Kobler, Daniel Fieldhouse
  • Publication number: 20070244310
    Abstract: A family of minimally cross-hybridizing nucleotide sequences, methods of use, etc. A specific family of 210 24mers is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Petr Pancoska, Vit Janota, Albert Benight, Richard Bullock, Peter Riccelli, Daniel Kobler, Daniel Fieldhouse
  • Patent number: 6887743
    Abstract: Methods of forming a gate dielectric layer, and a composite gate dielectric layer, for a thin film transistor, has been developed. A first embodiment of this invention describes the procedure used to create the composite gate dielectric layer. A first, thin silicon oxide gate dielectric layer is thermally grown on an underlying active semiconductor layer, such as polysilicon. A first anneal procedure, is performed at a temperature greater than the temperature used for the thermal growth of this layer, resulting in improved parametric integrity. A thicker, second silicon oxide gate dielectric layer is then thermally deposited, followed by an anneal procedure used to provide a composite gate dielectric layer comprised of a densified, thermally deposited second silicon oxide gate dielectric layer, on an underlying, thermally grown first silicon oxide gate dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: International Rectifier Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Bullock, David Paul Jones
  • Publication number: 20050089851
    Abstract: A family of minimally cross-hybridizing nucleotide sequences, methods of use, etc. A specific family of 210 24mers is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2002
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Petr Pancoska, Vit Janota, Albert Benight, Richard Bullock, Peter Riccelli, Daniel Kobler, Daniel Fieldhouse
  • Patent number: 6559914
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is described in which the TFTs are located directly below the spaces between pixels. The black matrix comprises an array of opaque conductive elements with one such element being above each TFT. The black matrix is incorporated into the TFT structure. By using highly conductive material for the black matrix elements their thickness is held to a minimum, thereby minimizing their impact on planarity. Optionally, this highly conductive layer may be laminated with layers of a non-reflective conductor that makes good ohmic contact to silicon. In one embodiment, metal filled via holes are added that connect the TFTs to the transparent conductive pixel control elements by way of the black matrix layer. In another embodiment, the black matrix layer is connected to be in parallel with the gate electrode, thereby reducing the series resistance of the latter. A process for manufacturing the display is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: International Rectifier Corp.
    Inventors: David Paul Jones, Richard Bullock
  • Publication number: 20020090767
    Abstract: Methods of forming a gate dielectric layer, and a composite gate dielectric layer, for a thin film transistor, has been developed. A first embodiment of this invention describes the procedure used to create the composite gate dielectric layer. A first, thin silicon oxide gate dielectric layer is thermally grown on an underlying active semiconductor layer, such as polysilicon. A first anneal procedure, is performed at a temperature greater than the temperature used for the thermal growth of this layer, resulting in improved parametric integrity. A thicker, second silicon oxide gate dielectric layer is then thermally deposited, followed by an anneal procedure used to provide a composite gate dielectric layer comprised of a densified, thermally deposited second silicon oxide gate dielectric layer, on an underlying, thermally grown first silicon oxide gate dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Applicant: ESM Limited
    Inventors: Richard Bullock, David Paul Jones