Patents by Inventor Robert Mack

Robert Mack 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).

  • Publication number: 20170124131
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a system for configuring, designing, and/or implementing database tables are detailed that provides a framework into which a remainder of database tables is developed. Also detailed is a method to develop this framework of database tables. This so developed framework provides a platform for converting multiple independent heterogeneous databases into standardized homogeneous databases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventor: Robert Mack
  • Patent number: 9552380
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a system for configuring, designing, and/or implementing database tables are detailed that provides a framework into which a remainder of database tables is developed. Also detailed is a method to develop this framework of database tables. This so developed framework provides a platform for converting multiple independent heterogeneous databases into standardized homogeneous databases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Inventor: Robert Mack
  • Patent number: 9532311
    Abstract: In response to determining that a Bluetooth inquiry phase or the Bluetooth paging phase will begin, a power save indicator signal is sent from a first communication device to a second communication device prior to a start of the Bluetooth inquiry phase or the Bluetooth paging phase. A gap between a first Bluetooth communication slot and a second Bluetooth communication slot is determined, and a time period within the gap is determined, where an end of the time period occurs at a defined amount of time prior to a start of the second Bluetooth communication slot. During the time period, one or more power save poll messages are sent from the first communication device to the second communication device, each first power save poll message prompting the second communication device to transmit a respective first WLAN packet to the first communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Kapil Chhabra, Zhenyu Zhang, Milind Kopikare, Deepak Jain, Robert Mack, Gladys Yuen Yan Wong, Li-Fu Jeng, Ronak Anjan Chokshi
  • Patent number: 9445219
    Abstract: An example embodiment includes an apparatus. The apparatus includes piconet logic for establishing a multi-level piconet hierarchy having a top level piconet and a lower level piconet(s). The top level piconet includes a master device and master controller(s). The lower level piconet includes master controllers(s) and sub-controller(s). The apparatus includes time division multiplexing logic to solicit and control aggregated communication with master controllers. The aggregated communication comprises data from the master controller and data from a sub-controller(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Sameer Bidichandani, Timothy J. Donovan, Deepack Jain, Li-Fu Jeng, Robert Mack, Neeta Srivastav, Shuangqing Yuan
  • Publication number: 20160142045
    Abstract: An asynchronous clock enable system includes a clock generation device configured to generate a first clock signal to operate a target resource. The asynchronous clock enable system also includes a clock gating device coupled to the clock generation device to determine when the first clock signal achieves stability. The clock gating device generates a clock gating signal to enable the first clock signal when the first clock signal achieves stability. The clock gating device is asynchronous relative to the clock request signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventor: Robert MACK
  • Patent number: 9250339
    Abstract: A system and method to transport data collected in a borehole penetrating the earth to a surface location are described. The system includes one or more measurement tools disposed in the borehole, the one or more measurement tools configured to collect data relating to the borehole and a formation penetrated by the borehole. The system also includes a data node tool disposed in the borehole with a plurality of data nodes, the data node tool being configured to receive the data from the one or more measurement tools, program one or more data nodes with at least a first portion of the data, and eject the one or more data nodes into a fluid stream for transport to the surface location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Mack Ramirez, Adebowale Ade-Fosudo
  • Patent number: 9182779
    Abstract: A method for compensating NCO jitter by changing a step value used to increment an accumulator in the NCO to make up for inaccuracies, or jitters. In one approach, a remainder in the accumulator may be monitored and a compensated clock close to the current edge of an ideal clock may be generated. In another approach, a compensated clock close to the next edge of the ideal clock may be generated after the current edge of the ideal clock is missed. The step value may be stored in a memory, which may be a register. A jitter compensator may include a comparator for monitoring the remainder in the accumulator or a detector for detecting whether an ideal clock has been missed. The jitter compensator may also change the step value to a step value for a faster clock to compensate jitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert Mack, Timothy Chen
  • Patent number: 9131520
    Abstract: The present specification describes techniques for packet exchange arbitration. In some embodiments, a request is maintained to an arbiter at least until a packet exchange has been communicated and/or at least until a time-sensitive packet is communicated. In some other embodiments, a grant of a request is delayed at least until the communication of an isochronous packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Todd Steven Wheeler, Gladys Yuen Yan Wong, Robert Mack, Ken Kinwah Ho
  • Patent number: 9119025
    Abstract: In response to determining that a Bluetooth inquiry phase or a Bluetooth paging phase is beginning, a power save (PS) mode signal is sent from a first device to a second device via a wireless local area network (WLAN) communication link, wherein the PS mode signal indicates that the first device is in a WLAN PS mode. A PS poll signal is sent from the first device to the second device via the WLAN communication link in a gap between Bluetooth inquiry phase message transmissions during the Bluetooth inquiry phase or between Bluetooth paging phase message transmissions during the Bluetooth paging phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Kapil Chhabra, Zhenyu Zhang, Milind Kopikare, Deepak Jain, Gladys Yuen Yan Wong, Robert Mack, Li-Fu Jeng, Ronak Anjan Chokshi
  • Patent number: 8945939
    Abstract: The invention is directed towards methods and compositions for identifying the amount of hydrofluoric acid in a buffered oxide etching composition. In buffered oxide etching compositions it is very difficult to measure the amount of hydrofluoric acid because it has varying equilibriums and it is toxic so it hard to handle and sample. When used to manufacture microchips however, incorrect amounts of hydrofluoric acid will ruin those chips. The invention utilizes a unique method of spectrographically measuring the hydrofluoric acid when in contact with added chromogenic agents to obtain exact measurements that are accurate, immediate, and safe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Amy M. Tseng, Brian V. Jenkins, Robert Mack
  • Publication number: 20150019484
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a system for configuring, designing, and/or implementing integrated data modeling methods for configuring interoperability between multiple data system based upon compliance with data integration standards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventor: Robert Mack
  • Patent number: 8897706
    Abstract: Different scan modes are provided for Bluetooth devices. In at least some embodiments, a narrowband scanning mode looks for signal energy on individual transmission frequencies at a time. By looking for signal energy rather than decoding transmitted packets, at least some of the components in a Bluetooth device can remain in an idle or rest state. A midband scanning mode looks for signal energy across multiple different frequencies at a time. Again, by looking for signal energy across multiple different frequencies rather than decoding transmitted packets, at least some of the components in a Bluetooth device can remain in an idle or rest state. A wideband scanning mode looks for signal energies across all relevant frequencies at a time. At least some embodiments enable a Bluetooth device to switch between scanning modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Yui Lin, Lawrence Tse, Poh Boon Leong, Minko Tsai, Robert Mack, Yungping Hsu
  • Patent number: 8885823
    Abstract: A method for delivering encrypted content to a subscriber terminal on-demand through a communication network is provided. The method begins when SRM receives a request for content from the subscriber terminal. In response to the request, the SRM directs a video server to transmit the content as an unencrypted transport stream to an encryptor. The packets in the unencrypted transport stream include a header with a destination address associated with the subscriber terminal. The encryptor encrypts the content in the unencrypted transport stream to generate an encrypted transport stream. The encryptor also inserts in the packet headers of the packets in the encrypted transport stream the destination address associated with the subscriber terminal obtained from the packet headers in the unencrypted transport stream. Finally, the encrypted transport stream is transmitted to the subscriber terminal over the communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Poli, Joseph M. Amorese, Robert Mack, Lawrence D. Vince, Charles A. Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 8874619
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a system for configuring, designing, and/or implementing common metadata and common data is detailed as a new type of data relationship, within and between databases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Inventor: Robert Mack
  • Patent number: 8848676
    Abstract: An apparatus has first and second wireless communication modules with respective first and second wireless communication signaling terminals. An arbiter is coupled to receive a request for access to an antenna from one of the first and second wireless communication modules. The arbiter is operable to cause the antenna to be coupled to one of the first and second wireless communication signaling terminals in response to the request, and a coexistence module is operable to prevent the arbiter from receiving a request from the second wireless communication module to thereby allow a communication of the first wireless communication module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Todd Steven Wheeler, Myung Cheol Kim, Deepak Jain, Robert Mack, Gladys Yuen Yan Wong, Jigang Chen, Ronak Anjan Chokshi
  • Publication number: 20140234687
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of electrochemical cells and a structure including an upper portion configured to support a bottom portion of each of the plurality of electrochemical cells and a lower portion coupled to the upper portion. The lower portion includes a thermal management feature having at least one passage provided therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Advanced Power Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Jason D. Fuhr, Kem Obasih, Richard Mark De Keuster, Robert Mack, Gary P. Houchin-Miller, Dhaval Patel
  • Patent number: 8804690
    Abstract: The present specification describes techniques for packet exchange arbitration. In some embodiments, a request is maintained to an arbiter at least until a packet exchange has been communicated and/or at least until a time-sensitive packet is communicated. In some other embodiments, a grant of a request is delayed at least until the communication of an isochronous packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Todd Steven Wheeler, Gladys Yuen Yan Wong, Robert Mack, Ken Kinwah Ho
  • Publication number: 20140207731
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a system for configuring, designing, and/or implementing common metadata and common data is detailed as a new type of data relationship, within and between databases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventor: Robert Mack
  • Patent number: 8705427
    Abstract: In response to determining that a Bluetooth inquiry phase or a Bluetooth paging phase is beginning, a power save (PS) mode signal is sent from a first device to a second device via a wireless local area network (WLAN) communication link, wherein the PS mode signal indicates that the first device is in a WLAN PS mode. A PS poll signal is sent from the first device to the second device via the WLAN communication link in a gap between Bluetooth inquiry phase message transmissions during the Bluetooth inquiry phase or between Bluetooth paging phase message transmissions during the Bluetooth paging phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Kapil Chhabra, Zhenyu Zhang, Milind Kopikare, Deepak Jain, Gladys Yuen Yan Wong, Robert Mack, Li-Fu Jeng, Ronak Anjan Chokshi
  • Patent number: D805544
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Raju Ganapathiraju, Shanmugasund Natarajan, Girish Jain, Gustavo Hernandez Minetti, Keith Edmond Fraser, Robert Mack